Here is a step-by-step guide you as a homeowner can perform in your home to check to see if your plumbing is in safe working order. The purpose of this article is to help you; the homeowner, prevent a major flood in your home! You can check all these things yourself using this guide of common plumbing areas of concern. …
How to check if your furnace is working
Checking to make sure your furnace is working properly is fairly easy – if you know what you’re doing. Here is our step-by-step guide to help you check if your furnace is working: Ensure Thermostat is turned up. Inspect lower door panel on exterior of furnace, can you see any flashing lights? If so, record number of flashes. Consult door …
How to check if your humidifier is working
First we recommend that if you have a drum style humidifier or an L-40 humidifier (similar to pictures 1 & 2 below) that they be replaced with a bypass humidifier (picture 3). These are older less effective models that are not going to be economical to repair. Here’s how to check if your humidifier is working: Ensure your humidistat is turned up to …
Why should I service my boiler?
If you live in a home with a hydronic boiler, you may wonder: When do I service my boiler? You may also ask: Why should I service my boiler? Well we can help you understand why it is important. This is our specialty and our niche. To start, any natural gas appliance should be maintained. None of them last forever …
When do I need to replace my water heater?
This is a very common question. Most of the tanks we are replacing now are in the 10 year range. We are even replacing slightly newer tanks. We recommend you consider replacing your water heater if it is 10 years or older. Its not a bad idea considering they only start leaking on weekends, evenings and Christmas Eve! You can …