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Maximizing Your Water Pressure

When outdoor temperatures drop, there is nothing we like more than a warm shower to get us ready for the day!  However, poor water pressure can quickly turn your morning routine from inspirational to inefficient.  To solve this daily dilemma, try one of our DIY solutions to these common low-water...
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Deodorizing Your Drain

With guests coming over to celebrate the holidays, the last thing that you want to worry about is a foul order coming from your kitchen sink. Baking Soda Solution A quick way to eliminate sink odor is to clean you drain with baking soda.  To do so, pour one cup of...
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Keeping Water Out Of Your Home With WaterCop

A useful home tool, the WaterCop can help to keep water out of your home.  The WaterCop is an automatic water shut-off valve system designed to provide your home with round-the-clock indoor flood protection.  Working in conjunction with wired and wireless flood sensors, wall switches, and most home security and...
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Plumbing Tips To Save Water

Lowering your household’s water usage is certainly a worthwhile goal – not only is it environmentally friendly, it can also help you save money on your utility bills.  Try these plumbing modifications to begin saving water today! Replace Standard Toilets: Toilet usage accounts for approximately 40 percent of all residential...
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What To Do In A Plumbing Emergency

While we try our best to avoid them, plumbing problems are one of life’s unfortunate and inevitable certainties.  When you can’t prevent a plumbing crisis, follow these simple steps to help mitigate the damage: Turn Off Your Water: Whether you have an overflowing sink basin, a backed up drain, or...
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Garbage Disposal Repair & Maintenance

Garbage disposals are an essential tool in the modern kitchen, making food preparation and clean-up significantly easier.  However, this kitchen helper is often overlooked until a problem causes us to stop and take notice!  Follow these trouble shooting suggestions for common garbage disposal mishaps. Problem 1: My Garbage Disposal Hums...
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Fall Plumbing Maintenance

  As temperatures continue to drop, homeowners must begin to prepare for the plumbing problems associated with cold weather.  Take these steps to prepare for the winter months ahead and avoid unwanted plumbing problems! Clear Gutter Clutter: Remove fall leaves and other debris from gutters and exterior downspouts.  As temperatures rise...
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Pumping Up Your Water Pressure

Dealing with low water pressure in your home is not a fun task. A lot of homeowners are faced with this problem in their homes due to a wide variety of factors. They either live really far from their water supply, they have clogged pipes, or they live on top...
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Protecting Your Home: Flood Prevention

It seems that the April showers and spring stormy season came a little late this year. Floods, tornadoes, hail, and rain–not what you usually think the month of May is made of. If there’s anything we Minnesotans know it’s that aside from the tame June, July, and August, weather in...
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The Season of Sump

Ah, spring. That magical time when a young man’s fancy turns to love, the birds and the bees do their famous dance, and Mother Nature throws a wild, stormy, completely unpredictable fit. We all know that with the coming of April also come heavy rains, overflowing rivers, and flooded basements....
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