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Low Flow Toilets, Do they Really Work?

The federal government decided that after 1994 toilets shouldn’t use any more than 1.6 gallons of water per flush. Manufacturers had to comply, but by most accounts their early efforts were a flop.

That was a decade and a half ago. The redesigned low-flow models that followed work as well or better than older models that used as much as 7 gallons of water per flush. There is, in fact, a joint U.S.-Canadian evaluation program called Maximum Performance (or MaP) that uses soybean paste encased in latex to see just how well these low-flow toilets work. And most of them work very well. Test results are easily accessible on the Internet.

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SQUIRRELS IN YOUR AUBURN ATTIC

Question: You probably think I have bats in the belfry, but my real problem is squirrels in the attic. Their scurrying and chattering drive me nutty! I know this isn’t part of your trade, but I suspect that people in any home repair business may have encountered this problem. How do I get rid of the creatures (a humane solution, please)?

Reply: You guessed right. Anyone who has worked in home repairs for a length of time gets it all. We fix our share of doorknobs and table legs and get asked to help with everything from auto repairs to marriage counseling. Plumbers, Electrician, and HVAC technicians have had to deal with pets ranging from hamsters to boa constrictors (not in the same house, you can be sure). Yep, people in the home repair business hear a thing or two about squirrels invading peoples’ living space.

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Top 5 things any property owner, leasee, or responsible property manager can focus on in keeping their plumbing running and saving money:

Top 5 things any property owner, leasee, or responsible property manager can focus on in keeping their plumbing running and saving money:
Clearing all debris around an area or roof drain and flushing the line to push any other debris through and to test the line. This should be done 1-3 times a year depending on what sort of debris collects in a given area.
Water consumption assessment. Install a dual flush toilet or an “Ultra Low Fush” 1.2 gpf toilet in your Auburn, Ca home. Over time (in some cases two years), the toilet buys itself. Another great water saver is a quality 2.5 gallon per minuter shower head. With just these easy stepes can save 1000’s of gallons of water a year, and if you install quality components you won’t notice any difference in performance. Do not carelessly leave the water running as a habit.

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No Money Down, 0 Percent Interest, and No Payments for 12 Months

  Have you ever had a day like this? Your water heater springs a leak and floods your garage. Or your A/C blows hot air on a 97 degree day. At ABT we know today things can be tight, who has the money for these unexpected problems? That’s why we’re offering No Money down, zero percent interest, same as cash giving you a full 12 months to pay on most of our services. That’s right,

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50 Thing You May Not Have Know You Can Recycle

1. Old bricks, worthless? No, those bricks can be recycled, and are very valuable to some people!

2. Use reclaimed wood for your next project at home. Use your own, or find some on freecycle, Craigslist, at your local transfer station, or recycle.net.

3. There are many places you can exchange or recylce your old electronics.

4. Sell off or post an ad for free metal scrap to be recycled.

5. If you have enough, your old VHS tapes can be recycled

6. Packing tape and stickers cannot be recycled, so use these sparingly in the first place.

7. Tools are very valuable items on eBay. Try selling them in lots to save time, shipping waste, and energy.

8. Empty propane tanks may be able to be taken as scrap metal, or properly disposed of at hazardous waste facilities. Reuse these whenever you can!

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