Category: Maintenance and Repairs

Installing replacement windows in outdated homes is a wonderful way for property owners to reduce costs on their utility bills. The outdated style single-pane windows look dull and boring! They also waste energy and need a routine maintenance to keep looking good.

New windows are extremely easy to maintain. The installation of replacement windows in outdated homes commonly requires replacing out of date wooden windows for the modern vinyl style. New models of windows are more energy-efficient and are generally almost maintenance free. Also, they will operate with little maintenance for a long period.

Installing replacement windows usually don’t take very long when you have the proper skills and tools. There are replacement windows available in various styles and shapes. Continue reading

I’ll be showing you the Karcher gutter and drain cleaning kit. This kit is fantastic for clearing blockages in your roof gutter and also the drains around your home. It comes with a 20-metre hose with a very clever end which fires Jets of water back along the hose pulling it through the pipe and breaking up the blockage. Simply remove the spray lance and fit the hose to the gun then enter the end of the cleaner hose into the blocked pipe a few inches and turn on your pressure washer.

The high pressure flow will then draw the hose along and into the blockage and break it up. Once the hose reaches the obstruction gently pull the hose repeatedly to agitate the cleaning of the area before slowly removing it stopping washing just before the removal of the hose. Continue reading

There are three main reasons why water damage claims get underpaid. First, adjusters hired by your insurance company work for them. They are incentivized to underestimate your damages so they can reduce claim payouts.

Second, water can cause damage that is extremely subtle and hidden from plain sight and the homeowner does not realize how extensive the damage is and they don’t have an experienced person on their side to help them fully identify the damage.

Third, the claims process is complicated and can be intimidating and most homeowners navigate it alone. There are many dizzying steps all of which are laced with obstacles and traps that could jeopardize your claim at any moment. Continue reading

For some unknown reason, scientists are reporting that tornadoes have been on the increase each year since 1980. Since there were 51 active tornadoes in 1980 throughout all of Oklahoma and 140 in 2019, it is easy to see that is certainly true. Although you may not know why a tornado may strike your area, you are sure to feel the after effects. Here just some of the many problems tornadoes leave behind.

Debris

With reports that a car can be picked up and flung more than 25 miles away, you may be wondering how far a tornado can throw smaller items. The fact is, no one knows. When the debris settles though, unfamiliar items can be found for miles around – and that is scary. Tornadoes can even carve deep paths into the earth and scatter the dirt for miles. Continue reading

This is a heat pump system of the Emerald series. What we are going to talk is a defrost cycle, what the heat pump does during the defrost cycle. All heat pumps are a little different, they act in different ways, but this is the sounds, noises things like that you get out of a heat pump. So with that being said, as you notice when you come up on it you can see the fan in the top is actually spinning.

You can look in the top of a normal heat pump and you can tell the air coming out is cold. It is cool coming out, that way you know. Also to if you look in here at the coil, if you notice there isn’t any frost or anything on it yet. But will see it that you could have ice buildup on it and things like that. Continue reading