Soldering Copper Pipes

Often times one needs to tap into an existing copper line. Unfortunately, even after shutting off the water the line continues to drip making soldering impossible. Solution: Stuff a chunk of white bread into the troublesome pipe and solder in your new branch line. Before turning on the water unscrew all the faucet aerators beause the moving water will break through the bread dam and clog them if not.


Plumbing is one of many services offered by Hacon Inc.

Toilet Seals

If your toilet "rocks" thereby breaking its seal, follow this simple solution: After throughly cleaning the toilet flange and bottom of toilet, apply new wax ring (to dry flange) and re-set and bolt toilet. Shim around toilet base with metal washers or plastic shims (make sure washers do not stick out beyond toilet base and /or trim plastic shims). Mix up some polymer modified, sanded tile grout using as little water as possible so that when you squeeze a chunk of it in your hand it holds its shape.

Chink this material around toilet base and wipe off excess with a damp sponge. This "dry pack" material will not shrink and your toilet will be as steady as a rock.

Plumbing is one of many services offered by Hacon Inc.

Low "E" windows, what is that all about?

What does Low 'E' for window glazing represent? Low-emissivity is a coated glass product which reflects heat. Because it is applied in a molten glass stage, it can be used on a single pane as well as an insulated glazing unit, and is referred to as a hard coat.

Contrariwise, the Low E squared or Low E cubed are glass coatings applied by the sputter-coat method and must be used on the interior of an insulated glazing unit. These latter coatings are often referred to as soft-coat.

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Home Values

According to HousingPredictor.com , Spokane Washington is number 16 of the top 25 US markets. What that means is that you can anticipate a 4.2% increase in the value of your home for 2008.