Next Level COVID Safety: Part 2

Next Level COVID-19 Safety: Part 2

How we can help whether you’re quarantined or not!

As we are all now checking daily for updates on the latest Covid-19 news we are all trying to figure out how our lives can continue during this time without exposing ourselves and others to this virus.

At Next Level Plumbing we have been and continue to watch the news so we can learn the latest and stay informed about how it spreads, who is in danger, and how we can eliminate all unnecessary exposure to the virus.

As we have stated last week we have stopped shaking hands, started making sure to wash our hands even more than regularly, are maintaining the advised 6 ft distance from others, are monitoring all our employees health carefully, etc.

This week as we continue to watch the news about Covid-19 unfold we are carefully working out the best ways to be able to help our customers in need, AND not expose either our customers or our employees.

With Covid-19 many people are stuck in their house now, and it would be a great time to meet service people to get things done, but you may not want a stranger coming into your house while you are trying to avoid contact with other people.

Is there anything you can still do?

Yes there is! (This depends on what type of lock down you are in.) There are outside parts of the plumbing system that can be repaired or replaced without any exposure to yourself.

What are these things?

1. The main water shutoff to your house can be replaced if needed completely from the outside in most cases.

2. For those that do not have a cleanout for their sewer system above ground, one can be installed to make it easier, better, and often cheaper to clear a stoppage down the road. It is code to have them above ground now, but it didn’t used to be so there are a lot of older houses with the cleanout buried that could easily be done from the outside without exposure to yourself.

3. Garage work: If your water heater is in the garage it can be replaced or serviced without entering the house.

4. Water filtration: There are inside and outside filtration units. If you are wanting a whole house filtration and conditioning system installed that is usually done in the garage or outside.

5. Any work on the water line from the street to the house and the sewer line outside can be done without going inside.

6. Hose bibs on the outside of the house are able to be replaced from the outside.

PLEASE NOTE!

The list above is about the normal installations. Each individual house may differ, and we can assess that as needed.

We are trying to keep risk of exposure to a minimum while still providing essential services. If there are things that can be done without adding risk of exposure to either our customers or our technicians that’s great!

We hope you all stay safe during this time!

Concerned about your home and plumbing? Give us a call!
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Next Level COVID-19 Safety

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As always, if you are looking for a plumber to help you out with a maintenance call or plumbing emergency, feel free to give us a call or text at (941)504-3578, check out our website, or email us at nextlevelplumbinginc@gmail.com. We’d be happy to schedule a free estimate for you and provide you with all the professional help you need!

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Next Level COVID-19 Safety:

How we are handling the Covid-19 outbreak.

As we are all now checking daily for updates on the latest Covid-19 news we are all trying to figure out how our lives can continue during this time without exposing ourselves and others to this virus.

At Next Level Plumbing we have been and continue to watch the news so we can learn the latest and stay informed about how it spreads, who is in danger, and how we can eliminate all unnecessary exposure to the virus.

As we have stated last week we have stopped shaking hands, started making sure to wash our hands even more than regularly, are maintaining the advised 6 ft distance from others, are monitoring all our employees health carefully, etc.

This week as we continue to watch the news about Covid-19 unfold we are carefully working out the best ways to be able to help our customers in need, AND not expose either our customers or our employees.

At the end of the day, if your toilet is not flushing it is a serious health issue. The fact that we normally operate with good, clean water in and bad water out is what keeps us from getting a whole slew of diseases…

This is why plumbing is categorized under essential services and is remaining open.

 

While we remain open, we want to do our best to ensure we can STAY open for our customers.

This means that if you are sick, we ask you to let us know when you book the call so we can be prepared. Our technicians will stay home if they are sick as well and this will help reduce the spread of the virus.

If you are sick and still need plumbing work done, let us know, and we will try to work out anything that is safe and effective for you, BUT we have to know in advance to be able to be prepared!

We do encourage you to evaluate what is worth doing right now, and what should be put off for later in an effort to slow the spread of the virus.

Come back next week to read our blog for a list of things we can do without much risk of exposure to you or our technicians.

 

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We hope you all stay safe!

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PSA: COVID-19 (Part 2)

PSA: COVID-19 “The Corona Virus”

-Part 2-

During this time of uncertainty there is a lot of concern about spreading the virus. We are taking this seriously and are implementing new procedures to protect not only ourselves, but our customers as well. At the same time we are still doing our best to take care of our customer’s needs.

This is why we are implementing video calls to walk you through fixing your own plumbing if you have the corona virus or are knowingly exposed to it.

Here is the basic idea of how it will go.

For those that require plumbing work and who have the ability to try to fix it with help, we will schedule a time for a technician to FaceTime you and evaluate the problem. If it seems like something that you are comfortable to do with step by step help, we will walk you through the process and give an estimate of the price. If you need parts (and are in our service area), we can drop them off at your house and finish the step by step instructions while in the truck.

This is can also be an option if you are someone who needs to be extra cautious in avoiding any exposure to the virus.

While this won’t work for everyone, it is a good way to be able to take care of a plumbing issue and avoid exposing anyone else.

At Next Level Plumbing we are trying our best to do our part to reduce the spread and still be able to take care of our customers plumbing needs.

For more details please just call the office!

Stay safe, be smart, and don’t panic!

We hope you all stay safe during this time!

Concerned about your home and plumbing? Give us a call!
Did you enjoy today’s Next Level blog? If you did, go ahead and check out these other blogs!

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As always, if you are looking for a plumber to help you out with a maintenance call or plumbing emergency, feel free to give us a call or text at (941)504-3578, check out our website, or email us at nextlevelplumbinginc@gmail.com. We’d be happy to schedule a free estimate for you and provide you with all the professional help you need!

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PSA: COVID-19

PSA: COVID-19 aka The Corona Virus

By now basically everyone has heard of Covid19 or the Corona virus. How will it affect you and the people you care about? We can’t tell that. But we can do our part to help decrease the spread.

At Next Level Plumbing we have implemented a few things to make sure we are doing everything we can to help reduce the spread of the disease and be able to continue to take care of pressing plumbing emergencies.

Here is a list of the things we have implemented as we try to play our part in helping reduce the spread of Covid19.

1. Washing hands. This is always a good idea with plumbing, but we are increasing the amount of hand washing that we do. We are also using hand sanitizers when hand washing is not feasible.

2. Stopped hand shaking. We always strive to be friendly with all of our customers, but in the effort to remove one more way to spread the virus we have stopped shaking hands. We will still be just as friendly (after that short awkward moment of standing there trying hard not to do what we do so naturally).

3. If we show any symptoms that are consistent with the virus symptoms we will stay out of your house and self quarantine.

4. Keep the recommended 3 feet apart from other people.

We hope you all stay safe during this time!

Concerned about your home and plumbing? Give us a call!
Did you enjoy today’s Next Level blog? If you did, go ahead and check out these other blogs!

PSA: Washing Machine Hoses

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As always, if you are looking for a plumber to help you out with a maintenance call or plumbing emergency, feel free to give us a call or text at (941)504-3578, check out our website, or email us at nextlevelplumbinginc@gmail.com. We’d be happy to schedule a free estimate for you and provide you with all the professional help you need!

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PSA: Washing Machine Hoses

Most of the time our plumbing just works for us. The water is turned on and the desired hot or cold water comes out, the drains flow and we barely pay any attention to the fact that these things are working. But when something goes wrong with the plumbing system it can be catastrophic.

We all know of things that can go wrong, the toilet doesn’t flush, the water heater doesn’t heat, a faucet drips etc. But today I wanted to highlight one of the hidden things that can go wrong and cause major problems.

That would be washing machine hoses. Yep, those things most people don’t think about even if they are replacing the washing machine. Those little hoses can be the cause of major flooding when they fail.

What happens with washing machine hoses is that as they deteriorate they can burst under the constant pressure of the normal house water pressure. Once they burst it is full open hose going until it is manually turned off.

What can prevent this? There are several things you can do.

1. Replace your washing machine hoses with braided stainless steel hoses. These last longer than just rubber ones.

2. Replace your washing machine hoses every 5-8 years to prevent failure.

3. Turn off the washing machine valves after every use.

4. Install an automatic water shutoff that detects a leak to make sure it shuts off the second it senses water.

Interested? Curious to know more? Let us know! You can continue to read more of Byron’s blogs by clicking the links below.

Storytime with Byron: “Toilet Truths”

PSA (Plumbing Service Announcement) Part 1: Water Heaters

New to FL Facts: Licensing

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As always, if you are looking for a plumber to help you out with a maintenance call or plumbing emergency, feel free to give us a call or text at (941)504-3578, check out our website, or email us at nextlevelplumbinginc@gmail.com. We’d be happy to schedule a free estimate for you and provide you with all the professional help you need!

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Go Green… Hybrid Water Heaters

Go Green…

with a Hybrid Water Heater

(Blog by: Next Level Plumbing’s Owner & Master Plumber, Byron Thomson)

Just about everyone would like to save our valuable resources right?

So many times it seems like we have to pay a premium just to try to be good for the environment. And while this can still be the case with plumbing, it is not always completely true.

Today I wanted to focus on one product that, while you pay a premium up front, actually pays for itself over the life of the product and saves on electricity at the same time!

The product we are highlighting today is called a Hybrid water heater.

It uses a conventional tank like any other tank style does, but it adds a heat pump to the tank to use the heat in the air around us to heat the water.

This heat pump method is dramatically more efficient than a standard style water heater. And it is perfect for Florida where we have such warm weather. It can use the heat pump method to heat your water almost every single day of the year. On the 2 or 3 days when it can’t, it can automatically start heating it with conventional elements.

It has settings to be able to use only heat pump mode, or only element, OR- as it gets its name- hybrid mode. And for anyone who has extreme demands it can heat using both methods if so desired (you just lose the savings you would normally have gotten).

The amount of electricity you save will depend on how much you normally use. But with normal savings you can easily see the cost of the water heater saved by the end of its life. This is way better than an old style that not only uses more power, but also will never pay for itself.

Interested? Curious to know more? Let us know! You can continue to read more of Byron’s blogs by clicking the links below.

Hide & Seek: How Old is My Water Heater?

Storytime with Byron: “Toilet Truths”

New to FL Facts: Water Quality

Hope you enjoy!
As always, if you are looking for a plumber to help you out with a maintenance call or plumbing emergency, feel free to give us a call or text at (941)504-3578, check out our website, or email us at nextlevelplumbinginc@gmail.com. We’d be happy to schedule a free estimate for you and provide you with all the professional help you need!

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