Month: December 2011
Add Conserving Water To Your 2012 Resolutions
Many of us have no idea how much water we consume on a daily basis. We often take for granted the seemingly endless supply that is available to us and the end result is thousands of gallons of unnecessary consumption each year. Did you know that the average Toronto family uses approximately 127,000 gallons of …
A Short Guide in Choosing Toronto Plumbing Fixtures
In the previous years, bathrooms and kitchens were commonly seen in white or cream. It was the typical design and since it looked boring (although it looks clean), modern decorators made innovative changes and now, bathroom and kitchen designs come in many different styles and colors. If one is planning for a home improvement project, …
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Some Things Never Change. Luckily, Toronto Plumbing Has.
It wasn’t that long ago in history that people were still using outhouses for the toilet and pitchers and cisterns for basic washing, taking a bath once a week or less. In the last century or so, advancements in the science of plumbing as well as knowledge of bacteria have changed the field of plumbing. …
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PVC Your Way to Innovative Creations
So your Toronto plumber has finished making the plumbing repairs, and now there is a plethora of PVC pipe, inevitably headed for the trash heap. Don’t let all that perfectly useful building material go to waste – there are a multitude of uses for this oft discarded gem. You’ll really enjoy making head-turning furniture and …
Under Pressure (Or Lack Thereof) in Toronto
Improper water pressure is a common plumbing problem. If you have such a problem, the first step toward diagnosing and remedying it is measuring your static water pressure. This is easy enough to do with a water pressure measuring gauge, which most Toronto hardware and home improvement stores carry. This simple device consists or a …
Multitask! Nix The Drip And Update Your Toronto Kitchen
When it comes to making your kitchen stand out and look great even the littlest things can make a big difference, so if your kitchen faucets are causing you a problem it is well worth forgetting about trying to mess around with repairing them and instead consider having new kitchen faucets installed instead. This is …
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Is Your Toronto Water Heater a Time Bomb?
It’s hard to believe it, but over 19,000 water heaters are replaced every day. About 7 million heaters end up being tossed out each year in Canada alone. A large city such as Toronto may see several thousand water heaters a year disposed of. Not only are water heaters a common plumbing malfunction, but unfortunately, …