For most homeowners, a hot water heater is a forgettable device – that is, until it stops working or starts making noises! Most homeowners don’t do regular hot water heater maintenance, and as a result, they shorten the lifespan of the tank by half or more! Conventional wisdom says that when the hot water tank […]
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Water Heater Maintenance: The Sacrificial Anode
/in DIY Blog, DIY Plumbing, Tips and Tricks, Water Heaters /by BostonStandardFor most homeowners, a hot water heater is a forgettable device – that is, until it stops working or starts making noises! Most homeowners don’t do regular hot water heater maintenance, and as a result, they shorten the lifespan of the tank by half or more! Conventional wisdom says that when the hot water tank […]
Sump Pump Maintenance
/in DIY Blog, DIY Plumbing, Sump Pumps /by BostonStandardWelcome to spring- and welcome to another lovely rainy day! The front page of Boston.com is running a story on basement flooding, and we just returned from a flooded basement call in Cambridge from a broken sump pump, so it’s time for an update… So, can you remember where the sump pump even is? Oh […]
Commercial Water Heater Update
/in DIY Blog, DIY Plumbing, Water Heaters /by BostonStandardSo we just returned from an informative factory tour to McBee, South Carolina to see the manufacturing facility of A.O. Smith, State & American Water Heating Products. At about 800,000 sq. ft. of space- the factory was huge- it took about 2 hours to see everything. Funny to think that this incredible factory is located […]
Is Your Air Conditioner Running Efficiently?
/in DIY Air Conditioning, DIY Blog, Tips and Tricks /by BostonStandardThis is a little tip from one of our top technicians, Chris. On a central-air service call in Cambridge, he encountered a homeowner who hadn’t changed their HVAC filter for 2 years! I’m sure you can imagine that this isn’t any good for the system that is responsible for making you comfortable! So for this […]
Tankless Water Heater Tax Credit
/in DIY Blog, DIY Plumbing, Hose Spigot, Water Heaters /by BostonStandardHello 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 a tax deduction! With […]
Is your toilet leaky?
/in DIY Blog, DIY Plumbing /by BostonStandardIs your water bill creeping up, up, up? A common cause of high water usage is your toilet! Because the toilet tank lid usually keeps the troublesome toilet quiet, your water wastes away without you ever knowing… But keep in mind- “runny” toilets can waste up to 200 gallons of water per day. Take a […]