The plumbing profession is open to anyone who takes time to study the appropriate codes, serve an apprenticeship, and pass state licensing examinations. Unfortunately, some “plumbers” aren’t really plumbers, and hiring them can put your family’s safety at risk and cost you more money in the long run. Beware of these situations: Unlicensed Home Handymen […]
Yearly Archive for 2011
Reduce Your Electric Bill – Give A Little Love to Your Home’s Air Conditioning Unit
Air conditioners and heaters account for about 40% of the average family’s utility bills. In the cities Berkeys serves, including Frisco, Plano, Richardson, and Flower Mound, most of those costs go towards cooling a home; consequently, your home’s air conditioning system impacts your electric bill. Here are some ways to reduce the cost of running […]
Berkeys Acquires Southwest Air Conditioning & Plumbing, Inc.
Acquisition Extends Berkeys Footprint in the Heating, Air Conditioning, and Plumbing Markets in the DFW Metroplex SOUTHLAKE, TX. – December 5, 2011 – Berkeys, a leading provider of air conditioning and plumbing services to North Texas, today announced its acquisition of Southwest Air Conditioning & Plumbing, Inc., an HVAC and plumbing company headquartered in Keller, […]
Berkeys Air Conditioning and Plumbing Wins Hall of Fame Dealer Award
Berkeys is a Top 10 Sales Producer in Texas for American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning Equipment and Parts SOUTHLAKE, TX – November 30, 2011 – Berkeys, a leading provider of air conditioning and plumbing services to North Texas, today announced its win of the Hall of Fame Dealer Award from ACES A/C Supply North, […]
Avoid Thanksgiving Clogged Drains – Get a Plumbing Tune Up Now
Dallas, TX – Nov. 18, 2010 – Clogged drains are not what most people think about when they make Thanksgiving plans, but countless thousands of Americans will be adding plumbers to their guest lists sometime during the long weekend. Welcome to the other Black Friday. Master Plumber Jamie Wooldridge says many homeowners are closer to […]
Air Conditioning Tune Ups and Compact Fluorescent Lights
Can you believe it? We let our air conditioning systems go without a tune up while we buy $5 compact fluorescent light bulbs to save less than $10 per year on our electric bills? Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) save energy and help the environment. That’s good. But tuning up your air conditioners helps you be […]
Reduce Equipment Failures and Expensive Repairs with Berkeys Heating Tune-Up for $79
SOUTHLAKE, TX. – October 4, 2011 – Berkeys, a leading provider of air conditioning and plumbing services to the DFW metroplex, is now scheduling heating tune-ups to all of the cities it serves, including Plano, Flower Mound, Arlington, and Irving. Everyone knows how quickly the weather can change in North Texas and now is the […]
Common Plumbing Problems in Southlake and Grapevine
All homeowners in Grapevine and Southlake will experience plumbing problems at some point. The old adage, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” certainly applies here. Whether plumbing problems in Grapevine and Southlake are large or small, you may be able to avoid them entirely when you have annual plumbing tune-ups, which […]
Water Conservation at Home
We have experienced record-breaking heat this summer, and nearly every city in the Dallas-Fort Worth area has found it necessary to enact water restrictions to conserve water. We can avoid these measures in the future if more people learn ways to conserve water at their homes. Conservation not only saves water for everyone, but those […]
How to Choose an Air Conditioning Unit
Since we have had nearly 60 consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, this summer reminds us that a good air conditioning unit is a necessity for health, as well a item of comfort. If your system does not cool your home effectively, or uses too much energy because of its age […]