Browsing the blog archives for April, 2010

26 Apr 10

It’s time to consider green flooring options

Click photo to watch video Are you considering upgrading flooring materials in your K-W home? If being eco-friendly is important to you you ought to look closely at “green flooring”. Flooring is thought to be “green” when it is manufactured from easily sourced and renewable materials. Generally flooring made of petroleum-based materials is not considered [...]

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22 Apr 10

Replacing your toilet flapper valve

In this video home repair guru Tim Carter takes a phone call from a friend whose toilet won’t stop running. Tim walks him through the process of finding and replacing the flapper valve. The flapper valve in your K-W toilet is the component that opens and closes the drain that lets water into the toilet [...]

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14 Apr 10

New Solar Shingles – Do They Work?

Click photo to watch video These solar shingles from Dow could be showing up on Kitchener-Waterloo roofs some time soon. They are about the size of a normal asphalt shingle, and can be installed like asphalt shingles too – with just a hammer and nails. The cost is still prohibitive – about $25k for a [...]

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11 Apr 10

Here’s how to reduce K-W cost to be cool

The Gadget Inspectors take a look at Dyson bladeless fanClick photo to watch video In Kitchener-Waterloo’s changeable climate, there are several ways to conserve energy use and reduce cooling costs. One of the easiest methods is to use fans as greener surrogates or complements for air conditioners. With the right style of fan and cooperative [...]

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8 Apr 10

Cooler Cooking Tips

Click photo to watch video The toasty kitchen that seemed so inviting when winter frosted the windows can quickly become a blast furnace in Waterloo Region’s summer. The good news is that many of the methods of keeping a kitchen cool in warm weather are also energy savers that benefit the environment too. Sometimes you [...]

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6 Apr 10

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5 Apr 10

Two Big Cdn Banks Push Up Their Interest Rates

Canadian interest rates started upwards this past week, leaving many people wondering if now is the time to switch from variable to fixed. RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) and TD (Toronto-Dominion Bank) both announced they were raising rates on certain fixed mortgage rates, including the 5 year fixed rate. That rate went to 5.85 percent [...]

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