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Home Heating Safety Inspection
It is important to keep your home warm in the winter, for comfort’s sake. But home heating systems can be dangerous when they are not working properly. For safety and system efficiency, we should have our heating systems inspected annually. Not only will this save…
Setting Your Home Hot Water Heater
Setting the temperature for your home water heater can be as easy as turning a dial. Choosing what setting you use may be a little more complicated. There are risk factors to be considered, balancing health, safety, and savings. In the end you must decide…
Modern High-Efficiency Air Conditioner
There are two very good reasons to consider buying a modern highly-efficient air conditioner. For starters, an efficient unit will save you considerable money over the AC’s life-time. Another consideration is saving our depleted fuel reserves and the stress on our environment. While it does…
How Does Your Air Conditioner Work?
The majority of homeowners do not know know exactly how their AC‘s work, or care how an AC works, just as long as it does work. If it fails, they call the repair people, meanwhile feverishly twiddling the thermostat controls and hoping for the best….
Heat Wave Survival:
What do you do if your air conditioner breaks down during a heat wave? Please be careful and take the situation seriously. Heat can kill, especially the very old, very young, and those who have serious medical conditions. We should all remember to check on…
New Homes May Have Plumbing Problems:
Even in a newly-constructed home, plumbing problems may arise. How is this possible, you may ask? Even if your home is new, mistakes and improper techniques in installation and the use of poor-quality materials and fixtures may lead to plumbing failures latter on. Your fine…
Quick Fixes for AC issues:
Summer is hot; AC is awesome. These two truths go well together. But if the second part is no longer true, we have a problem. If your AC seems to be letting you down, make a few quick checks and try these tips before you…
Pipes for Plumbing in History:
Clay, cast-iron, and copper pipes have played a prominent role in plumbing history. The order of usage is not exactly that, and the list of clay, cast, and copper omits many commonly used pipe materials. Cast-iron pipe, though used as early as 1455 in Europe,…
Looking for a plumber?
How do you find a good plumber? That depends on why you need a plumber, to a certain degree. But some requirements are basic, and should always be a part of your plan. You should ask if the plumber has experience in the kind of…
Home AC Maintenance:
Do you think the subject of maintaining air conditioners does not apply to you? If you have an air conditioner and care how much it costs to run it this should be a subject of great interest to you. You may not be the one…
