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Save Money, Time and Water with a Circulating Pump

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Get hot water faster with a circulating pump.Water is getting more precious by the day, but so much of it goes down the drain. Did you know that you can reduce that waste with a hot water circulating pump?

We’re already careful with our water usage and don’t let the water run while brushing our teeth. We buy toilets that use less water to flush. Our showers have flow regulators to use less water. So naturally, it bothers you to turn on the hot tap and let it run…and run…and run before it finally is hot enough to start your dishwasher, fill your sink, or hop in the shower. It’s an unnecessary waste of clean water just going down the drain.

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Plumber vs Handyman: What’s the Difference?

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Plumbing Repair, the American Standard Plumber and the Health of the Nation.We’ve all seen inquiries online, someone looking for a person that can do some plumbing repair around the house. “Does anyone know of someone that doesn’t charge an arm and a leg to come out?”

And someone always answers, “oh yes, I know a local handyman that can come over and take care of that for you. Just call ‘so and so,’ and mention I referred you.”

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Memorial Day – Honoring Those Who Gave All

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A red poppy for Memorial Day.It is officially the start of the summer season and we are planning the first picnics and camping trips for this weekend. Let’s use some of this time to teach our children the meaning of this celebration. We respect and honor those men and women that have died so we may live in freedom in this great country and we thank the families that have had to carry on without them.

The National Moment of Remembrance encourages all Americans to pause wherever they are at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day for a minute of silence to remember and honor those who have died in service to the nation. As Moment of Remembrance founder Carmella LaSpada states: "It's a way we can all help put the memorial back in Memorial Day."

“We Shall Keep the Faith”
By Moina Michael

Oh! You who sleep in Flanders fields,
Sleep sweet – to rise anew!
We caught the torch you threw
And holding high, we keep the Faith
With All who died

We cherish, too, the poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led;
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies,
But lends a lustre to the red
Of the flower that blooms above the dead
In Flanders field

And now the Torch and Poppy Red
We wear in honor of our dead
Fear not that ye have died for naught;
We’ll teach the lesson that you wrought
In Flanders field

What You Need to Know About Your AC Condensate Drain Lines

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The small white PVC pipes toward the bottom of this unit are the primary and secondary AC condensate drain lines.
The small white PVC pipes toward the bottom of this unit are the primary and secondary AC condensate drain lines.

Spring is in the air and so is the desire to get at the Spring cleaning. While you are planning all the things you plan to tidy up inside and outside your home to get ready for summer – don’t forget that it is a good idea to have your AC condensate lines cleaned out and ready for the air conditioning season as well.

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