Prolonging the Life of Your Water Heater

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Everyone loves hot showers, warm baths, clean clothes, and spotless dishes, right? Well, those are the things you can thank your water heater for. When it’s working at its best, you’ve got convenient access to all the warm or hot water you could need. However, forgetting regular maintenance could drastically reduce the expected lifetime of

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Snow Levels: Don’t Block Your Intake or Exhaust Pipe for Your Furnace or Water Heater

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When it snows, most people focus on driving conditions and shoveling sidewalks. Severe snowfall or snow that collects in areas around your home should also be on everyone’s mind as winter approaches. Anything that can block HVAC vents or the intake/exhaust pipe to your furnace or water can cause significant damage to those systems.

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Avoiding Frozen Pipes

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More people file insurance claims for water damage than they do for fire damage, which is why frozen pipes are something to avoid. Unfortunately, you have to start preparing for frozen pipes well before the weather turns bitterly cold, but with the right guidance, you can ensure your pipes survive the winter intact. Start before

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Importance of Keeping Your Dryer Vent Cleaned

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Home maintenance can seem like a real chore, but there are actually some fairly important tasks that many neglect but totally shouldn’t. One of them is keeping your dryer vents clean. Many forget that there’s more to it than cleaning the dryer’s lint screen between loads of laundry. A clogged dryer vent that’s allowed to

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How Technology is Helping to Improve the Plumbing Industry

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Many industries have grown to incorporate evolving technology in their businesses, improving their ability to help customers and run operations. The plumbing and heating industry is no different. One of the most important jobs a plumbing and heating company like Cocalico can perform for its customers is preventative maintenance. This requires us to be able

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