Northwest Renovation Magazine

A Home Improvement Magazine


The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 signed on February 17, 2009, by President Obama has made significant changes to homeowner tax credits for qualifying energy-efficient, residential tankless water heaters placed in service between the years of January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

Whether you are remodeling a kitchen or bath or upgrading an existing home, there are many options and decisions to consider. What are the latest trends, and will granite countertops still be in vogue 10 years from now? However, I am pretty sure rough-in plumbing won’t make the top of anyone’s design to-do list. Choices in plumbing products used to be left up to the professional plumber, until now. With the increasing popularity of the PEX tubing, plumbing has changed and is turning green due... more

Did you know that the water heater in your home is the number two consumer of energy, yet design and development is virtually unchanged since your grandparents drove a Model A? In America we continue to heat water 24/7 365 days a year only to be used on an average of 70 minutes per day based on a home of 3.5 occupants. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

A Tankless Water Heater Provides Continuous Hot Water and Saves Energy Too Imagine large buckets of water on your stove with the flame turned to low, heating water until you need it. Sounds ridiculous, but in America that is not far from reality. We’ve progressed a little farther than that now — we use one large bucket and we call it a water heater, heating water 24 hours a day 365 days a year whether we use ... more

Did you know that the water heater in most homes is the number-two energy consumer next to the heating system? These hard-working appliances go unnoticed until water appears running on the floor or both faucets deliver the same temperature water, cold. Not what you want to wake up to. This is just a preview...Read the rest... Read More →

“Have you ever thought of going tankless?” asks the Bosch USA website. Imagine, a houseful of guests for the holidays. You are worried that they will run out of hot water in the middle of a shower! Now you have to figure out who gets to shower first, or whether you can even run the washer or dishwasher. You’ve got better things to worry about. A tankless water heater may be just what you’ve been waiting ... more

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