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As the Australian Winter hits, nights are getting much cooler. What does this mean for y0u? This means most people will tend to use their home’s heater much more frequently, and have longer hotter showers.

What can you do to reduce your water and energy bills as a result of this? A great article has just been published by YourMortgage.com.au (http://www.yourmortgage.com.au/news/put-your-bills-on-ice-this-winter/4236) with some excellent ways to reduce your water and energy bills- and save you money in the process!

If you enjoy a nice long shower on a cold winter day, you can save money and energy by installing a gas or solar hot water system in your home. Not only will your energy bill decrease, but you will also be doing your part to help reduce carbon emissions and preventing further global warming. Installing water saving shower heads can also help you to reduce your home’s water consumption significantly. Another water saving initiative in the home can be to install a dual flush toilet, meaning you use much less water on average per flush than with a single flush toilet. Jim’s Plumbing can supply and install ALL OF these products for you throughout Australia^, we even install solar panels on your roof for solar hot water systems! We can source these products at great prices through our supplier network, and one of our trusted licensed plumbers can install it for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Just call 1300 133 509 to book now, or if you book online by going to the Jim’s Plumbing website booking page (http://www.jimsplumbing.net.au/onlinebooking.php) you can save 10% off the price of your next plumbing job just for booking online*!

Another way that you can save money this winter is by installing a gas heater in your home. As the YourMortgage.com.au article points out (http://www.yourmortgage.com.au/news/put-your-bills-on-ice-this-winter/4236) the cost of purcahsing the unit can be a little more than a standard electric heater, but they are MUCH cheaper to run in your home and produce markedly less greenhouse gas emissions than an electric heater. Jim’s Plumbing can assist you with this, by installing a gas hot water heater in your home today! Simply select a heater and give us a call on 1300 133 509, or save 10%* by booking online at http://www.jimsplumbing.net.au/onlinebooking.php - and one of our licensed gas fitters would be happy to install your gas heater 24 hours, 7 days a week.

You may also wish to consider further environmentally-friendly initiatives, such as installing rain water tanks in your garden to utilise nature’s purest rainwater whilst reducing your water bills. Jim’s Plumbing can also install your rainwater tank today!

Whatever the job, big or small, Jim’s Plumbing can help you. We are committed to helping you save water and energy in your home in any way possible. Just give us a call today on 1300 133 509 and we would be happy to tend to your plumbing and gas fitting needs. Or, to save a further 10%* on your next plumbing or gas fitting booking, just book online at  http://www.jimsplumbing.net.au/onlinebooking.php and one of our friendly call centre staff will phone you to confirm your discounted booking.

Hopefully this has helped you to determine what you can do in your home to help the environment.

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^ Jim’s Plumbing services the metropolitan areas of Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

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We are reminded of the importance of checking your home for gas leaks when we hear of stories in the news, such as that of the Robinson family in Victoria (refer to http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/02/2916425.htm?section=justin for full news article), who have lost their two sons as a result of a gas leak within their home.

Save the lives of your family and loved ones, and prevent accidents resulting from gas leaks in the home by booking a gas leak check up with us. Jim’s Plumbers’ are trained to detect and fix gas leaks in your home or office – making it a much safer place for you and those around you.

With the use of a manometer (an instrument used to detect pressure in gas lines), our plumbers can quickly diagnose if you have a gas leak on your premises – ALL FOR UNDER $100*.

By booking in a gas leak detection with Jim’s Plumbing, lives could be saved. To book online throughout Australia^ and save 10% on the labour cost, go to www.jimsplumbing.net.au and enter your details in the Quick Booking form – we have plumbers available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week within the hour for emergencies – alternatively phone 1300 133 509 and book for your gas check now.

We have had vast experience with gas leak detection and repair at customers’ homes, some of which have been leaking for over FIVE YEARS… this cost the customer many dollars in wasted gas bills – and posed a considerable risk to them and their family. Don’t let this happen to you!

Phone 1300 133 509 and book for your gas check now, or to book online throughout Australia^ and save 10% on the labour cost, go to www.jimsplumbing.net.au and enter your details in the Quick Booking form – we have plumbers available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week within the hour for emergencies.

We don’t want you to be the next tragedy in the media – our condolences to the Robinson family.

*$100 price includes call out fee, price correct as at 4th June 2010 but may be subject to change. Further work may be required to fix any leaks if detected – at additional cost to the customer.

^Jim’s Plumbing service Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney metropolitan areas 7 days a week.

Blocked drains?

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This valuable information may help you!

Often, the chemicals you buy from the supermarket or hardware store are not enough to unblock the drains and toilets in your home. In this article, we will help you to determine what you might need to unblock your drain. This is where we can help – Australia-wide! To make a booking online, and save 10% on labour, go to www.jimsplumbing.net.au and enter your details into the quick booking form – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

Jim’s Plumbing for Blocked Drains

If you need help with your blocked sewer drain or blocked stormwater drain, we have the right solution to unblock it! This could include use of an electric drain machine, hydrojet drain cleaning, and camera drain inspections. Jim’s Plumbing’s national service allows Jim’s Plumbing to clear blocked drains in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, and Adelaide.

USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT BLOCKED DRAINS: HOW CAN THEY BE UNBLOCKED?

Often the chemical ‘quick fixes’ available in supermarkets and hardware stores will not unblock your drains effectively – and sometimes when they do work, drains become blocked again in only a matter of days! What else can be done to unblock the drains and toilets in your home? Whether you have a blocked toilet, basin, shower waste or drain grate, or you have a sewer or stormwater blockage, we have the methods to help you – and our Jim’s plumbers are experienced to quickly unblock any blocked drain.

Yes, we have plumbers in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane & Perth available 24/7 to clear any blocked drain pipe via several methods:

Electric Drain Cleaning

These are more commonly used machines for clearing a toilet blockage or blocked sewer drains. It involves a steel flexible rod with a cutter on the end run by an electric motor that cuts & removes tree roots or any other obstacle in the drain. We use Marco brand electric drain cleaners, one of the best in the business!

Hydrojet Drain Cleaning

We have different size models in this from trailer mounted units through to larger trucks equipped with hydrojet, also commonly known as a jetter. Hydrojets work by sending high pressure water through a hose inserted in the blocked drain which cuts out & removes obstacles inside of the sewer drain. In my opinion this cleans drains far better than the electric drain machines. The use of the hydrojet incurs normal call out & quarter hourly labour charges apply plus $70.40 + GST for machine hire.

Sewer Drain Camera

Where you have ongoing drain problems & require blocked drains help, one of our drain cameras can pin point where there may be a misaligned pipe, broken pipe, root mass or other foreign obstacle in the drain. Normal call out & quarter hourly labour charges apply plus $250 + GST for camera hire.

Blocked Stormwater Drains

Stormwater Blocked? Stormwater Drains commonly block up due to tree roots, dirt & silt lying in the pipes. Stormwater Drains are the pipes which are picking up the pipes from the roof & the sumps in the garden, which then discharge to the water table (kerb) in the street. It is advisable when booking a job involving stormwater that you request the hydrojet or jetter, as a conventional electric drain machine is not able to flush out the silt & sediment lying in the stormwater pipes. After the plumber has attempted to clear the blocked stormwater it is quite common that excavation & replacement of the stormwater pipe is needed due to the pipe having a thin wall which roots can easily break & access. Our attending plumber could then give you a quote to replace the damaged pipe, however it is essential that he attempts to clear it in the first instance.

So, to make a booking right now please enter your details into the quick booking form at www.jimsplumbing.net.au  and fill out the quick booking form now – we are available 24 hours, 7 days a week. Alternatively, please call 1300 133 509 to speak with our call centre operators and make a booking today!

Please note that all prices are correct in AUD as at 28th May 2010 but may be subject to change.