When A Plumber Is A Good Plumber

Most people fix dripping taps as a matter of urgency. Economy is one reason, professionals usually charge a lot for their time that a householder may save a considerable amount of money by doing the job themselves. The second reason might be the thought of having to find a good plumber, then having a complete stranger in their homes. Beyond that chore, plumbing is generally left to plumbers. But, does the plumbing industry deliver the goods? Recently, there has been a revolution in plumbing techniques and requirements. water supplies are under constantly increasing demand, and care and economy has become essential.

Having a carefully planned plumbing system, every household can enjoy the many convinces it offers and at the same time can keep its water consumption down.

-Repairing a dripping tap while it is still in the drop-by-drop stage saves an amazing quantity of water- a slow trickle wastes a bathful of water a day, and a steady stream wastes enough water to meet all the family's daily needs.

-Repairing a faulty float valve in a W.C cisterns will prevent an incessant overflow that can be irritating to hear as well as extremely wasteful of water.

-Replacing an old W.C cistern with a new pan and a cistern designated to save water can reduce water consumption by many litres a day. The double flushing type makes it possible to choose whet ever to use all or only half of the water in the cistern.

-If you have a shower fitted, you can use a fraction of the hot water required for a bath, giving savings both in water consumption and in fuel required for heating

-During winter, turn down the heating just a few degrees and just put a jumper on, happy in the knowledge that you have done the right thing.

Dan B works for http://www.robuild.co.uk and helps running the Plumbing Department

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Could We See A Xbox 360 Portable?

With the success of the nintendo DS and the Sony PSP, it should come as no real surprise microsoft wants a piece of the pie.

BusinessWeek is reporting that microsoft is considering entering the market themselves, with a new multimedia device that would incorporate gaming.

Peter Moore, would not confirm such a project but did say that "any microsoft media device would have to leverage the company's most significant consumer strength, video gaming."

If microsoft were to create such a device, would it be more like an xbox handled or more of a PocketPC PDA with gaming functionality. Moore says about the xbox brand, "It can't just be our version of the iPod... I think the brand is an opportunity."

On the gaming side, Nintend's DS and Sony's PSP are at the top of the market, with both offering someting unique.

If microsoft does go ahead with just a project, they would have to decide whether-or-not it would be part of the Xbox brand. BusinessWeek points out that "If the new device comes with the xbox brand, most consumers will view it as a game player, like Sony's PlayStation portable. That might limit its appeal, since the portable gaming market is much smaller than the one for digital media."

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