I am pleased with repair at this time, also Mr John Foster was Professional and all around nice guy.Will certainly refer your company, the telephone follow ups were very good.thank you.Mike Gomez

DENVER, CO – There a few things more vexing in maintaining a home than a leaking or antiquated toilet, and in these summer months when water conservation is key a new toilet will not only drastically cut water use, but also guarantee there won’t be any lifestyle adjustments due to malfunctions in one of the most important rooms in the house, the bathroom.

The plumbing professionals at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Denver point out that outdated toilets, particularly in older homes where the fixtures haven’t been updated in years, can consume up to 19 gallons of water per day per person in normal use, and if they are leaking or running they can waste as much as 200 gallons of water every day. A new high-efficiency toilet will stop the leaks and cut normal water usage by more than a third, to just 12 gallons of water each day per person.

Also, says Steve Jusseaume, owner and founder of the 32-year old Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Denver, the new types of toilets on the market today are also more efficient in evacuating solid waste and are better for a home’s sewer system as well.

“Contrary to the common misconception that so-called low-flow toilets don’t flush as well as old-school toilets and require more flushing and a lifestyle change, the new high-efficiency toilets we install actually operate at higher pressures and greater efficiency,” adds Jusseaume. “If fact, our customers report that their new high-efficiency toilets are like what they are used to in their office buildings or other commercial settings. They love them.”

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program, toilets are by far the main source of water usage in the home, accounting for nearly 30 percent of an average’s home’s daily indoor water consumption. The EPA estimates that if everyone in America switched to a WaterSense labeled toilet it would save nearly 2 billion gallons of water a day across the country.

Ben Franklin’s Jusseaume notes that the new toilets on the market are also quite stylish, and there’s a model to meet the demands of any décor, to replace an existing toilet or to be a beautiful complement to a fully remodeled bathroom.

“Ben Franklin Plumbing of Denver just replaced our old toilet with a very beautiful model from a company called VitrA,” says a plumbing customer in Denver. “They were able to perfectly match the color of our existing sink and shower fixtures. We couldn’t be more pleased.”

Ben Franklin Plumbing of Denver carries, in stock, toilets and other bathroom fixtures from the top brands in the industry, including Toto, Kohler, American Standard, Crane, Elger, Briggs, and Vitra, and the firm will work with designers and suppliers to find any toilet that meets a customer’s need.

The VitrA brand is from a company headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey that was founded more than 70 years ago to create a wide variety earthenware products, from tea cups to electrical sockets. Today VitrA is an international brand inspired by the “sociable, luxurious Turkish Hamman culture,” says the VitrA website, and the company makes a wide array of plumbing fixtures, bathroom furniture, tiles and building chemicals. VitrA has won numerous design awards for its products, including garnering four prestigious design awards in 2006 alone:. The İstanbul Collection by Ross Lovegrove won the Wallpaper Design Award for Best Bathroom, a Good Design Award and a Red Dot Design Award; distinguished designer Defne Koz was also recognized with a Red Dot Design Award for her İznik Collection were also recognized with a Red Dot Design Award. For more information visit www.vitra-usa.com.

Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Denver was founded in 1978 as Deer Creek Plumbing and became a member of the Number 1 residential plumbing franchise in America, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, in 2005. Still family owned and operated, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Denver employs fully licensed plumbers and performs a full complement of plumbing services, from the repair and installation of boilers and water heaters, to repairing and replacing sewer lines, water mains and more. The firm also specializes in home remodeling projects for the kitchen, laundry room, basements and bathrooms.

For more information on new high-efficiency toilets and the full spectrum of home plumbing services available from Benjamin franklin Plumbing of Denver, call 1-866-PUNCTUAL or visit   http://www.benfranklinplumbingdenver.com/.

DENVER, CO – Mortgage rates at the end of May have hit record-low territory and may go even lower this summer, and coupled with lower housing prices experts believe this may be the best time in years to buy a home.The plumbing professionals at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Denver advise prospective homebuyers to have the selected property’s plumbing inspected, particularly on older homes, to ensure that there are no expensive potential problems lurking in the sewer system, sprinkler system, water mains, drains, fixtures and water-based appliances.”

Our licensed plumbers do full-house plumbing inspections before a purchase is made, and sometimes these inspections turn up issues that have very real material effects on the home buying decision,” says Steve Jusseaume, Founder and Owner of the 32-year-old family owned business.

“Potential buyers have used our inspections to renegotiate the purchase  price of the home, to have the current owner fix the problems before buying, and in some cases simply to just walk away and find another home. When we don’t find any problems, then the buyers have the peace of mind that, from a plumbing perspective, they have made an excellent choice.”Jusseaume also recommends that home sellers have a full-house plumbing inspection before placing their home on the market.They can find problems early and take care of them or discover that the home’s plumbing is in tip-top shape – and present the inspection and any problems addressed as a major competitive selling point to buyers, he says.Home buying in Colorado and nationally set a brisk pace in March and April as buyers rushed to take advantage of up to $8,000 is federal tax credits being offered for purchase contracts consummated by April 30 with sales completed by June 30.However, many experts expect the housing market to continue its return to health over the next several months, spurred on by pent-up demand from slow sales during the recession and also by the lowest mortgage rates posted in decades.Freddie Mac, one of the chief quasi-governmental companies involved in the mortgage industry, quoted 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) rates of 4.8% for the week of May 20 – the lowest rate for such debt instruments since 1972, the year Freddie Mac began to track rates on a daily basis. That year the average for a 30-year FRM was 8.04%, rising to 13.47% on average in 1980, 10.13% in 1990, and 8.05% in 2000. This past decade has shown a steady decline in rates, but the current 4.8% is the lowest on record and real estate observers believe it will drop even further over the summer.

“There probably hasn’t been a better time to buy or sell a house in my lifetime,” says Jusseaume, the veteran plumber.”But people have to make the right decision, and potential plumbing problems rank right up there with the most expensive repairs and upgrade a homeowner will face.”A Complete Home Plumbing Inspection from Ben Franklin Plumbing of Denver, performed by the company’s professional and fully licensed plumbers, ranges from checking out every system in the house for any obvious problems, to more detailed diagnostic services if a potential problem is identified. The costs vary, as detailed diagnostics run the gamut from simple to complex, but such an inspection will lead to years of worry-free home ownership.For complete details on Complete Home Plumbing Inspections for home buyers and sellers alike from Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Denver, call toll-free 866-PUNCTUAL, local at 303-340-3400 and visithttp://www.benfranklinplumbingdenver.com/denver-plumbing-inspections.php.

Your company is great! We have always had a great experience with Ben Franklin Plumbing! We had somebody immediately come and fix our problem; the man who came out was very polite and fixed our problem promptly! I will always go to Ben Franklin for my Plumbing needs, they are the best.Maria Smith