Entries Tagged as 'Plumbing'

Prevent needless kitchen sink drain back ups with… composting

March 21st, 2011 ·

Hello once again, hope this week’s (com)post (blog) post finds you all well. This week I wanted to offer up some helpful tips for everyone to ensure we’re a little greener, and also to help avoid a few needless kitchen sink drain back ups in the process. From an environmental standpoint, composting saves global warming [...]

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Tags: Drains · General Interest · Plumbing

Keep Washing Machines Plumbing in Good Order

May 25th, 2010 ·

It’s safe to say we all use our washing machines on a weekly basis, yet we tend to take them for granted from a plumbing standpoint. From time to time, it’s important to take a look at your washing machine hoses to make sure they’re as they should be. If you happen to see a [...]

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A “win-win” for the environment and your pocketbook

March 29th, 2010 ·

The term “win-win” gets bandied about by so many people in so may different ways; can you think of very many instances where the term is truly applicable? Here is one way in which, you the consumer truly do win on both accounts. The City of Toronto has what’s called a Residential toilet replacement program, [...]

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Are you taking advantage of the Home reno tax credit? You should be!

June 8th, 2009 ·

The Home Renovation Tax Credit lets Canadian homeowners deduct 15% of their home renovations bill, up to $1350 in the form of a tax credit for their Canadian income tax returns until February 10, 2010. You really should be taking advantage of this. Not to sound like too much of a cynic, but when’s the [...]

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Tags: Drains · Plumbing

Low Water Pressure

April 15th, 2009 ·

As plumbing and drain guys, we meet a lot of people and answer a lot of water and plumbing related questions. Here are some answers and tips you might find valuable My water pressure is really low. What are the causes of low water pressure? A lack of water pressure or low pressure is one [...]

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Tags: General Interest · Plumbing