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And the best plumbing blog site is…

March 10, 2010 Other plumbing topics

What is the best plumbing blog site?   Waterheatinginfo.com
Why is waterheating.com the best plumbing blog site?   Well just go to your favorite search engine and search something related to information about heating water.
What makes a website “good” or a million dollar company in the making is its importance in the world/ search engine strength.
WaterHeatingInfo.com comes up [...]

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Why does my hot water take so long?

March 9, 2010 Other plumbing topics

Heat rises, so if you’re hot water heater is directly under your kitchen for instance, the hot water will only need to travel a short distance, thus the hot water only takes ten – twenty seconds or so to come out of the faucet.  On the other hand (for another example) if you hot water [...]

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We now offer solar water heater installations!

March 2, 2010 Solar Water Heaters

I’m excited to welcome Mr. Trudeau, owner and operator of  -C.A Trudeau Solar Plumbing and Heating-.
Fully Insured & License#  PL -283810
Mr. Trudeau is one of only 18 licensed solar water heating installers in Connecticut at this time (3/2/10)  His company has been installing Solar water heaters, solar pool heaters, and solar radiant systems for over [...]

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Solar water heating solutions from Rheem.

February 26, 2010 Solar Water Heaters
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The Rheem Solar System of the future is here today!
Everyone is familiar with the basic idea of Solar water heaters.  Sunlight hits a light/heat collector; the hot water is stored in a tank.  Which in turn basically consists of strapping up a couple solar collectors on the roof, adding a few safety devises, expansion tank, [...]

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Plumbing & Heating Expo in Hartford CT, 2/20/10

February 26, 2010 Other plumbing topics
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Saturday 2/18 Hartford Connecticut. The Plumbing and Heating Expo show.
If you are in the water heating business (aka plumber, supplier,) or run an awesome site like this one. You were, or should have been in Hartford last Saturday for the plumbing and heating expo to learn all about the newest technology and water heating products [...]

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Navien complaints & trouble shooting (Part 1)

February 12, 2010 Tankless Water Heaters
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The search term “Navien Complaints” unfortunately has been getting searched here over the past month.
We have created this post to discuss possible issues with your Navien tankless water heater, but before we get into the problems and solutions I want to talk a little more about the Navien tankless water heater in a positive manner, because most [...]

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The first HP-50 installation in America. The untold story-told.

January 28, 2010 Heat Pump Water Heaters
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Ok, so we didn’t install the first HP-50 in America, but we did install the first HP-50 heat pump water heater in Connecticut and quite possibly, the entire East Coast. WaterHeatingInfo.com & Bruce Somers Plumbing, together, installed the first HP-50 heat pump in Connecticut on Saturday, Jan/23/2010. This blog will post in detail the installation [...]

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My water heater is leaking, how much time do I have left?

January 18, 2010 Tips And Suggestions
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Your water heater is leaking, but it’s still providing hot water.
It’s time to replace the water heater but money is tight, and you need to know how long you can wait until is fails all together.  Don’t worry, we’ve heard that hundreds of time before.
That’s almost normal because no body plans on their water heater [...]

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How to know if your water heater is under warranty.

January 10, 2010 Other plumbing topics
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So you can’t find your original paper work, or you just moved into a house, the water heater is leaking.  If it looks like it’s only a few years old, or even if it looks old & decrepit it may still be under warranty.
Before you buy a new one you definitely want to see if [...]

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What are dielectric unions, and do I need them?

January 9, 2010 Other plumbing topics
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I’ve had some talks with other plumbers about dielectric unions, it seems that nobody agrees whether or not they are necessary.  We use them on our water heater installations because they only cost 8 bucks for the pair, and if they don’t help they certainly don’t hurt.
I have searched a bunch of web sites and [...]

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