More Tips on Conserving Water

• Match your washing machine’s load selector to your load size. Try to wash only full loads and use cold water to save energy.
• Limit dishwasher use to full loads.
• Choose a car wash that uses recycled water. At home, wash you car in small sections and use a shut off nozzle on your hose.
• Replacing an old shower head can save up to 7.5 gallons of water per minute without sacrificing spray action or high water pressure.

Conserving water

Conserving water is good for the environment as well as your pocketbook. To help conserve water follow these tips:
• Don’t use the toilet as a wastebasket. Every flush you eliminate saves between two and seven gallons of water.
• Test toilet tanks for leaks by placing a few drops of food coloring into the tank. If it’s leaking the coloring will appear in the bowl without flushing.
• If you don’t have a low flow toilet, use plastic bottles filled with water and pebbles to displace water in the tank. Be sure not to obstruct the float and never use bricks.
• Don’t run the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.

10/15/07 To keep your drains running smoothly follow these tips:

• Wait 10 minutes between showers to give drains time to do their job.
• Provide a trash bin in bathrooms so toilets are not used as garbage cans.
• Never flush swabs, cotton balls, baby wipes, feminine hygiene products, hair or facial scrub pads down a toilet.
• Use fast dissolving toilet tissue.
• Treat slow drains with an organic drain cleaner such as Drain Maid™ featuring BioSmart®.

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Remember to winterize underground sprinkler systems

• Properly winterized underground irrigation systems are “blown out” using compressed air.
• This ensures there is no water left in the system which could freeze and cause costly repairs.

• Russo Bros. & Co. offers sprinkler service agreements providing:
o Turn on and full inspection of your system in the spring
o A mid season controller adjustment; we inspect the system to ensure proper coverage and operation
o Winterization

• To learn more about sprinkler service agreements visit our web site or email sprinklers@russobrosplumbing.com

Keeping your heating system operating at peak efficiency. Tip of the week for the week of October 1, 2007

To keep your heating systems operating at peak efficiency follow these tips:

• Have your home heating system serviced prior to winter each year by a qualified trained technician to avoid any unpleasant surprises once the cold weather hits.


• Change the furnace filters at least once a month during the winter for safety and energy efficiency.


• Have your chimney flue, space heaters, water heaters and fireplace checked annually.


• Your furnace or boiler needs air to work properly and efficiently, make sure it is unobstructed.

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