{"id":421,"date":"2010-12-22T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2010-12-22T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carneyphc.com\/blog\/?p=421"},"modified":"2012-11-29T08:20:07","modified_gmt":"2012-11-29T13:20:07","slug":"new-plumbing-accessories-green-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/energy-savings\/new-plumbing-accessories-green-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Santa, Please Bring Me Some New Plumbing Accessories (Really!!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When most people think of holiday gifts for their family, chances are they\u2019re not considering\u2026plumbing. But maybe it\u2019s time to think again. Everyone uses toilets, sinks, and showers every day \u2013 which means that making improvements to your plumbing will make your entire family more comfortable, every day! The right plumbing upgrades can help your family enjoy mornings more, get fewer colds, savor great European style, and save money on utility bills (money that you can put towards that new car, or a dream vacation).<\/p>\n<p>Plumbing upgrades are also a great green gift. They save water and energy, and they last for years \u2013 much better than cheap, disposable stuff that will just wind up in the landfill.<\/p>\n<p>So, while we\u2019re not necessarily recommending that you completely forget about jewelry, toys, and electronics, we do think you should consider adding plumbing improvements to your gift list.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some suggestions for some great, relatively inexpensive plumbing improvements that your family will enjoy every day:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Insulate your hot water pipes, and put a blanket over your hot water heater.<\/strong> This is often touted as a money-saving measure (and it is) \u2013 but it has the wonderful side effect of making your water hotter as it comes out of your sink or shower. You can\u2019t put this under the tree\u2026but wouldn\u2019t your family enjoy waking up to lovely warm showers on Christmas morning? This is a great gift if you\u2019re strapped for cash, because the materials for insulating your pipes and heater are very inexpensive \u2013 the biggest part of the gift is a couple of hours of your time and effort. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carneyphc.com\/blog\/winterizing\/prevent-frozen-pipes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Read our blog post on insulating your hot water pipes to find out how easy it is to do<\/span><\/a>.) [Link to: http:\/\/www.milani.ca\/blog\/plumbing\/prevent-frozen-pipes\/]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Replace your old water-saving showerhead with one of the new-generation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carneyphc.com\/blog\/energy-savings\/water-saving-faucets-and-showerheads\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">water-saving showerheads<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong> Those old aerators were virtuous, but they can be chilly and a little prickly.\u00a0 With the right new showerhead, you\u2019ll never even know that you\u2019re saving water \u2013 you\u2019ll just feel like you\u2019re in a luxury hotel. You can get a wide range of fun styles and functions, including rain showerheads, massage showerheads, you name it. (Pair a new showerhead with insulating your pipes to really kick your family\u2019s shower experience up a notch!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When most people think of holiday gifts for their family, chances are they\u2019re not considering\u2026plumbing. But think about it: everyone uses toilets, sinks, and showers every day \u2013 which means that making improvements to your plumbing will make your entire family more comfortable, every day! Here are some suggestions for some fun plumbing upgrades that you can add to your holiday shopping list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,42,36],"tags":[16,51,399,52,417,17],"class_list":["post-421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-energy-savings","category-green-living","category-plumbing","tag-bucks-county","tag-dresher","tag-energy-savings","tag-glenside","tag-green-living","tag-montgomery-county"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1990,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421\/revisions\/1990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}