Shower Before Bathing- Tip of the Day

To cut down on your water bill in these tough economic times take showers over taking baths. Taking a shower for 5 minutes will cut your water usage in half. Most shower heads average a flow rate of 1.5 gpm (gallons per minute) while tub spouts can flow at upwards of 8 gpm.

Increase The Flow: How To Increase The Water Pressure On Your Shower And Faucets

A common complaint that we receive is poor water pressure at one fixture or another in a home. Whether it is the shower or a sink faucet, nine times out of ten hard water buildup is the culprit. To increase the pressure on the shower you have to remove the shower head and clean the scale off using an appropriate none corrosive cleaner. For the sink faucets you remove the aerator at the end of the faucet (it should just unscrew) and clean it or replace the aerator with a new one.


Preventative maintenance is the key. The harder water that you have the more often you should clean out your fixtures. Every three to six months is usually a good time window. A water softener can altogether eliminate this problem.

Protect Your Investment

Water is your home’s most precious resource. You rely on it every day for drinking, cooking, cleaning, washing and bathing. Your water heater, washer, dishwasher, and other appliances all need the best water to work smoothly and efficiently. That’s why a quality water softener is so important.

Why Do You Need a Water Softener?

Removing minerals like calcium and magnesium from your water will protect he investment you’ve made in your home, add to your quality of life and save you time and money. That’s because soft water:

• Protects your plumbing, dishwasher, clothes washer, water heater, faucets and fixtures and washbasins from damaging hard water deposits.
• Leaves less soap residue so your showers, tubs and sinks are easier to clean.
• Gives you cleaner dishes with less spotting.
• Provides softer, cleaner, brighter clothes—using 1¼3 less detergent.
• Helps your clothes last longer.
• Increases the heating efficiency of your water heater up to 29%.
• Makes your skin feel smoother.
• Pays for itself through savings on energy, water, salt, and soaps and detergents.

In short, water softeners make your life better and your pipes and appliances last longer!

CALL TODAY FOR GREAT DEALS ON SOFTENERS

References:
North Star Softeners

Potatoes vs Disposal-Tip of The Day

The garbage disposal is a fabulous invention that reduces landfill wastes, green house gases, insect attraction, and potent smelling garbage. Despite the many advantages that come from garbage disposals, many people do not realize what should not be put down the disposal. Many customers that we serve are unaware that fibrous materials such as potatoes, pasta, rice, and celery can put a healthy plumbing system on the path to the equivalent of a plumbing system heart attack. These soft fibrous organic substances absorb water and can lodge in the trap underneath your sink like a 70 year old who lived off McDonalds their whole life. Keep that in mind next time you are peeling potatoes.

References
http://www.insinkerator.com/disposers/dosndonts.shtml

Do Your Toilet A Favor

One of the top service calls we receive occurs from toilet tanks that are leaking water. Almost all of these calls are avoidable or could at least be prolonged by years. Toilets are sealed by multiple rubber parts that dissolve from strong chemicals and chlorine. Many homeowners, in an attempt to keep their toilets clean, place bleach or cleaning tablets (look like blue hockey pucks) in the tank, which is a recipe for damages. In addition, city water treated with chlorine can also eat away at the rubber seals in the tank, causing leaks. The only way to avoid potential leaks from chlorine is to install a de-chlorinator that removes the chlorine from your water, or perform preventative maintenance every few years by changing out the rubber seals.

Keep Your Water Heater Healthy

Simply draining all the water out of your heater every six months can extend the life of your heater by years. The sediment that builds up over time can put an added strain on the heaters elements and hot water output. This simple task will save you money and provides more hot water.


Step By Step Instructions

1. Shut off the power to your hot water heater at the breaker box if it is an electric heater.
2. .Shut off the cold water inlet at the heater. The valve should be located on the pipe going in the right side of the heater.
3. Then open the hot water side of a faucet near the heater to relieve pressure.
4. At the bottom of the tank attach a hose to the hot water heater drain valve and run the hose outside. Then open the valve up.
5. .After the heater is done draining close off the drain valve, and turn the cold water inlet back on.
6. After water begins to come out of the faucet that you opened up you can turn it off and then turn the power to the water heater back on.

All done! Congratulations, you just saved yourself money.

Let us know if you would like our assistance, we would be happy to send a technician to your home.

Feel free to ask any plumbing question that you may have

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