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Wallington, NJ (PRWEB) January 02, 2014

Pump Products has assembled an extensive inventory of Bell and Gossett Pumps and repair parts in anticipation of heavy demand this winter. The New Jersey-based pump retailer has assembled Bell & Gossetts most popular pump models along with the corresponding motors, seals, couplers and bearing assemblies in an effort to limit lead time for these items.

Bell & Gossett is the leading name in pumps across the Northeast, Says Product Expert Fred Hettinger. "Their circulator pumps are easy to repair and replace, run quietly and last for years. Winter is high season for this manufacturers pumps and sometimes the lead times are very long. With our current inventory, we should be able to get an order out the same day so customers can get their systems up and running. Along with quick delivery, we're offering free shipping on many items and a lowest price guarantee. You can't beat that for B&G HVAC equipment this winter."

The list of best-selling Bell & Gossett pumps Pump Products has on site and ready to ship includes:

Series 100 Iron Body Circulator Pump, a quiet-running, 3-piece, oil lubricated booster pump that has been an industry mainstay for decades.

Series 100 AB All Bronze Circulator Pump, the bronze version on the popular booster pump designed for pumping potable water.

NRF Series Single Phase Pump, an iron body circulator known for dependability in all season start-ups.

NBF-22 All Bronze Circulator Pump, designed for domestic hot water recirculation, solar thermal heating, and heat recovery systems.

LR 20 WR Little Red Pump, a flanged in-line system pump designed for quiet operation in residential and light commercial closed loop hydronic heating systems.

HV NFI Series Single Phase Pump, a three-piece, oil-lubricated pump designed for easy field service.

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WYOMING, Mich. Its been a rough Michigan winter already and it is far from over. Dangerously cold air is on its way early next week, with single digit temperatures and wind chills possibly falling as low as -25 degrees.

Its something we havent seen since February 2007.

Local auto repair shops say they have been keeping busy this year. Eric Carlson, owner of Ervines Auto Repair in Wyoming, says they have sold a lot more tires and batteries this winter than last.

Carlson says while cars that regularly get checked should handle this next dose of Mother Nature just fine its the ones already having trouble that could suffer.

Duane Ott, manager at the Belle Tire on Clyde Park in Wyoming says going through a checklist, making sure your battery is good and your heating and cooling system is working correctly can make all the difference.

People take it for granted that theyre going to walk out into their vehicle and its going to start-up every day, but if youre not doing your maintenance items on the vehicle, obviously when these types of things hit youll end up having your problems, he said.

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A geothermal heating and cooling system provides a way for a home owner to become more environmentally friendly. The system helps lower their energy bills and reduce the environmental impact of their heating and cooling needs within the home. It is more efficient than the traditional forced air systems that are found in a home, but it costs more in terms of up front expenses. Here are the tools, materials and steps required to install a geothermal heating and cooling system in your home to replace your current inefficient system.

There are different types to consider when purchasing a geothermal heating and cooling system: vertical loops, horizontal loops and well water geothermal system. A vertical loops geothermal heating and cooling system is used when trenches cannot be built because the land is too rocky. A horizontal loops geothermal heating and cooling system runs pipes horizontal to the home in a trench, as oppose to vertically in the ground. Both the vertical and horizontal loops systems are closed loops systems.

The well water geothermal heating and cooling system is a potable or mechanical water well that is drilled in the ground in order to supply water for the system.

You will need to dig holes or required trenches for the installation of the well or pipes in either the vertical or horizontal systems. Use a back hoe that you may be able to rent from a tool rental store or a home improvement center in order to make the job of digging holes easier.

The pipes for the geothermal heating and cooling system need to be laid in accordance to the system that you have. In a vertical system the pipes will be laid directly into the ground. In the horizontal system they will be laid in the trench with the return connection to your home.

Replace the pump in your existing forced air heating and cooling system. Before you begin the installation of the pump, cut off the main circuit breaker to interrupt the flow of electricity to the pump and avoid electrocuting yourself. Cut the wires and connect the new wires from the geothermal pump. Match the ground and hot wires (green or copper for ground and black or red for hot wires. White wires are neutral).

Connect the loops to the geothermal pump in accordance to their connection order (hot to hot, ground to ground).

Start the pump and open the pump valve. The pipes for the vertical or horizontal loops systems need to have a mixture of antifreeze and water introduced into them in order to charge the system and ready it for use. A well water geothermal system will skip this step.

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handyman service is there for all home repairs

PHOTO COURTESY OF BILL HARVEY

Bill Harvey is the owner of HandyPro of Bergen County.

Residents in search of professional assistance with their to-do lists can find help in HandyPro of Bergen County.

"HandyPro is a home remodeling company and handyman service with an additional specialization in helping seniors and people with disabilities or special needs," said Bill Harvey, owner of HandyPro of Bergen County.

Disability services include wheelchair ramps and stair lifts.

HandyPro's business philosophy has "a heavy focus on customer service," Harvey said. "That's really what it is providing a level of service that's above and beyond what's expected from this industry."

Harvey is originally from Emerson and is a Bergen County resident.

"One of my goals was to have a business closer to home," he said. "I feel like I'm giving back to the community I grew up in and live in."

HandyPro of Bergen County opened last June.

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Published: Fri, January 3, 2014 @ 12:01 a.m.

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Strong storm pushes into Northeast

By Tom McParland

tmcparland@vindy.com

YOUNGSTOWN

With temperatures expected to plunge below zero within days, the Mahoning Valley is bracing for the worst stretch of weather in what already has been a difficult winter season.

Overnight snow is expected to give way today to extremely low temperatures.

A spokesman for Handyman Supply in Youngstown said it has been a busy season, with spurts of business coinciding with the extreme weather. In addition to the winter staples of shovels, salt and scrapers, the Youngstown hardware store also has been selling wraps to protect water pipes from freezing and rupturing.

The high temperature today is supposed to hit about 14 degrees with a low around 5 degrees and wind chills of minus 10 to 15, according to the National Weather Service in Cleveland.

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Need a checklist for your next gutter project? Perhaps a gutter sizing chart to help you gauge your roof's rainfall capacity? Or lets say you have slanted fascia and have no clue as to which shank to use. Welcome to the eGutter Check list and Installation Help library PDF (Adobe's Acrobat Reader required).

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Whether you are installing half round gutter to plumb fascia, slanted fascia, rafter ends, cornice fascia, or a tile roof, this will guide you to proper installation technique.

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Moffat Boulevard is slowly returning to its glory days.

This year the eastern end of Moffat will undergo a $2.6 million transformation.

Moffat Boulevard between Austin Road and Woodward Avenue will be widened to four lanes under a plan to secure employment centers in the first phase of the 1,039-acre Austin Road Business Park.

It will help relieve current congestion as southbound traffic on Moffat often backs up past Woodward Avenue during the afternoon commute period. The project, though, is primarily designed to handle major movements of trucks in and out of the business park that is expected to include major distribution centers.

There would also be traffic signals at the off ramps as well as at Moffat and Austin.

Ramps at the Austin Road and Highway 99 interchange would be widened including allowing the southbound off ramp to 99 to have two left turn lanes and a right turn lane.

In addition there will be two northbound lanes that will go down to one at Woodward as the left lane would be dedicated to traffic heading into Woodward.

The work will start less than a year after the city completed work on the $7 million transit center on Moffat at South Main Street.

Fifteen years ago, the Moffat corridor had a dive reputation.

It had deteriorated from its heyday when it was the southern Highway 99 entrance to Manteca. Once the freeway was completed in 1955 Moffat started a long downward slide. In 1995 motorists entered Manteca on Moffat via the left turn flyover from northbound Highway 99 that has since been removed. They were greeted by the old Moffat feed lot, the pulp smell on the back side of Spreckels Sugar, dilapidated gas stations, few trees, shuttered businesses, crumbling pavement, weed-infested lots, aging trailer homes, and motels that had seen their better days.

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By Jackie Pilossoph For Sun-Times Media | @helpsquadjp January 2, 2014 6:24PM

Biegel said he spent the first five years pounding the pavement to establish a client base that includes the owners of this Winnetka home. | Jackie Pilossoph/For Sun-Times Media

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When Jeff Biegel rang in the new year, he wasnt just celebrating the start of 2014. Biegel toasted to the 10-year anniversary of his Northfield-based business, Fish Window Cleaning.

This has worked because I surround myself with amazing people who care, and who are trusted by our clients, who feel comfortable letting them in their homes, said Biegel, who bought the St. Louis-based franchise in 2004.

Biegel, who lives in Highland Park with his wife, Monica, is no stranger to owning a business. In 1977, he bought Irvings in Niles, a restaurant he had for nine years, which he said taught him the value of hiring good employees and keeping them happy.

I learned the importance of customer service and pleasing people, and that starts with the people who work for you, he said.

Biegel sold Irvings in 1986 and spent the next 17 years as a commodities trader. In 2004, he decided to leave the business and search for a franchise to buy.

I got involved with a franchise broker who showed me a bunch of different companies, Biegel said. This seemed perfect for me because it involved my natural born skills being a people person and selling.

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Carlstadt, NJ (PRWEB) January 02, 2014

The dining scene in New Jersey is ever-changing, but as food trends come and go innovative chefs are embracing the move toward green cuisine that is, cuisine with a focus on local sourcing of ingredients, environmental sustainability and nutrition. At Carlstadt-based Terre Terre, Chef Todd Villani works with farmers, artisan food producers, food distributors and purveyors within a 300-mile radius to deliver a local dining experience.

Increasingly, farm-to-table is taking on a whole new meaning, says Villani. For those in the New York and New Jersey area, it means the farm is in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania or a bordering state and is not some farm clear across the country. Thats important because it helps reduce our carbon footprint and ensures that were eating fresh foods. But moving product from our farms to the dining table takes hard work and a willingness to collaborate with those who produce our food in a way that hasnt been done before, observes Villani.

While New Jersey doesnt have some of the established infrastructure necessary to move product from farm to table at least relative to some of the neighboring States its clear these visionary chefs and restaurateurs like Villani have their fingers on the pulse of what people want. According to its newly released culinary forecast, the National Restaurant Association (NRA) predicts that sustainable food is poised to hit the mainstream in a major way.

http://www.restaurant.org/News-Research/News/What-s-Hot-in-2014-culinary-forecast-confirms-sour

But just as sustainability grows in momentum, New Jersey still ranks among the lowest in the country in its consumption of locally produced foods. As the Garden State, we have the opportunity to change the way we eat by supporting and preserving sustainable, local food production. Throughout the region we have a committed group of farmers, food artisans and distributors who are making locally sourced cuisine a reality.

Terre Terre works with a number of visionary farmers and food producers paving the way for a more sustainable local food system. Here is a small sampling of those farms and producers Terre Terre has worked with in 2013.

Bobolink Dairy and Bakehouse

Bobolink owners Nina and Jonathan White, who run the Hunterdon County farm, have been not-to-quietly raising grass-fed beef, pork and suckled veal in addition to a nice selection of cheeses. They have been featured in Gourmet magazine; Anthony Bourdain taped an episode of "No Reservations" on their farm; and food activist and author Michael Pollan served their cheeses at his book party for The Omnivore's Dilemma.

Blue Moon Acres Farm

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BROOKSVILLE --

A fertilizer ordinance is now in effect in Hernando County.

The ordinance includes a limited application season from Jan. 1 through March 31 of each year. During this time, only professionals who are trained, certified and registered with the county may apply fertilizer.

Under the ordinance, the only kind of nitrogen fertilizer that may be applied are those that are labeled as slow- or controlled-release.

The ordinance was passed in an effort to protect the environment, as researchers say excess nutrients from fertilizer wash off lawns into nearby bodies of water, which in turn causes excessive algae growth and harms aquatic life.

Researchers say nitrogen from inappropriate use of fertilizer is the primary cause of water quality problems at Weeki Wachee Springs and the Weeki Wachee River.

Officials released a list of tips to help homeowners comply with the ordinance:

For more information, contact the Hernando County UF/IFAS Extension office at (352) 754-4433.

If you are a professional applicator who needs to register with the county, contact the Hernando County Permitting office at (352) 754-4050.

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