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Calling 811 Ahead of Landscaping Work . . . or Risk Calling 911 Later

Contractor:  “Uh-oh, I Think I Just Hit Some Kind of Line!” When someone lists their home, their Realtor is responsible for having the utilities (gas, electric) marked before the “For Sale” sign is installed (confession:  at bigger brokers, our front desk automatically takes care of that for us). But, what if the owner is (re)doing their...
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How to Tell if a Home Has a Stealth Plumbing Leak — Without Calling a Plumber

“So, T-H-A-T-‘S What That Dial Is For!” Thanks to Minneapolis City plumbers Doug Anderson and Rod Petrik, I now know what that small blue dial on my home’s water meter does. Make that, my brand new water meter — replaced last week, courtesy of the city, in a speedy 30 minutes by the same gentlemen. According...
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