Get ready for winter

We’ve had some pretty chilly weather here in Colorado this week, now is a good time to start preparing for winter. Disconnect all hoses from outdoor faucets. If you have a quick connect attachment or a multiple hose attachment be sure to remove those too. The faucet needs to be completely free of any attachments. There are insulators and wraps you can purchase for added protection but they’re usually not necessary. It doesn’t take much for these faucets to freeze and burst and you won’t realize it until next spring when you use it again, then you could flood your basement.

Loveland CO permit fees waived

Fall is a great time to remodel anyway but the City of Loveland CO has made it even better. There will be no permit fees on remodels valued under $50,000.00 between Oct 1 2009 and Jan 1 2010. If you’ve been putting off a remodel, this is a great incentive to get it done. City use tax and county sales tax still apply but savings could be $1000.00 or more. As an added incentive, we’re offering a 15% discount on all WaterSense labeled faucets and toilets used in a remodel project. Save money on your water bill after your project is finished!! Our phone is ringing off the hook so don’t wait too long. Book now and be finished in time for the holidays

Victorian style Insta-hot from I-S-E

Victorian style insta-hot from I-S-E

I love the new Victorian style insta-hot from

I-S-E. It comes in all the popular finishes to match your Victorian kitchen faucet

Washing Machine Hoses

Did you know that standard washing machine hoses are designed to last about 5 years? How old are yours? If they’re getting close to that 5 year date it’s better to replace them now, before they burst and flood your house. Replace them with stainless steel braided hoses that will last much longer.

If you don’t want to do it yourself, give us a call!!

Faucet leaks add up

Do you have a leaky faucet? Not only is that drip, drip, drip annoying, the amount of water going down the drain can be tremendous. Assume your faucet is dripping 60 drops per minute, you’re wasting about 2800 gallons every year. Now assume that you might have more than one faucet dripping or imagine how many faucets are dripping in your community – adds up pretty fast. Don’t let leaky faucets keep dripping. If you can’t fix it yourself, please call a plumber and have it repaired. Better yet, have it replaced with a WaterSense labeled faucet and save water every time you use it.

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High-Efficiency Toilets

Look for the WaterSense label! Older, inefficient toilets are responsible for most of the water wasted in American homes. Replacing these toilets with WaterSense labeled toilets could save nearly 2 billion gallons per day across the country. So whether you’re remodeling a bathroom, building a new home, or simply replacing an old, leaky toilet, a WaterSense labeled toilet is a high-performing, water-efficient option worth considering.

Sanco Plumbing & Heating Inc is proud to be a WaterSense Partner. For more information on the EPA’s WaterSense Program please visit http://www.epa.gov/watersense/index.htm

Save Water – Save Energy

It takes a considerable amount of energy to deliver and treat the water you use everyday. American public water supply and treatment facilities consume about 56 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year—enough electricity to power more than 5 million homes for an entire year. For example, letting your faucet run for five minutes uses about as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb run for 14 hours.

Sanco Plumbing & Heating Inc is proud to be a WaterSense partner. For more information on the EPA’s WaterSense program please visit their website http://www.epa.gov/watersense/index.htm

Water the lawn

The best time to water your yard is in the early morning or late evening when it’s cool outside. Watering when it’s hot and sunny is wasteful because most of the water evaporates before the plants have time to drink it.

Sanco Plumbing & Heating Inc is proud to be a WaterSense Partner. For more information on the EPA’s WaterSense program please visit their website http://www.epa.gov/watersense/index.htm

Car Wash

Washing your car with a bucket and sponge instead of a hose saves a lot of water. A hose can waste 6 gallons per minute if you leave it running, but using a bucket and sponge only uses a few gallons!
Also, some car washes recycle water instead of letting it run down the sewer drains. Make sure your favorite car wash recycles

Sanco Plumbing & Heating Inc is proud to be a WaterSense Partner. For more information about EPA’s WaterSense program visit their web site

http://www.epa.gov/watersense/index.htm

Water leaks

Approximately 5 to 10 percent of American homes have water leaks that drip away 90 gallons a day or more! Many of these leaks reside in old fixtures such as leaky toilets and faucets. In fact, water lost by these leaky residences could be reduced by more than 30,000 gallons if new, efficient fixtures were installed. If the 5 percent of American homes that leak the most corrected those leaks—it could save more than 177 billion gallons of water annually!

Sanco Plumbing & Heating Inc is proud to be a WaterSense partner. For more information about the EPA’s  WaterSense program, visit http://www.epa.gov/watersense/index.htm