B & B
Plumbing
highly recommends
Tankless Water Heaters.
The benefits include:
25% of every American household
energy dollar is spent producing
domestic hot water.
Nationwide more residential
energy is consumed by domestic
hot water than on anything but
heating, and air conditioning.
Electricity is the WORST way to
heat hot water while natural gas
and propane gas are much more
efficient, smarter choices.
Based on national fuel price
averages of $1.46/ccf and $0.09/kwh,
the cost/100,000 BTU's is $1.46
for natural gas and $2.64 for
electricity. Just under 60% of
North American households have
access to natural gas, and if
you don't, propane gas is
available to almost everyone and
is still a better value than
electricity. In addition
electric water heaters have only
a small fraction of the capacity
of gas water heaters. So if you
like expensive, short showers,
with cold water at the end, use
electric; otherwise gas would be
a better choice.
Modern gas fired tankless water
heaters are the best alternative
available to today's homeowners
to reduce their residential
energy consumption. A
typical gas fired tankless water
heater costs about 2-1/2 times
as much as a standard tank water
heater. However it will pay for
itself in just a few years or
less, and will last twice as
long as a tank.
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Dripping Faucet?
This is usually because
sediments are built up in the
aerator. Try taking the old
aerator off and replacing it
with a new one. They only cost a
couple of dollars. If this
didn't do the trick... you may
need new washers and seats, or a
new faucet altogether. If its a
single handle shower faucet..
you would need a new stem or
cartridge. If you have a two or
three handle shower - bath
faucet... you may need new valve
stems, seats and washers.
Water Pressure too
high or too low?
Go buy a water pressure
gauge, screw it into your spigot
(after the water pressure
regulator) and check. If it
reads below 50 lbs p.s.i. or
above 70 lbs p.s.i., give us a
call. If over 80 lbs p.s.i....
it would be very dangerous and
would need to change the water
pressure regulator immediately!
as your pipes could blow out and
flood your home causing major
damage. A safe pressure is
around 65 lbs p.s.i. In fact...
it is advisable that if your
pressure is below 50 or above 70
the water pressure regulator
should be changed just to be
safe.
Toilet Clogged?
If your plunger didn't do the
trick, try using a toilet Auger.
That's what we would use.
Sometimes the auger wont do the
trick. If not... call us and
we'll come out and pull your
toilet.
Water heater maintenance
At least once every
other year, turn water off to
water heater, turn off the water
valve then drain. This will
remove the sediment and increase
the efficiency and life of you
water heater.
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B & B P l u m b i n g
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Spring, Magnolia, The
Woodlands, Conroe, Houston, Tomball, Waller, Montgomery,
Texas
281-323-0255
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627 McDonald Ave
Wilmington, CA 90744
310-835-3600 |
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24 Hour
Emergency Service
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Service 7 Days
A Week
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Most Service Calls Made Within
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