The Benefits of a Humidifier
The following information was provided by Aprilaire, a company that provides indoor air quality solutions. Keeping your home’s humidity levels in check can significantly improve the healthfulness and comfort of your home. When it comes to feeling comfortable in your home, the old saying “it’s not the heat (or cold) – it’s the humidity” rings […]
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Heating (or at least half)
Labor Day has come and gone. The kids are back at school. Football season is here. Put it all together and it means one thing…winter is just around the corner. With that in mind, your thoughts should be turning to your furnace, and making sure it is running properly. But first, a little primer on […]
Low-Flow Toilets
You really don’t think about it when you flush the toilet, but if you do not have a low flow toilet, you may be using as much as five gallons of water per flush. Multiply that by an average of five flushes a day, and that is a lot of water. In fact, flushing toilets […]
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Air Conditioning (the other half)
A few weeks ago, we gave you a primer on how your air conditioner works, and some tips on maintaining it. Now, we want to provide you with some tips on how to make your air conditioner work more efficiently, as well as some other things you can do to save on energy and energy […]
Hiring a Service Company
The average homeowner does not know a lot about plumbing, or heating and cooling systems. So when something goes wrong, and you ask questions to somebody who claims to be an expert, there is always that nagging doubt in the back of your mind: “Is this person telling me the truth?” Unless you become an […]
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Air Conditioning (or at least half)
Now that we have had our first taste of warm weather and the grass is growing and flowers are blooming, our thoughts are turning to summer. And if you are smart, your thoughts are turning to making sure your air conditioner (AC) is functioning properly. So how do air conditioners even work? What happens when […]
Preventing Sewer Backups
Sewer backups can be a messy and expensive problem. When your storm sewer backs up, rainwater can flood your basement. When your sanitary sewer backs up, sewage is flooding your home. Unfortunately, over time, sewer line clogging is a fact of life. Having a professional preventatively rod your sewer lines can help prevent major problems. […]
Preventing Electric Shock
rom time to time, we’ve all received an electric shock. Most of the time, it’s just a minor jolt. But sometimes it can be fatal. Electrocution can occur with ordinary household voltages of 110V or less. But, any current over 10 milliamps (0.01 amp) can produce a painful to severe shock; currents between 100 mA […]
Nothing Lasts Forever when it Comes to Plumbing
If you have been working with us for a while, you know we are constantly reminding you to perform preventative maintenance on your heating, cooling and plumbing systems to make them last longer. Things like putting distilled water in the maintenance battery for your backup sump pump, changing your furnace filters, draining your water heater, […]
Ravinia Plumbing Earns Angie’s List Award
Ravinia Plumbing and Heating has earned the service industry-coveted 2012 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor awarded annually to approximately only 5 percent of all the companies rated on Angie’s List, the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews on local service companies. How Many Angie’s List Awards have We Won? This is the second […]