How to Drain Your Hot Water Tank (And Why You Should!)

How to Drain Your Hot Water Tank (And Why You Should!)

Hot water tanks are designed to hold water for years and years, but flushing them should be part of your regular home maintenance schedule. The sediment that will build up over time can potentially make it harder for your hot water tank to do its job. This puts your water heater at risk of failing sooner than it should. Hot water tanks should have a life span of 10–12 years at least, but if you don’t annually drain the sediment, you can reduce that life span significantly. By following our easy instructions, water heater maintenance is an easy DIY task.

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Your Guide to Preventing and Clearing Clogged Drains

Your Guide to Preventing and Clearing Clogged Drains

Nobody likes to deal with a clogged drain, but it happens to the best of us. Prevention is worth a pound of cure, so we’re going to tell you lots of ways you can prevent clogs from happening. For the times that the inevitable clog materializes, we’ll also give you ways to clear those clogs naturally and easily.

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A Guide to Ontario Electrical Code and Your Home

A Guide to Ontario Electrical Code and Your Home

We go into many homes to do home inspections, renovations, and repairs. We seldom leave those homes without finding at least one or two electrical safety code violations. More often than not, we see a lot more than two! Some of the violations are minor, but others are serious enough that they could cause a fire. This post discusses the most common electrical code violations that might exist in your home and tells you how to go about ensuring the safety of your family.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Labelling Your Electrical Panel

A Step-by-Step Guide to Labelling Your Electrical Panel

Labelling our electrical panels is not a job we think about doing. Most of us don’t even realize that we should be doing it or even know how to do it properly! However, this is an important job for any homeowner and should be a priority. We provide you with a step-by-step guide to labelling your electrical panel, along with all of the relevant details you need to know about your electrical system.

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Part 2 - Small Jobs That Update Your Home and Increase Its Value

Part 2 - Small Jobs That Update Your Home and Increase Its Value

Sometimes doing a big renovation is overwhelming, but if you still want to refresh the look of your home, what else can you do? Plenty! In Part 2 of this 2-part series, we give you 10 more ideas for small projects you can do around your home to update the look and increase the value of your home.

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