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When the weather outside starts to get legitimately cold, your first instinct is probably to crank the heater and worry about the cost later. Paying a bit more on your gas or electrical bill is preferable to living in a freezer for a few months, right? What if you could still keep your home comfortably…

So you’ve had your heat pump for a number of years, and you’re relying on it yet again to get you through a cold winter. The system isn’t as on top of things as it used to be, but it’s still good for another season. At least, that what you hope. What happens, though, if…

Water quality varies from city to city, though for the most part the stuff that comes out of your tap tends to be safe. Most cities put their water supplies through a fairly extensive treatment process before piping it into homes. The problem is that these treatment process is never 100% effective. There will always…

It can be quite difficult to identify plumbing leaks in the home, at least without proper equipment. Chances are, any plumbing leak you’ve had to deal with became apparent through water damage or some other issue. By then, of course, you have to spend quite a bit of money remediating the damage already done. If…

Getting up early during a cold, cold morning and taking a hot shower is a great feeling. What isn’t so great is getting up early during a cold, cold morning and taking an ice-cold shower. You probably don’t want to find yourself without hot water in the middle of winter, so it’s a good idea…

Water quality issues have been in the media a lot over the last couple of years, which is a good thing. It’s important for people to realize that, despite the widespread use of municipal water treatment centers, the water coming out of their tap might actually not be as clean or as healthy as it…