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Why Spring is Perfect for a Natural Gas Installation
With all the hoopla over heat pumps this winter, and your cooling options for summer, you’ve probably already turned your attention to the better weather. I know that we have! With the focus on electric heating for inside your home, you may have a natural gas service to your home and now also have less…
Read MoreHow to Avoid a Plumbing Emergency
How will you know when your water heater bursts, your sewer backs up, or something has chewed through a pipe to cause a flood? Most times, we find out by stepping off the last basement step into a pool of water. By then the water has moved through your lowest level and started seeping into real property…
Read MoreCarbon Monoxide Detectors
Why is it that when faced with the expense of an annual safety check and furnace or boiler service that we’re so reluctant to spend that money? Is it because we can’t see or measure the results? Categorizing those few hundred dollars into ‘discretionary spending’ rather than “necessity spending” may seem like a perfectly justifiable…
Read MoreDrain Cleaning
If you’re a homeowner, right now drain cleaning for your storm sewer is probably the furthest thing from your mind. In fact, you’re probably really enjoying your garden right now. Maybe you’ve spent a weekend raking out the winter and it’s looking pretty fresh. Now take a moment to consider what’s going on beneath…
Read MoreHeat Pump Tips – Six things to know before you buy
Contact Us Heat pump, heat pump, heat pump! “Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!” It’s the new star of the show, what everyone’s talking about… It seems like every municipality and government body is jumping on this band wagon and with grants and free stuff and with good reason. There are many incentives and advantages to getting a…
Read MoreNew Heating System Quote – What Questions to Ask
Contact Us If you’ve decided it’s time to invest in a new heating system and you’re like most, you’ve done some research. You’re familiar with the standard efficiencies and maybe even the difference between a single stage furnace and two stage-modulating unit. If you’ve received any quotes, you may have also had an opportunity to…
Read MoreFurnace Parts – What do they do?
Furnace parts, am I right? If your heat has stopped working, started to make a strange noise, or if your furnace has started grinding, or gone BANG! Then you’ve called for help. After a thorough diagnosis your brilliant R&B technician has announced what the problem is… and you’re still left wondering, what did he say…
Read MoreNew Heating System Quote – What Questions To Ask
If you’ve decided it’s time to invest in a new heating system and you’re like most, you’ve done some research. You’re familiar with the standard efficiencies and maybe even the difference between a single stage furnace and two stage-modulating unit. Maybe you attended the Vancouver Fall Home Show where you could explore some of the…
Read MoreThe Best Closing Gift is ‘Know Your Home’
Are you looking for that perfect closing gift to say thank you to a recent buyer? As a realtor, you’ve likely experienced the feeling of walking into a showing and not really knowing how the heating or other fixtures in the house function. When your buyers first move in, they face the same struggle. That’s…
Read MoreHow often do we need drain cleaning? Ask an Expert
Have you always had a question about drain cleaning but been afraid to ask? You aren’t alone. Today’s Ask an Expert topic has you covered: Dear Rob, How often should your main drains be cleaned? Is it something you can do yourself or do we need R&B? Signed, Can Lay-people Easily Auger Roots? Dear CLEAR,…
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