Chicago Plumbing Blog Author: jbaethke

Did you run out of toilet paper during the great TP shortage of 2020? If so, how did you fare? It probably won’t make you feel any better to know that 70% of people in the world don’t even use toilet paper or that until about 140 years ago, Americans didn't use it, either.

Why would a customer prefer a flat rate price as opposed to hourly? First of all, almost everything you buy on a daily basis is flat rated these days. When you go out to dinner everything on the menu is a set price. When you buy an item of clothing it is at a flat price on the tag.

Wow, I was sitting back, relaxing and I saw the actors in Breaking Bad fixing his own tankless water heater. What does that mean? Not too much, it is only a TV show but…….Every day we service all brands of tankless water heaters.

Do you get what you pay for? That is a great question and the answer is usually yes. Let's now ask another question: How often do you get the best quality product, the best service and the friendliest service provider for the cheapest price? That is an easy one to answer as well..."Never!

The Risks of Hiring a Side Jobber As a professionally run business, I naturally don't think much of employees doing side jobs. The first concern for me as the business owner is that the side jobber is taking away work from my company and our employees.

CBS 2 Chicago: 2 Investigators: New Study Casts Doubt on Lead Testing in Tap Water Watch CBS 2 Chicago's Video Report - click here. As you can see by the headlines, lead in our drinking water is a major concern. What are acceptable levels?