News and Updates

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. What we don’t know, however, is when exactly all of that is going to happen. That’s the true pain of the season, but it doesn’t...
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Wonderful Water Heaters

It’s not the holidays, and you’re not five years old, but boy have we got a present for you. Okay, so it may not have extendable wings and it may not shoot lasers or make cool sounds or anything, but we know that you’re going to love it like you’d love a Power Ranger action figure anyway. Introducing (dun dun dun) the new line of water heaters from the innovative minds over at AO Smith...
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Local Highlight: Elk River

Next up in our Local Highlight Series, the beautiful city of Elk River. Here’s some news and updates from one of our favorite areas to work in. Spring Flooding The Great Minnesota Thaw is just around the corner, and you know what that means. Leaky windows, leaky roofs, and leaky checkbooks too if you’re not careful.  Spring can be a tough time for plumbing, but luckily for residents across the metro area Nowthen has got...
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MN GreenStar Member

Thus begins our series, Things You Might Not Know About Us, But Probably Should. Volume One: We’re MN GreenStar certified! Though you may have already guessed our passion for green products based on the multiple previous blog posts we’ve written on just that topic, you might not know the extent to which we put our passion into practice by becoming a member of MN GreenStar. What is MN GreenStar you ask? Simply put, it’s a program...
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Local Highlight: The City of Anoka

Though pipes are our main business, it’s people that really make the job. Nowthen is proud to serve such a wide variety of communities; from Blaine to New Brighton, Arden Hills to Maple Grove, each area we work with is unique and each of its residents follow suit. As much as we enjoy talking about drain cleaning and toilets each month, every now and then it’s nice to take a step back and learn a...
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The End of Water Woes

Every now and then an invention comes along that makes us scratch our heads and say “huh, why didn’t I think of that?” First there was sliced bread, then the paper clip, and now this. The Water Cop Automatic Shut-Off System by DynaQuip is giving all of us a head scratching moment in the best possible way. Designed to prevent water damage from leaks, floods, and burst pipes from ruining your home and valuables, the...
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Radon Rundown

Over the summer we wrote an entry telling you a little bit about what radon is and how you can detect it. Now that it’s winter and most of us will have our houses closed up for the next three months, we decided it was about time to revisit radon and give you a little more information about the not-so-noble gas. Although radon may seem inoffensive based on its lack of odor, taste, and color,...
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