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Prepare your home for spring with Kirkland and Shaw's essential outdoor plumbing maintenance tips. Learn how to test irrigation systems, clean gutters, check sump pumps, and save money with a second water meter before the rainy season begins.

Water Heater's Energy Efficiency: A Comprehensive Guide In today's energy-conscious world, optimizing your water heater's performance is essential for reducing utility bills and minimizing environmental impact. By implementing strategic measures, you can enhance your water heater's efficiency, extend its lifespan, and achieve significant cost savings. This guide provides detailed insights and actionable steps to help you achieve these goals.

Expert Advice to Protect Your Home's Plumbing Through Every New England Season

Find out the essential plumbing secrets every homeowner needs to know to avoid disasters and save money.

Maintaining Consistent Heat During Intense Cold Waves

Don't Put That Down a Garbage Disposal Thanksgiving is a cherished holiday for many, an occasion to spend time with family, enjoy a delicious feast, and give thanks. However, this celebration of abundance and gratitude also has an unexpected side effect. For plumbers, the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year. Referred to as "Brown Friday" in the plumbing industry, it's when our team at Kirkland and Shaw Plumbing springs into action to tackle a surge in service calls.

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​Spring Plumbing Tips Winter can be hard on your Massachusetts plumbing with freezing cold temperatures. Although winter hasn’t been too bad around Burlington and Lexington this year. Most times winter in Massachusetts makes your plumbing susceptible to freezing up, causing broken pipes and leaks. Now that spring is around the corner, it’s time to inspect your plumbing to make sure you didn’t suffer any broken pipes. Every now and again it’s good to do a quick inspection of your plumbing around the house and the change of seasons is probably the best time to do your plumbing inspection. Below we share what to inspect this spring. Visual Inspection – Visually inspect pipes for leaks that are under sinks, under toilets and in the basement. Especially where pipes are located near exterior walls as they tend to freeze up crack and leak. Clean Gutters – Sounds crazy hearing this from a plumber? But keeping your gutters and downspouts free of debris to keep water away from your house. Unless you would prefer to install and maintain a sump pump. Check Toilets for Leaks - Spring time is a good time to check for leaky toilets. Leaky toilets can be an expensive waste of water especially when it’s hard to detect a leak as toilet leaks can be very silent. How to check for leaks in your toilet, start by taking off the tank cover and add some food coloring to the tank. After about 15-20 minutes check your toilet bowl to see if the water has changed color because of a leaking tank.