Our senses give us a way to detect danger and other problems. The sight of heavy smoke coming from a forest alerts you to a fire, so that you know you need to evacuate the area and call 911. The sound of a loud crash, signifies that something broke and needs your attention immediately. If you take a sip...
Summer is coming quickly, and as always heavy heat is coming with it. If you have an older home or a home without ductwork, ductless air-conditioning will be your lifesaver. Your kids will thank you, your pets will thank you, and even your body and lungs will thank you. No one likes the feeling of...
When it comes to heating systems, you have only but a handful of choices at your disposal. The most popular ones are Furnaces and Boilers and it is indeed quite a dilemma choosing between them, as they offer two very different sets of advantages.
You know that little chilling breeze that is felt throughout the day? Well, I don’t mean to alarm you but in a few days that chilling breeze will probably turn into a freezing wind, as the winter waits for no one. Houses and people have to endure some preventive nuisances every winter to avoid getting...
Frigid weather is here, and you aren’t the only one at risk from this cold weather. During the winter, pipes will often freeze and burst due to being left inactive for too long. However, letting cold water trickle from the faucet connected to the exposed pipes can greatly minimize this threat. Running water through the...
There is nothing more frustrating, at least for me, to have a cold shower in the morning—especially with colder weather making its debut. Sometimes it is simply unavoidable, whether it is because you’re in a hurry or you just simply wish to avoid waiting for that hot water heater of yours to start working properly. Typically...
Winter Is Coming! The winter is coming closer and closer by the minute. It almost seems like it was yesterday when we had that gorgeous weather, but those days are certainly gone, as the cold temperatures are slowly extending their thin fingers and making their way into our homes. More often than not, the true...
If you encounter a clog in a sink, what should you do? Hopefully, you have a sink plunger on hand, and you can use that to attempt to clear away the clog. Sometimes, this will be enough. But what should you do if it isn’t? If you know that you shouldn’t use chemical drain cleaners...