Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at
11:48 pm
American Plumber is a company that makes a professional plumbing system. Their products can cut down on your need for frequent plumber calls. The system runs at all times making sure all is functioning well, often without human involvement. This can be a major time and money saver in regard to the plumber’s involvement.
Among the many renowned products produced by American Plumber are many kitchen and bathroom water treatment systems, water filtration systems, piping, and other water delivery needs. They basically help you, the customer save money on your long-term plumbing investment while preventing you many additional expenses associated with frequent plumber calls.
Some of their most well-known products are their water filtration and treatment systems. One of the most famous is their under the sink reverse osmosis system. It’s received numerous awards and is proven to help do away with piping congestion among other troubles. Reverse osmosis is one of the higher end water treatment systems, and American Plumber has put themselves ahead in this market.
The American Plumber water filter is another very popular product and is made by professional water filter makers such as Pentek and Culligan. The systems differ from many found in the water filter market in several ways. These water filter systems carry extended support for replacement filters and other parts. The filter system is available in under sink, countertop, and central full house configurations.
Today more than ever, people are finding the need for additional products that improve the quality of their water. With the many contaminants, natural mineral excesses, and other water problems, water treatment and filtration systems are showing up everywhere.
American Plumber’s product line also offers alternatives to conventional plumbing solutions that often require a lot more maintenance. Plumbing calls can become quite expensive, especially when failures occur during off hours, weekends, and especially holidays. Whether the charges are hourly, or per job, they can add up over time.
In modern times, many are forced to do a lot more themselves, and with conventional plumbing, this can become quite a tedious task as well. The products of American Plumbing can provide a sound system that cuts out piping congestion and minimizes the potential for leaks and the problems that go with them. Once in place there isn’t much to be done, and the plumber can be left to sleep late at night.
It’s easy to say American Plumber can give you peace of mind at all times with less worry about your plumbing. Even when you do need to call a plumber things should be more standardized, and easier to deal with. That means a smaller bill if they ever have to be called.
In the end, if you spend less time and money on your plumbing; you definitely have more resources to deal with other things. With better potential health from good water and rest as it functions fine on its own; you definitely want to have a good look at the systems and products from American Plumber.
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at
2:26 pm
The battle for Search Engine visibility is not just a sport of mainstream internet marketers. It’s quickly becoming a major source of conflict between tradespeople, too. If you look at the plumbing trades, for example, it’s dog-eat-dog.I have a plumber in Toronto that helps me with most of my building or renovation work. He’s done all the plumbing for the kitchen and two bathrooms and handled more than a few drain problems. When he’s not plumbing for me, he’s complaining about the nasty Internet tactics used by other plumbers. It seems he’s engaged in a major SEO battle with other local plumbers. And it’s gotten ugly.His competitors have been busy. They’ve posted multiple sites, keyword loaded those sites, spoofed addresses to double up their presence in search engines, purchased back links, boosted cross links, spoofed phone numbers, and he says they regularly power-click on competitive Adwords advertisements to drive his costs up (Actually, Google has technology for preventing this). For his part, he stuffs Craigslist entries, crosslinks to just about anything that breathes, and drives Google wild with complaints about the other guys.All of that surprises me. Plumbers at war on the web? Who woulda thought?But the fact that there is this battle says a lot about the state of the Internet. It says that consumers are now focusing their search for trade resources on the web. If plumbers are doing this, can carpenters, drywallers, floor installers, and electricians be far behind? The battle raging between plumbers also says that if plumbers are doing this, the Yellow Pages(tm) are soon to be history.As for my plumber? I feel bad for him. In this economy making ends meet is hard enough without having to deal with SEO and backlink issues. He’s having trouble with all this Internet stuff but he is learning fast. (But out of sympathy for him, I’m shamelessly giving him a ‘plug’ — if you’re in the Greater Toronto Area, don’t hesitate to contact WaterWorks Canada.) Does giving him a link make me a bit like an arms dealer in the battle between plumbers? Maybe so.
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at
2:38 am
When do you decide to actually listen to your wife and call the plumber instead of doing it yourself? Well we can always resort back to the “Hennecy” rule. If you are a regular reader of my blogs you will recall that my best friend for 40+ years, Mike Hennecy, has been struck by lightning twice and nearly electrocuted numerous times while trying to perform simple household do-it-yourself projects. So if your history hasn’t been filled with successes, if you have had to call the electric or water utility because something you did caused the neighborhood to lose power or water, or if your insurance claim adjuster is more familiar with your home than members of your family then you should consider calling a professional to do the job. I spent my entire career as an accountant and lived by an old adage. I agreed to not doing plumbing work if the plumber wouldn’t do taxes. I always felt I could make more money working at my career than I could as a plumber so it was more profitable to stay an accountant and earn enough to pay the plumber. It also kept peace in the family and saved thousands in damages to my home and in insurance deductibles. The following are some guide lines as to when you should consider calling a plumber instead of doing it yourself: 1. You don’t know where the main shut off valve is or worse yet you don’t know that there are even main shut off valves on houses to start with. By code and sensibility all homes have a main shut off valve which closes off the water from the source, well or city water line, to you primary water line. Sometimes this valve is somewhere on the exterior of the house or if you have a basement will probably be where the main line enters the house in the basement. There should also be smaller shut off valves at each fixture which allow you to cut the water off for a specific sink toilet, etc without having to shut the water off to the whole house. 2. If you don’t own the proper tools to do the job which includes having to Google for the definition of “pipe wrench”. You may be a tool collector and think that good tools are a great investment but if you do your own plumbing only once in a 5 year period the plumber should be cheaper than the tools. Without the tools you won’t have to lend them to your neighbor who never returns anything either. 3. You have a sudden loss of water pressure and you haven’t done ANYTHING TO CAUSE IT, or especially if you DID DO SOMETHING TO CAUSE IT. READ POINT #1 AGAIN AND GO SHUT THE WATER OFF! Yeah it could be a supply problem but “Murphy’s Law” proves that it’s actually a broken pipe in the basement. Just in case it’s a supply problem and if you’re not on your own water source, check with your neighbors to see of they have lost water pressure also. This will save you a plumber’s trip charge only to find out that the city water department is repairing a broken main down the street. 4. You have no hot water. A bad sign is when you open the closet where the hot water heater is located and you are greeted by a small Tsunami. You might also check the circuit breaker on your hot water heater, if its electric. This will mandate whether you will need an electrician or a plumber or if you have Mike Hennecy’s luck maybe you will need both and the fire department 5. Sewage water is backing up into your house and down the halls, then you notice that large pool of mushy grass and bad smell coming from your septic tank. This means you have more than a stopped up sink or toilet. When sewage backs up into the house it usually means that your drain lines have been compromised in some way. This can be roots growing through the lines or a septic tank that has reached its maximum or both. 6. It was 7 degrees outside last night and you were more concerned with keeping your feet warm than protecting your pipes. The give away to this problem is when as the temperature outside climbs the water level in your basement rises. You may also notice that you can take a shower in rooms other than the bathroom because water is spewing from the ceiling. A simple protective action is to keep a trickle of water running with several faucets in the house. The theory is that moving water is more difficult to freeze. If you live in a more frigid climate you can take more severe precautions which include wrapping main pipes with low voltage wiring to heat the water lines or install insulation on all pipes which are subjected to cold weather. These last two items you should be able to do yourself. One final thought, as referenced in my opening, you should always call a professional to do the job when your significant other is screaming for you to do so and is known for not forgetting ANY OF YOUR PREVIOUS HANDYMAN ADVENTURES. Remember plumbers usually are cheaper than divorce lawyers. I said USUALLY. There are exceptions to every rule.