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Whatever plumbing service you need in your Waterford, MI home, your first call should be to Kotz Heating, Cooling & Plumbing. Whenever the word plumber comes up, the automatic response seems to be how much is this going to cost? Let’s be clear, there is no plumbing service price list that is written in stone. What you will receive when you call Kotz is a locally owned company that is committed to offering professional plumbing
Ah yes, the first really warm spring or early summer day at your Waterford, MI home. It starts with some quick weeding and landscaping work in the yard during the cool morning. Then as the temperature rises and the grass dries, you work up a good sweat pushing the lawnmower around for an hour or two. Your reward is a round of golf in the hot afternoon sun, walking the entire 18 holes for a
One of our goals at Kotz Heating, Cooling & Plumbing is to give good information to our wonderful clients in Waterford, MI and the surrounding area. One bit of confusion we are worried about is the number of people who don’t truly understand the difference between water conditioning and water filtration. Popular misconceptions Some homeowners who have water softeners seem to believe they provide clean water that is healthier. Unfortunately, that’s definitely not the case.
Soap scum Mineral deposits Water spots on dishes Faded clothes Want us to go on? Those are just a few of the ways hard water is bad news for your Waterford, MI home. But for the purposes of this discussion let’s focus on what Kotz Heating, Cooling & Plumbing believes is the worst problem resulting from hard water: damage to your water heater that can result in poor performance and an early replacement. Magnesium, gypsum,
So the time has come for a new water heater in your Waterford, MI home. If that’s the case you have likely already discovered there are lots of decisions to be made about what kind of replacement is best for your home. Gas versus electric. Tank-style versus tankless. Kotz Heating, Cooling & Plumbing has a brief list of things for you to consider. Size matters If you are planning on a tank-style water heater replacement
The time is now! Let’s talk about carbon monoxide (CO) safety. November is #CarbonMonoxideAwarenessMonth. This gas is odorless, tasteless, and invisible which is why it’s called the silent killer. Each year CO poisoning kills more than 400 people nationally. Sources One concern we have at Kotz Heating, Cooling & Plumbing is people seem to focus only on furnaces when they talk about carbon monoxide safety. Everyone needs to remember ANY fuel-burning device creates carbon monoxide
