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Renovations (Fixtures and Fittings)
There are many great reasons to install a new toilet, showerhead, faucet, or water heater in your home, but choosing the right one can be tough. Design, convenience, comfort, saving water—whatever the reason, let a professional from Lightning Clear Plumbing help you choose the right hardware and system for your home.
Sump Pumps
One of the hardest working gadgets in your home is your sump pump. Often found in the basement corner, a sump pump is your first line of defence against flood damage. It can prevent a serious disaster from happening to your home. Therefore, it is imperative that it be installed correctly and maintained.
When your sump pump is working, it will continually gather up water from your basement and pump it out to keep it dry, especially if below the water table. Problems are more likely to occur with excess rain after a prolonged dry period, so if you have experienced a drought recently, this makes a sump pump inspection even more critical. Sump pumps that run frequently will need to be inspected more often, but early Spring is often an ideal time to inspect.
Sump pump features can include manual or automatic operation, an output at various levels of horsepower, and water level sensors. It's best to have a sump pump installed by a professional due to the costly consequences of a malfunctioning sump pump.
You should always have a back-up in addition to your primary sump pump. The back-up sump pump kicks in to prevent costly water damage should there be a failure in the main pump, or the power goes out. If you do not have a back-up pump, you should seriously consider investing in one. Always have your back-up sump pump checked in addition to the primary one.
Green Solutions
Energy-efficient advances have made it easier to save more and consume less while lowering your impact on the environment:
⦁ Front-loading washing machines
⦁ High-efficiency showerheads
⦁ New sink faucets or aerators
⦁ Heat pump water heaters, indirect and tankless coil water heaters, solar water heaters, tankless water heaters
⦁ High-efficiency and dual-flush toilets
Water Purification Systems
Water can be full of chlorine, parasites, chemicals, and minerals that not only damage your home’s appliances and pipes,but makes the water unhealthy for people. Having clean water is a fundamental basic for the life of your plumbing systems as well as the health of your family.
Water that contains impurities can irritate your skin, cause an unpleasant taste or odour, and cause serious health problems.
Lime scale deposits can damage and clog your water heater, dishwasher, and other water-using appliances. Hard water, which contains lime scale and calcium, can discolour your laundry, and cause tile scum and spotty dishes.Let a specialist from Lightning Clear Plumbing help you choose the right household water purification system for your home that will deliver pure, clean water.
Sinks & Showers
There are plenty of functional and water-efficient fixtures that manufacturers are now offering in sink and shower design. New advancements like aerators which reduce the amount of water needed to maintain pressure by mixing water from the faucet with air and low-flow showerheads assist in water conservation.
Call Lightning Clear Plumbing today at 0429 813 991 and find out about the savings and benefits of installing new fixtures in your kitchen or bathroom.
Toilets
Flushing toilets consumes about 30% of the average home’s indoor water. Because of this, it’s important to maintain your toilet for long-term money savings and water conservation.
Dual-flush toilets and low-flow toilets are two examples of the advances in technology driving more water-efficient alternatives around the home, including the bathroom.
Manufacturers are also offering greater convenience and comfort options when it comes to toilets. Features like bidet-like functions, mechanically controlled seats and lids, heated seats, automated flushing, and other spa-like features are now available.
Instant Hot Water Dispensers
By installing a small electric water heater under your kitchen sink, you can save precious time by never having to wait for water to boil. An instant hot water dispenser delivers hot water instantly from a sink-top spout.
Contact Lightning Clear Plumbing at 0429 813 991 to learn more about instant hot water systems.
Garbage Disposal Installation
It may be time to install a new garbage disposal if your current disposal isn't powerful enough to handle big jobs, or you're tired of the kitchen sink clogging up every time you do the dishes. Each year, garbage disposals become more efficient and much quieter.
Garbage disposals come in two basic types (batch feed or continuous feed). Batch feed models are popular because they reduce the risk of injury or debris ejecting as it will not operate unless the cover is on. Continuous feed models can be less expensive and tend to be more common. They work continuously as you add food until you flip off the switch.
If you would like more information about garbage disposals and professional installation, call Lightning Clear Plumbing at 0429 813 991 today.
Water Heaters
There are a number of things you can consider before replacing your water heater that will influence your home's green-living profile. Help improve energy efficiency by choosing a water heater based on the following:
Cost of unit as it relates to annual operating cost
Maintenance and repair information
Length of warranty
Estimated energy efficiency of various models
Fuel type, availabilityand cost
Unit the size to meet your supply and demand
Number of people living in your home (hot water demand)
In order to accommodate your household’s needs, it is important to get the right-sized water heater. It should deliver hot water in the most cost-conscious and energy-efficient manner when and where you need it.
Solar water heaters are made up of a solar collector and storage tank powered by energy from the sun. If installed in higher latitudes, these systems may require extra design requirements that can add to their cost and complexity.
Tankless water heaters are quickly becoming a popular option compared to traditional water heaters, though they are still relatively new in the plumbing industry. Hot water is supplied on an “as-needed” basis due to the absence of an actual tank, saving energy by eliminating stand-by heat loss. Up to 40% in energy savings is a great benefit of tankless water heaters.
Electric water heaters work by heating water using two electric elements, each with their own thermostat. When it comes to storage capacity, they are basically the same as gas units.
Gas models hold anywhere between 20 to 80 gallons of water. Hot water comes to you from the top of the tank whenever you turn on your hot water tap. Cold water enters the bottom of the tank to be heated. Fuel for gas water heaters is either heating oil, propane, or natural gas.
Prices vary on water heaters based on a number of reasons. Elements like the type of water heater, access, gas lines, and water-line connections all play a role in the overall cost of a water heater and installation.
Call Lightning Clear Plumbing at 0429 813 991 for a free in-person evaluation.
Energy Efficiency Considerations
Spending a little more on an efficient water heater will pay for itself in the long run, especially a unit having an insulation rating of R-16 or higher. Although electric and gas water heaters don’t appear to be as energy efficient as the tankless and solar options, their efficiency has improved over time.
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