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Hiring a Reputable Plumber

There may come a time in the future when you encounter a plumbing problem in your home that you are not able to fix on your own. If this is the case, it is essential that you contact an experienced plumber who knows what he is doing. This will help to ensure that your problem is fixed correctly the first time. However, finding a good plumber is not quite as easy as many people think it is. There are certainly many plumbers to choose from. However, many of these people lack the necessary skill to do a good job for you. Here are the steps you will need to take in order to hire a plumber who will not let you down.

1. Does the plumber have a valid license to work in your state?

You would probably be surprised by the large number of unlicensed plumbers working in the United States. Many people make the mistake of simply assuming that the plumber they hire has a license. Therefore, they never ask to see it before the work begins. Other people knowingly hire unlicensed plumbers because they will charge much less than a plumber who has a license. However, you usually get what you pay for in the world of plumbing. The work of unlicensed plumbers is often substandard and need to be repaired.

2. Does the plumber have a good rating with the Better Business Bureau?

It is always a good idea to head over to the BBB site and check out the rating of any plumber that you have not dealt with before. This will allow you to find out exactly who you will be hiring so there will be no surprises. Do not hire a plumber with a low rating. This is just asking for trouble.

3. How much experience does the plumber have?

You need to be absolutely certain that the guy you call for emergency plumbing Norfolk VA knows what he is doing. Otherwise, you could have a big problem on your hands. Avoid hiring a plumber with less than five years of experience. Plumbers who are new to the job will often try to attract new customers by offering great deals and low prices on their services. However, you would be better off paying a bit more to receive the skill that only an experienced plumber can give to you.

Life hacks for Modern Homemakers

Modern homemakers face a big challenge in balancing work and making sure that their family gets the best care at home. Difficult as it may seem, taking care of the family while keeping a full-time job can be made easier with efficient and reliable help.

Samsung Digital Appliances provides super moms and dads with the perfect partners in life through its innovative products.

With the right tools and tricks, homemakers can prepare fresh and healthy meals, accomplish the week’s laundry, and spare enough time to bond with the kids. Samsung shares a list of ‘life hacks’ in the kitchen and laundry room to make daily tasks simple, enjoyable, and time-efficient with the help of the Samsung Twin Cooling Refrigerator and AddWash Washing Machine.

Life Hacks in the Kitchen:

  1. Monitor temperature. When storing food, try to customize the refrigerator’s temperature settings according to its contents. The Samsung Twin Cooling Refrigerator makes it easy to set the temperature to optimal conditions with a push of a button. 

Samsung’s innovative Twin Cooling Technology gives separate temperature controls for the fridge and freezer, bringing superior energy savings and capacity for wiser consumption with each compartment set to its optimal temperature.

  1. Store food properly. Make sure to store like items together, grouping vegetables, meats, and cooked perishables. Sometimes, homemakers find their fridge overflowing while the freezer is nearly empty. For these scenarios, the Samsung Twin Cooling Refrigerator offers the flexibility of converting the freezer to a fridge to store more groceries, or to turn off one compartment depending on the family’s storage needs.

The Samsung Twin Cooling Refrigerator’s Smart Conversion feature allows for five different conversion modes: regular mode, turning the entire freezer into a fridge, keeping only the freezer on, keeping only the fridge on, and turning the freezer compartment into a mini-fridge.

  1. Do not overfill the refrigerator. Cramming the refrigerator with food will limit air circulation, which can affect food freshness. Also practice a first-in, first-out approach so that the fridge is not filled with leftovers that may go stale.

A refrigerator is truly a must-have in every home so it has to be durable, energy-efficient, and an elegant addition to the modern kitchen. The Samsung Twin Cooling Refrigerator uses digital inverter technology, which ensures efficient energy consumption. Its digital inverter compressor also comes with a 10-year warranty on motor to make sure that the family’s “partner in freshness” will serve the household for many years to come. 

Life Hacks in the Laundry Room:

  1. Schedule laundry days.  Plan when to do the laundry. Organize all items to be washed so they are ready to go into the washing machine. For times that you forget to include items of clothing into the wash, the Samsung AddWash Washing Machine lets users add missed items during the wash cycle. Users can also put in hand-wash items during the rinsing process, saving precious time and energy that are better off spent with loved ones.
  1. Segregate clothes. Gather clothes of the similar material. Never lump delicate clothing with denim and other heavier fabrics. This will avoid damage of the clothing items.  It also helps to look at the washing machine’s unique features, which can turn the product into a partner in convenience.

Samsung washing machines use the Ecobubble™ Technology, which mixes air, water and detergent to create bubbles that penetrate clothes 40 times faster than plain soap and water. The result is cleaner clothes with less power consumption.

  1. Make sure there are enough items per wash cycle. Maximize time, energy, and resources by making sure you put in enough items for every wash. Samsung’s Add Wash machine can load up to 12 kilos of clothes and offers Samsung’s SuperSpeed feature, which completes a normal wash in less than an hour without compromising wash quality. In addition, the AddWash uses Samsung’s SpeedSpray technology, where detergent is rinsed off faster through sprays of water, and a Digital Inverter motor, which ensures superior energy efficiency and minimal noise.

With the game-changing technology of Samsung Digital Appliances, modern homemakers can have partners in life that will help them in daily household tasks, allowing more quality time for the family. 

The Nxled Emergency Bulb

Homes and establishments rely on emergency lights as their main arsenal against power outages, being that they light up as soon as the power trips.

Nxled, Next Generation Lighting, offers an innovative solution to power failures with the new Nxled 6 Watts Emergency Bulb. This revolutionary bulb works like a normal bulb but better: it can be attached to a regular socket in any part of the house and charges while it’s being used. When a power failure occurs, it will automatically light up, thus switching into emergency lighting!

The Nxled Emergency Bulb, powered by a 3.7V 3000mAh lithium battery, can remain lit for up to 6 hours. It also has the option to be used as a carry-around bulb. It comes with a portable mother socket so you can simply carry it indoors or outdoors.

And because it’s LED, you can save energy and costs by up to 90% compared to a 50 Watt incandescent bulb with the same brightness. It also does not contain mercury and is environment friendly, with an average lamp life of 30,000 hours.

The Nxled emergency bulb comes with a two-year warranty and is now available in leading hardware stores nationwide at an introductory price of PHP 495.

Taking Steps to Keep Heavy Machinery Working Well

Heavy machinery, especially that which is used for agriculture, farming, or construction, is extremely expensive. Most owners usually make investments on the scale of tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of dollars. Obviously, this type of investment is not something that most businesses can make frequently. As it sits, many businesses will spend their first few years repaying the money that they have loaned or invested in purchasing the machinery that they need to get the job done. The absolute last thing that a business owner is going to want is to have their expensive machinery ruined because of poor maintenance.

In addition to ruining machinery, poor maintenance can actually lead to loss of money. If a machine is essential for the operation of a business and the machine breaks down or starts to perform poorly due to maintenance issues, it is going to affect the company’s ability to provide the service they provide or produce the product that they sell. As a result, they will lose clients and money.

The first line of defense in protecting industrial machinery is properly training the operator. The operator is the one who was going to go through a list of checks to make sure that the machine is working properly. The very first check should be done by the inspection team as soon as the item is purchased. During that initial inspection, the operator should be trained on the steps they need to take in order to keep the machine running well.

It is the responsibility of the management team to monitor their operators, provide new training, and make sure that the maintenance is actually getting done. When a piece of machinery is brand-new, most people are excited to keep up with the maintenance program. However, as the years pass and as the machine loses some of its luster, operators may lose some of their drive to keep the machine functioning well.

Operators should have a basic understanding of the inner workings of the machine. They should understand what parts the machine needs, and they should have a basic idea of the who supplies replacement parts, such as Donaldson Filters Dealers, for example.

Management can work with the manufacturers of large machines to help simplify instruction manuals to the point where even individuals who do not have the highest level of training can have a basic idea of what repair and maintenance items need to be addressed and when with the goal of keeping the machine operating smoothly for as long as possible.

Electrolux: Over 100 years of Vacuum Expertise and Innovations

Since 1912, Electrolux has been revolutionizing the cleaning industry with well-thought designs and efficient technologies that offer the ultimate cleaning experience for homes across the globe.

Lux 1

Considered a visionary and sales genius, company founder Axel Wenner-Gren saw the potential of adapting the industrial vacuum cleaner for use in homes, marking the beginning of the end for brooms in the modern home. Enter the Lux 1 in 1912, the world’s first home vacuum cleaner – affordable, efficient and smaller than its industrial counterparts (though still weighing a hefty 14 kg!).

Model V

Only nine years later, the next vacuum cleaner, Model V was introduced. Model V was a perfect example of how Electrolux pioneered innovative thinking. The new vacuum was completely different than the relatively heavy and immobile Lux 1. The Model V was the first vacuum turned sideways and it was equipped with runners also making it the first truly mobile vacuum cleaner. The Model V was such a success that Swedish maids protested when it was launched.

Another of Wenner-Gren’s pioneering moves was the introduction of home sales.
The sales representatives would show-case the new product, while at the same time meet with the decision maker who would eventually approve the investment, as well as gain valuable insights on how consumers actually used the products. In the Philippines, children of the ‘80s would surely remember the Electrolux man and his famous “Knock on your door” jingle as he sold vacuum cleaners from door to door.

Through the years, Electrolux also pioneered other firsts such as the first robotic vacuum cleaner and the Ergorapido, the first cordless stick cleaner that complimented the trend of grab-and-go cleaning.

Backed up by 100 years of heritage, Electrolux has since proven its understanding and knowledge on consumer needs leading to insightful and inspiring innovations.

In recognition of its design and innovations, Electrolux vacuum cleaners have received numerous acknowledgements and remarkable awards including; the Swedish ‘Good Design’ Award, the ‘Red Dot’ Design Award, the ‘iF Design’ Award, the ‘Plus X’ Award for ‘high quality, design and ease of use.’ and the ‘European Excellence & Eurobest’ Award for outstanding European PR communications.

Electrolux ErgoClean ZVE4110FL

ErgoClean ZVE4110FL is the perfect balance between performance and design. Understanding that space is a premium in urban homes, ErgoClean addresses the need for convenience and flexibility – its compact body ensures easy storage and its 4G cyclonic technology that provides powerful suctioning for optimal cleaning.

Electrolux Flexio II Z931

In addition to bringing cleaning performance to every corner of your home, the Electrolux Flexio II Z931 wet and dry vacuum cleaner ensures superior suction power for excellent dust pick-up with its large drum capacity. Flexio II also features an effective filtration system that traps dust and airborne particles, resulting in a more hygienic cleaning process.

Live free of dust and leave cleaning in the hands of Electrolux.

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