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Home safety begins in the kitchen
You may have never seen the device pictured in the photo before but it should be in your kitchen. It is called an Anti-tip Device and it is designed to keep your stove from ever tipping...
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Your AC tag tells all
The AC tag, which can be found on the AC Condensing Unit located at the outside of your house, can be quite revealing. The real problem is being able to decipher its' hieroglyphics. The AC tag will...
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AC Condensate Drains can go Either Way
Your air conditioning system also referred to as the HVAC system (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) can produce 15 to 20 gallons of condensate (pure distilled water) a day during the months of...
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Jacuzzi bathtubs can surprise you
Jacuzzi bathtubs are great. There is nothing quite so relaxing as a hot soak and those massaging bubbles will take you away from the troubles of your day. Add a couple of scented candles and you have...
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House numbers can save your life
A secret identity may be advantageous for mysterious characters like Alexander Pearce from the (2010) The Tourist but it is not very good for you or your house. Did you know that it is now required by...
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Know what your maximum AC breaker should be
The problem has always been that in the construction business, your air conditioning system is installed by an HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) person and the electricity that makes it...
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Rodents are looking for a home...
As the season gets progressively colder you can bet that rodents are looking for a nice warm dry spot to call home for the rest of the winter. Don't let their new home be your home! Rodents...
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SAWS no help for residential water collectors
Did you know that SAWS (San Antonio Water System) offers rebates to businesses, organizations and institutions for water collection projects... but nothing to homeowners for residential efforts. With...
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Why do screw heads keep stripping?
Have you ever asked yourself why do screw heads keep stripping? The answer is easy if those screw heads are phillips crossheads. Phillips are the ones with the cross and not the single straight edge...
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Water... you cannot live without it.
Technology has brought us a long way but there is still nothing that can replace good old H2O, water. At least that is what you will hear if in attendance to the RAIN HARVESTING EXPO being held...
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Double Lugging... don't ignore it
Double lugging is an electrical safety hazard often found in homes throughout the San Antonio area. Both the sub-panel and main service panel of a house contain a thick strip of aluminum or copper...
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Dryer vents can kill you...
Of the nearly 13,000 fires a year that start in laundry rooms, 4,000 of them are caused by lint buildup. Lint buildup occurs when people fail to clean lint from their dryer vents. In the photo...
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Cold Water Bonding and why you need it.
Cold Water Bonding also known as CWB is something very few homeowners know anything about. Most people confuse the terms grounding and bonding. Often using them interchangeably but they are two very...
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Water foolish...?
Are you water foolish? Are you one of the people who think just because the earth is covered 70% by water that we've got water to waste? Did you know that 97.5 percent of the earth...
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Aluminum wiring: Good or bad?
Aluminum wiring was once believed to be an answer to prayer and the high price of copper. Even today you hear about thieves stealing copper wire but never anything about aluminum wire being taken. The...
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Stage One Water Restrictions...
When the Aquifer level at the J-17 well goes below 650 feet, Stage One water restrictions kick in and remain until the water level goes above 650 for at least 30 days. Thursday of last week it did...
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What is an expansion tank?
Expansion tanks are now required to be installed on all water heaters in a house. Their purpose is to protect the water heater from exploding if the pressure within the tank becomes to much. Those of...
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Conditioned air...
As the temperature reading moves towards 80 and it is still January... you can bet it is going to be a long hot summer. The secret to survival is staying cool and for those of us in Texas that...
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