Tag: furnace repair

Thanksgiving Safety Tips

What tickles your funny bone, especially during the holiday season? Cherished memories of things that didn’t quite go according to plan? You know the kind…not so funny in the moment, but hilarious down the road. Pulling a fire-y turkey from the oven might be one such memory. Or falling and twisting an ankle while working… Continue reading Thanksgiving Safety Tips

The Benefits of Converting from Oil to Gas Heat

If you have oil heat then, from one year to the next, you can’t count on paying about the same as the year before. Could be more, less, or about the same – you just don’t know. When the price of oil is down, you’re happy, of course. When it goes up…well, you see where… Continue reading The Benefits of Converting from Oil to Gas Heat

How to Protect Your Plumbing

Your home plumbing systems and fixtures – how easy it is to take them for granted. Of course, bliss can turn into horror when something goes horribly wrong. And sooner or later, it will. Follow these six proven tips to help safeguard your plumbing and save you money on unnecessary repairs and premature system failure:… Continue reading How to Protect Your Plumbing

7 Ways to Improve Your Shower Experience

If the way you approach taking a shower has changed from “Ah, can’t wait” to “Can’t wait to get this over with,” clearly something has changed. And it’s probably not your love for a relaxing, hot shower. What’s more likely is that your likes or needs have changed, or that something about your shower just… Continue reading 7 Ways to Improve Your Shower Experience

How to Keep Your Basement Mold-Free!

You open the door to your basement and as you head downstairs, it hits you – that quintessential moldy, basement-y smell. You might be so used to it by now that you don’t even notice, but a first-timer would in a heartbeat. Still, just because your basement has that distinctive odor doesn’t mean you can’t… Continue reading How to Keep Your Basement Mold-Free!

Furnace Fuel Efficiency – How Much is Enough?

Let’s say your furnace is on its last legs. It’s been a long, comfortable ride, but repair bills are mounting and, sooner or later, you’re going to face that dreaded “one repair bill too many.” Let’s further assume you’ve decided to replace it now and not wait for the bitter end when it completely fails.… Continue reading Furnace Fuel Efficiency – How Much is Enough?

How to Prevent Heat Loss

In some homes, heat so easily escapes outdoors that its occupants are tempted to jump out a window after it. Kind of a drastic step, and one we don’t recommend. What we do recommend is discovering and employing practical ways to prevent heat loss and reduce your utility costs at the same time. The result… Continue reading How to Prevent Heat Loss

The Benefits of Hydro Jetting a Sewer Pipe

There are blocked drain problems and then BLOCKED drain problems – you know, the really big kind. The kind you most likely can’t handle on your own. Sorry to say, but neither can a lot of professional plumbers nor drain cleaners. Not necessarily because they don’t have the ability – but often because they don’t… Continue reading The Benefits of Hydro Jetting a Sewer Pipe

The Truth About So-Called Flushable Wipes

Talk about advertising claims that, technically speaking, are true but only in a limited sense. You know, the kind of semi-false claims meant more to deceive than inform. Well, “flushable wipes” is one such claim. In a very narrow sense, they ARE flushable, meaning you can literally press down on the toilet handle and send… Continue reading The Truth About So-Called Flushable Wipes

Bathroom Cleaning Shortcuts

What’s not to enjoy about having a clean house?  It looks, smells, and feels better, and you’re ready just about any time for company without the worry of inviting them into a total mess. Still, the cleaning doesn’t take care of itself. Someone has to do it, and if that someone is you – well,… Continue reading Bathroom Cleaning Shortcuts