Most people think that you have a water heater installed and then you just forget about it. Although you could almost get away with that in the past, you will get yourself in trouble if you try that now. The temperature and pressure relief valve has always been a concern. The manufacturers of relief...
Read MoreNext week is national Fix a Leak week. Be on the look out for ways you can save water and money with daily hints on how you can fix your own leaks and even avoid new ones.
Read MoreIt was reported in the news recently that a woman died after a waterborne illness that she received from her dentist (view article). The illness was from the Legionella virus. What most people don't know is that Legionella is in everyone's water in small amounts. The reason this person was infected...
Read MoreWhat does that mean "water heater season"? The water in Chicago changes temperature dramatically from season to season. The reason is because we draw our water off of Lake Michigan, therefore the water travels through the distribution pipes at the same temperature as the lake. In the winter time the...
Read MoreSmall savings on the front end could turn into huge costs on the back-end. That’s exactly what happened to a long-term customer of ours who decided to go with another company a year ago to install a new water heater rather than using us. We have been performing preventative maintenance...
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Many, if not all of us, grew up in a home with a conventional water heater that stores and continually heats water 24-7, but today there is another option for homeowners apart from the conventional water heater. The tankless water heater is an on-demand water heater, meaning that the water is only h...
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