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Hard water is a common issue for homes. Even with the best municipal water treatment plants keeping the water that is piped to your home clean of contaminants, the minerals that create hard water can seep into the supply through old pipes and ground water.
If your home suffers from problems due to flooding, or if water damage is an issue in your basement because of a high water table, you don’t have to roll up your sleeves and do the hard labor of bailing out the water every few weeks. There is a much more powerful and effective way to keep your home dry and protected from flooding and standing water: a sump pump.
There are two sides to your plumbing system: the plumbing side that brings fresh water in and allows it to flow, and the drain side that removes the waste or “gray” water from your home. Problems with either side can cause disruption, but when it comes to your sewer and drains...
Growing environmental concerns have led the Department of Energy (DoE) to re-evaluate many of the materials being used for a variety of home appliances and systems, as well as the manufacturing processes of these items. The result has been a number of new mandates...
Since the 1990s there has been a strong focus on improving products to be more environmentally-friendly and energy efficient. This year we are going to see some new changes in regard to how hot water heaters are manufactured as part of new Department of Energy Final Rule mandates.
It looks so easy on the television commercials: just pour the drain cleaner into your clogged drain, wait a little bit, and poof! The drain is clear!
Zone control systems are designed to bring customized comfort to your home, so if you are experiencing issues with comfort or a clear difference in how your zones are heating, it may be time for zone heating repair in Barrington. Zone systems are designed to...
Hot water heaters don’t normally make the news – after all, it can be hard to compete for headlines – but there are new regulation changes coming for hot water heaters that will affect both manufacturers and consumers alike. This isn’t the first time regulations have changed for hot water heaters, and in fact, this will be the third upgrade of three upgrades to the laws since 1990. The goal of these new regulations isn’t to make things more difficult for people; rather, these changes are focused on saving energy and money nationwide. This next regulation, which becomes law on April 16th of this year, is scheduled to last until 2044. Over this time period, which spans 26 years, it’s expected that these mandated changes to water heater energy efficiency and function will reduce greenhouse gases by 172 million metric tons and garner energy savings of over $63 billion dollars. So what does this mean if you need a new water heating in Naperville? Let’s take a look.
Water heaters can be notorious wasters of energy, and to help reduce this waste, new mandates under the Department of Energy’s “Final Rule” will become law as of April 15, 2015. This doesn’t mean that homeowners have to run out and purchase a new water heater to be in compliance; it means that manufacturers will have to follow new regulations on how both tank and tankless water heaters are manufactured for consumers so that the water heaters are more energy efficient. How does this affect you and your water heater in Elgin? It may not affect you at all, but to help you find out, we’ve outlined the generalities of the mandates below.
Hollywood has always tried to match movies up to the seasons to draw droves of viewers to the theaters: October is packed with fright-offerings, while the winter holidays skew toward warm and pleasing family films (as well as Oscar hopefuls).
