ON YOUR SIDE TheStar.com | Business | Water heaters: 10 days to change your mind Water heaters: 10 days to change your mind Someone comes to your door and says your water heater is inefficient or unsafe. Would you like a replacement? Stop right there. If you say yes, you may be sorry. Look what [...]

Many viewers of my site seem to be extremely interested in water heater repairs and identifying problems. While going through many old manuals I have in storage, I stumbled upon a manual from my learning days with information for beginner to expert service technicians. The information identifies water problems, control faults, understanding the operation of [...]

Many home owners do not want the costly invoice of a contractor to come out just to light a pilot. We are going to go over basic steps for relighting a pilot if it goes out. Please keep in mind safety always comes first and should never be neglected. There are many different types of [...]

Flushing your water heater properly will remove rust sediment that settles at the bottom of your tank. This sediment is created from the heating process in which the iron separates from the water in the form of sludge. This sludge falls to the bottom of the tank and can show up in the water as a [...]

Ever wonder how much water is going down the drain while taking a shower? If your shower heads are old you may be using a lot more hot water than you would like too. I have put together a small program to help evaluate the amount of water usage of the shower heads. Some people [...]