Rinnai R85
    Feb22

    Rinnai R85

    There are a few comments below about people having their Rinnai water heater stop working on them suddenly.  The very first thing I would recommend is unplugging the unit from the wall for 2-3 minutes and then plugging the system back in.  This works to reset the internal computer and may clear the error code causing the shutdown. If this doesn’t rectify the situation or if it happens again soon after, a technician is...

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    Water Heater Infographic
    Apr25

    Water Heater Infographic

    Here’s a great water heater info graphic showing different facts and stats regarding your homes water heating source. Keep in mind that this is from the US Department of Energy and thus, a little skewed.  There are a few things I see that could be discussed a little further here in Ontario with regards to the type of system. Storage Tank The storage tank water heater graphic shows a con consisting of standby heat loss. Yes, that’s a...

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    Tankless Part
    Nov30

    Tankless Part

    Are you in need of a tankless part or maybe even tankless parts? Well we have them!  Give us a call and we should be able to help you out.  We do keep a number of broken and discarded tankless systems in the shop we can scavenge hard to find and pieces not sold in shops around Toronto and areas. Tankless Parts & Systems Bosh Tankless Parts Navien Tankless Parts Rinnai Tankless Parts Paloma Tankless Parts Tankless vent Kits...

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    Is Toronto’s Hard Water Making You Sick?

    Is Toronto’s Hard Water Making You Sick? A new research study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences drew a connection with showerheads that sprayed hard water and a prevalence of bacteria linked to pulmonary, or lung-related, disease. Toronto in particular has a water hardness rating of 7.5 which isn’t too bad considering some nearby municipalities are much higher.  Woodbridge is 16.2, Aurora...

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    Energy Audit Program Coming To An End… Again
    Jan10

    Energy Audit Program Coming To An End… Again

    The ecoEnergy program that gives homeowners access to thousands in grant money to upgrade and improve the efficiency of their homes is coming to an end. This program is quite convoluted due to both the Provincial and Federal Governments flip flopping on both funding and support for the ecoEnergy retrofit. I guess when something is as successful as the ecoEnergy program it makes sense that our Government would work to dismantle it....

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    Navien Tankless Recall In Ontario – Poisoning Risk – Models and Model Number

    Navien tankless has issued a recall on thousands of tankless systems that have pose a risk of leaking carbon monoxide and poisoning homeowners. Navien is located in South Korea and has been manufacturing it’s tankless water heater for several years now. There are a suspected 13,000 units with the defect and recalled. An unstable connection can cause the vent collar to separate or disconnect allowing exhaust and carbon monoxide...

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