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Strapping a Water Heater in a Closet: Safety and Code Tips

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I recently took a trip to Ireland with my family and was stunned by how the rolling hills and big trees they have there were actually pretty similar to what we have in Northern California. In fact, when we were riding around the country, there were times I might have thought I was driving from […]

3 Common Winter Plumbing and Sewer Problems in Northern California

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A couple of years ago, we had a rainy winter like I’ve never seen before in my life—and that’s saying a lot because I was born and raised in Northern California. It was two winters back and we were still in the middle of that five-year drought. Well, we certainly were no longer in any […]

California Home Energy Audit FAQs for Earth Conscious Homeowners

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I think one of the biggest differences between me now and me when I was just starting out in the world is that, these days, I don’t get overwhelmed by the small stuff. When I was younger, things like paying for my health insurance and looking into car maintenance felt overwhelming to me. It all […]

Checklist for Troubleshooting Gas Furnace Problems

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If you have a forced-air furnace, air gets pulled in from the rooms, past a filter, and into the furnace to get heated. A typical forced-air furnace burns either gas or oil and then a heat exchanger transfers the heat to filtered air, keeping the hot flue gases safely separated. The warm air then gets […]

The Best Insulation In Warm Weather Mediterranean Climates

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I have a little seasonal ritual that I go through every year. Each May, I take the umbrellas out of my coat closet and from the back of my car and I store them in my garage. Some folks might consider this risky. What if, for example, I’m out driving one day and I get […]

3 Benefits Of Installing New Windows You’ve Never Considered!

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I recently became aware of something called a life hack. My nephew is always posting pretty interesting stuff that he finds online. Last week, he shared with me one of these life hacks, which in this case was a tip for heating two bowls in the microwave at the same time without it getting stuck […]

Winter HVAC Safety: Recommended Baseboard Heater Clearance

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I’m just going to come out and say it: most homeowners don’t know some of the most important basic tips for keeping their homes and furnaces safe in the winter. Sure, they know how to turn their furnaces on, how to adjust the thermostat, and maybe even how to change the filter every few months […]

The 411 On Preparing Your Plumbing For Winter In Northern CA

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Northern California winters are kind of a unique thing, if you ask me. The vast majority of us in our area don’t really live up in the mountains. No, we tend to live down in cities like Sacramento, Folsom, Roseville, Vacaville, or somewhere in between. That means we don’t get all that much frost and […]

Why Your Furnace Smells Sweet? HVAC Odor-Related Issues

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I have a lot of fun associations with wintertime from back when I was just a kid. Yessir, when I think of the winter, I think about spending weekends up in Tahoe, or drinking hot chocolate after coming from a cold day at school. Sometimes, I even think of the pine-scented air fresheners that my […]

What You CAN and CANNOT Put Down the Garbage Disposal

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With the holidays coming up, your garbage disposal is going to be working overtime. With all that food prep and plate scraping, it’s important to know the proper operating instructions for your garbage disposal unit (also known as a waste disposal unit, garbage disposer, or in Canadian English a garburator). The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day […]

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