If you’re considering installing a sprinkler system for your Boston home this spring, you should take into account the maintenance that will be required. Sprinkler maintenance isn’t hard, but if it’s not done correctly and consistently, you’ll be replacing major components of your sprinkler system each spring.
The main maintenance task associated with a sprinkler [...]
All Boston homeowners worry about the possibility of frozen pipes in the winter and with good reason. Frozen pipes can lead to expensive plumbing repairs, property damage, and other disasters like mold growth. Ice in a residential plumbing pipe can exert more than 2,000 psi of pressure. Your pipes aren’t designed to handle this kind [...]
A leaking outdoor faucet may require replacement
May 22nd, 2009 · DIY Blog · DIY Plumbing · Hose Spigot
If you own a Boston-area home that has one or more outdoor faucets, you should take care each winter to shut the water to each faucet off and drain the outdoor fixture. Failing to do so could cause water inside the faucet to freeze. When the water freezes, it can expand and break the faucet, [...]
Tankless Water Heater Tax Credit
March 11th, 2009 · DIY Blog · DIY Plumbing · Hose Spigot · Water Heaters
Hello again! Are you ready to hear some great news? The folks in Capitol Hill are at it again, and the results are fantastic; they’ve increased the tax credit for the installation of tankless water heaters to $1500.00. The great part is that this credit is truly a “money-back” offer- not [...]