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Carbon Tax Australia - Household Costs

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Much of the effect of the Australian Carbon Tax is yet to be felt by homes and business across Australia. However some immediate ramifications are already known. Electricity will increase in price (between 2% to 19%), having far reaching effects through every facet of our lives. Refrigeration gas and LPG gas (non vehicle use) will rise in price. Although not an immediate cost, water charges will also rise due to high electricity use in processing and providing the service. Read the full article


Water Hammering

Thursday, June 30, 2011

So you turn on and off your tap and clunk, clunk, clunk, clatter, clatter, clatter go the pipes. This is common problem called water hammering. Water hammering occurs when generally there is high water pressure on the mains pipes.  Read the full article


How to repair a dripping tap?

Saturday, November 06, 2010

A dripping tap is incredibly annoying and wasteful Read the full article


Helpful tips when fixing leaking taps

Monday, June 28, 2010

Replacing tap washers to fix a leaking tap is probably the one plumbing job that most home Handyman have attempted. So to all you Home Handymen, here are a few little tips: Read the full article


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