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		<title>Navien Tankless Hot Water Heating Systems by Vancouver&#8217;s Papa Plumbing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great information from the Navien website for our customers: Call 604-437-7272 for your free quote.. just think unlimited HOT water !!!

The Ultimate in Energy Efficiency with Hi-Tech Comfort

Endless Hot Water Supply
Ultra Condensing Efficiency 98%
Built-in Circulation System (&#8221;A&#8221; model only)
ECO Navien Technology
Extended Lifecycle
PVC Venting &#38; Easy Installation
Optimal and Stable Operation
Leak Detector
Air Intake Filter
Space Saving


 

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="center">Great information from the <a href="http://www.navienamerica.com/">Navien website</a> for our customers: Call 604-437-7272 for your free quote.. just think unlimited HOT water !!!</p>
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<h1><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;">The Ultimate in Energy Efficiency with Hi-Tech Comfort</span></strong></h1>
<ul>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Endless Hot Water Supply</span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ultra Condensing Efficiency 98%</span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Built-in Circulation System (&#8221;A&#8221; model only)</span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">ECO Navien Technology</span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Extended Lifecycle</span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">PVC Venting &amp; Easy Installation</span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Optimal and Stable Operation</span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Leak Detector</span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Air Intake Filter</span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Space Saving</span></strong></li>
</ul>
<p align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.hookedonhydronics.com/Navien-Federal-Tax-Credit"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><br />
</span></a><a href="http://www.hookedonhydronics.com/Navien-Federal-Tax-Credit"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> </span></a></span></p>
<p align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><img src="http://www.hookedonhydronics.com/xSites/Agents/HookedonHydronicsInc/Content/UploadedFiles/ES_Logo.gif" alt="" /></span></p>
<p align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;"><strong>Endless Hot Water Supply</strong></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Navien Condensing 98% Tankless Water Heaters</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> provide<br />
an <strong>unlimited amount of hot water</strong> at a steady temperature,<br />
whenever you need it, for as long as you need it</span></span></h1>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-477" title="WaterNavien" src="http://mypapaplumbing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/WaterNavien1.jpg" alt="WaterNavien" width="635" height="221" /><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></div>
<p><!--Ultra Condensing Efficiency--></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-467" title="NavienAnnualSavings" src="http://mypapaplumbing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/NavienAnnualSavings.gif" alt="NavienAnnualSavings" width="271" height="180" /><br />
</span></div>
<p align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;">Ultra Condensing Efficiency</span></strong></p>
<p align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/product/img_tg_heater_03.gif" alt="energy star partner" /></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Because this product boasts the <strong>industry&#8217;s highest efficiency, rating (98%)</strong> means<br />
customers can cash in on low annual operating costs as well as receive the best payback, compared with conventional tankless or tank-type water heaters. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Navien&#8217;s Condensing 98% Tankless</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> also enjoys the <strong>highest gallons-per-minute</strong> (GPM) when comparing input BTUs<strong>. </strong></span></span></p>
<p><!--Built-in Circulation Pump with Mini Buffer Tank.--></p>
<div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Built-in Circulation Pump with Mini Buffer<br />
Tank. “A” Models Only </strong></span></span></div>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><strong><img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/img/point.gif" alt="?" /> Delivers hot water to fixtures quickly resulting in<br />
water conservation. </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><strong><img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/img/point.gif" alt="?" /> No minimum flow rate: get hot water even at very<br />
low flow rates of 0.1 or 0.2 GPM </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><strong><img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/img/point.gif" alt="?" /> Eliminates any hot/cold/hot stacking, the so-called<br />
&#8220;Cold Water Sandwich&#8221;. </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><strong><img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/img/point.gif" alt="?" />Saves additional money and time by eliminating<br />
the pump purchase cost and on-site installation<br />
costs. </strong></span></p>
<p align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: small;"> Prevents heat exchanger from freezing</span></span></p>
<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">If over half of water heaters are &#8216;A Series models&#8217; in <strong><strong>Ready-Link® Cascade System</strong></strong>, </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">&#8216;Non-A Models&#8217; <strong>can be used as part of multi-unit systems</strong>. This allows hot water circulation system as well as water savings with low costs. </span></div>
<div>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-473" title="InsideNavien" src="http://mypapaplumbing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/InsideNavien.gif" alt="InsideNavien" width="307" height="365" /><br />
</span></div>
<p><!--Eco-Navien Technology--></p>
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<div style="width: 552px; height: 209px;">
<p align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;">Eco-Navien Technology</span></strong></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Navien utilizes condensing technology, which <strong>uses less gas</strong>, resulting in <strong>less CO2 emissions than conventional water heaters.</strong></span></p>
<p>Navien&#8217;s ECO Premixed Burner not only dramatically reduces NOx emissions but also boasts the<strong> industry&#8217;s lowest level of emissions</strong>.</p>
<p>Partly dissolved NOx in condensed water neutralizes<br />
the alkaline household sewage, improving water pollution.</p></div>
</div>
<div><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-465" title="NavienSavings" src="http://mypapaplumbing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/NavienSavings.gif" alt="NavienSavings" width="635" height="204" /><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></div>
<p><!--Extended Lifecycle--></p>
<p align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;">Extended Lifecycle</span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Navien utilizes dual stainless-steel heat exchangers, providing 3.8 to 4.5<br />
times longer life-expectancy and superior resistance to corrosion over the<br />
copper exchangers used in other brands.<br />
</span></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Navien heat exchangers</span></span></span></span> operate with low-to-mid temperature water,<br />
minimizing possible damage caused by lime build-up, making the whole<br />
unit more efficient.</span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-471" title="CondensingNavien" src="http://mypapaplumbing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/CondensingNavien.jpg" alt="CondensingNavien" width="635" height="282" /><br />
</span></p>
<p><!--Easy Venting--></p>
<p align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;">Easy Venting</span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The high efficiency of </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Navien&#8217;s Condensing 98% Tankless</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> results in lower exhaust temperatures, allowing for the use of PVC or other plastic venting materials.</span></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/img/point.gif" alt="?" /> <strong>Plastic venting offers a significant savings in cost and makes installation a breeze.</strong></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/img/point.gif" alt="?" /> Three-inch PVC venting runs up to 100 feet with six elbows;<br />
allows for installation up to and above an altitude of 4,500 feet, without additional devices.</span> </strong></span></p>
<p><!--Features &#038; Benefits _ Space Saving--></p>
<div><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;">Space Saving</span></div>
<div><strong> </strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A Navien occupies approximately <strong>90% less<br />
space than a tank-type water heater</strong>. In addition,<br />
a Navien mounts on your wall freeing up 100% of<br />
traditionally lost floor space.</span> </span></div>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-469" title="NavienSpaceSavings" src="http://mypapaplumbing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/NavienSpaceSavings.jpg" alt="NavienSpaceSavings" width="332" height="301" /><br />
</span></p>
<p><!--Advanced Technology--></p>
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<div>
<p align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;">Advanced Technology</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff;">Enhanced safety with Dual Microprocessors</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Navien&#8217;s <strong>two microprocessors</strong> offer better control and safer operation by continuously cross monitoring each other&#8217;s performance to assure proper operation at all times. These two microprocessors not only control the burner for ideal combustion but also <strong>maintain the steady hot water temperature</strong>. </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff;">Optimal and Stable Combustion with APS and GPS</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/img/point.gif" alt="?" /> APS(Air Pressure Sensor)maximizes combustion efficiency by sensing and controlling the air required   for   optimalcombustion-even in high-wind locations and installations with long vent runs.<br />
<img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/img/point.gif" alt="?" /> GPS(Gas Pressure Sensor) offers stable combustion by sensing gas pressure and controlling the fan speed tomaintain optimal combustion, even under a wide range of gas-pressure changes. </strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff;">Triple-Layered, Pre-Mixed Burner</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Controls flame by pre-mixing optimal ratio of gas and air before combustion, <strong>reducing emissions and enhancing heat efficiency.</strong> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff;">Leak Detector</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Built-in <strong>leak detector</strong> prevents damage to water heater as well as personal property.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff;">Air intake filter</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">An air intake filter prevents foreign substances, such as dust or insects, from entering the system, freeing the burner from elements that would normally cause unstable combustion or energy inefficiency.</span></div>
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<p><!--Remote Control--></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff;">Remote Control</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/img/point.gif" alt="?" /><strong> Advanced water heater diagnosis capability and error feedback </strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/img/point.gif" alt="?" /> Touch activated banklight function and Easy-to-Use button type control </strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/img/point.gif" alt="?" /> Built-in recirculation timer for water and energy savings </strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/img/point.gif" alt="?" /> Key-pad lock button prevents inadvertent temperature changes </strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/img/point.gif" alt="?" /> Temperature adjustment 1 ?F increments. </strong></span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img src="http://www.navienamerica.com/images/product/img_tg_heater_07.jpg" alt="Navien Annual Savings" /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
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		<title>Papa Plumbing &amp; The Vancouver 2010 Olympics !!</title>
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		<title>Fish Tank Re-pipe By Vancouver&#8217;s Papa Plumbing</title>
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<div id="attachment_451" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-451" title="Fish Tank Before" src="http://mypapaplumbing.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/4349859467_045675ce6c_b-300x225.jpg" alt="A Behind the Scene's Look" width="300" height="225" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A Behind the Scene&#39;s Look</p></div>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are getting a lot of questions about what qualifies under the Home Renovation Tax Credit. Here is what I found out from the Government Website:
Examples of eligible expenses

Renovating a kitchen, bathroom, or basement
Windows and doors
New flooring &#8211; carpet, linoleum, hardwood, floating laminate, etc.
New furnace, woodstove, boiler, fireplace, water softener, water heater, or oil tank
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are getting a lot of questions about what qualifies under the Home Renovation Tax Credit. Here is what I found out from the Government Website:</p>
<h2>Examples of eligible expenses</h2>
<ul>
<li>Renovating a kitchen, bathroom, or basement</li>
<li>Windows and doors</li>
<li>New flooring &#8211; carpet, linoleum, hardwood, floating laminate, etc.</li>
<li>New furnace, woodstove, boiler, fireplace, water softener, water heater, or oil tank</li>
<li>Permanent home ventilation systems</li>
<li>Central air conditioner</li>
<li>Permanent reverse osmosis systems</li>
<li>Septic systems</li>
<li>Wells</li>
<li>Electrical wiring in the home (e.g., changing from 100 amp to 200 amp service)</li>
<li>Home security system (monthly fees do not qualify)</li>
<li>Solar panels and solar panel trackers</li>
<li>Painting the interior or exterior of a house</li>
<li>Building an addition, garage, deck, garden/storage shed, or fence</li>
<li>Re-shingling a roof</li>
<li>A new driveway or resurfacing a driveway</li>
<li>Exterior shutters and awnings</li>
<li>Permanent swimming pools (in ground and above ground)</li>
<li>Permanent hot tub and installation costs</li>
<li>Pool liners</li>
<li>Solar heaters and heat pumps for pools (does not include solar blankets)</li>
<li>Landscaping: new sod, perennial shrubs and flowers, trees, large rocks, permanent garden lighting, permanent water fountain, permanent ponds, large permanent garden ornaments</li>
<li>Retaining wall</li>
<li>Associated costs such as installation, building plans, permits, professional services, equipment rentals, and incidental expenses</li>
<li>Fixtures &#8211; blinds, shades, shutters, lights, ceiling fans, etc.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Note</strong><br />
Window coverings, such as blinds, shutters and shades, that are directly attached to the window frame and whose removal would alter the nature of the dwelling are generally considered to be fixtures (i.e. have become part of the home) and therefore would qualify for the HRTC. In some circumstances, draperies and curtains may qualify for the HRTC, if they would not keep their value or usefulness if installed in another dwelling. If these qualifying criteria are not met, it is likely that draperies and curtains would not qualify for the HRTC.</p>
<h2>Examples of ineligible expenses</h2>
<ul>
<li>Furniture, household appliances, and electronic home-entertainment devices</li>
<li>Purchasing of tools</li>
<li>Carpet cleaning</li>
<li>House cleaning</li>
<li>Maintenance contracts (e.g., furnace cleaning, snow removal, lawn care, and pool cleaning)</li>
<li>Financing costs</li>
<li>Amount paid as part of the purchase of your new house, including “upgrades”</li>
<li>Expenses to acquire goods that have been previously used or leased by you or an eligible family member (e.g., hot water tank)</li>
<li>Expenses incurred to the <a href="http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/sgmnts/hmwnr/hrtc/lgbl-dwllng-eng.html">rental and/or business part of an eligible dwelling</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Do it yourself</h2>
<p>If you do the work yourself, the eligible expenses include expenses for building materials, fixtures, equipment rentals, building plans and permits. However, eligible expenses would not include the value of your labour or tools.</p>
<h2>Work performed by electricians, plumbers, carpenters, architects</h2>
<p>Generally, work performed by electricians, plumbers, carpenters, architects, etc. in respect of an eligible expense qualifies for the HRTC.</p>
<h2>Family member hired for renovations</h2>
<p>Expenses are not eligible if the goods or services are provided by a person related to you, unless that person is registered for the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) under the <em>Excise Tax Act</em>. If your family member is registered for the GST/HST and if all other conditions are met, the expenses are eligible for the HRTC.</p>
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		<title>Olympic 2010 Vancouver Road Closures</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone, so the Olympics are right around the corner.. here are the main road closures during the games. Will be tricky for our service vehicles to get around Downtown.
Roads to be converted to pedestrian corridors:
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* Robson Street from Beatty to Jervis Streets
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Everyone, so the Olympics are right around the corner.. here are the main road closures during the games. Will be tricky for our service vehicles to get around Downtown.</p>
<h2>Roads to be converted to pedestrian corridors:</h2>
<p>* Granville Street from Davie Street to West Cordova<br />
* Robson Street from Beatty to Jervis Streets<br />
* Hamilton Street from Drake to Georgia Streets<br />
* Beatty street from Smithe to Dunsmuir Streets</p>
<h2>&#8216;Olympic lanes&#8217; (priority to buses and Olympic-accredited cars):</h2>
<p>* Burrard Street (Burrard Bridge to Cordova Street)<br />
* Seymour Street (Granville Bridge to Cordova Street)<br />
* Howe Street (Cordova Street to Granville Bridge)<br />
* Pender Street (Beatty Street to Howe Street)<br />
* Cambie Street (Cambie Bridge to 59th Avenue)<br />
* Broadway (Arbutus Street to Commercial Drive)<br />
* Georgia Street (Richards Street to the Stanley Park Causeway)<br />
* Hastings Street (Richards Street to Boundary Road)</p>
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		<title>How to Detect a Gas Leak</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talking to a customer today and I thought this would be a great topic to blog about. Andrew did do a basic soap and water test and didn&#8217;t find any leaks. However, our customer still smells gas. We will send someone out again to his place to check everything. Here is a brief description of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Talking to a customer today and I thought this would be a great topic to blog about. Andrew did do a basic soap and water test and didn&#8217;t find any leaks. However, our customer still smells gas. We will send someone out again to his place to check everything. Here is a brief description of the Basic soap and water test through this excellent video.</p>
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		<title>GigPark</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Happy New Year !!</title>
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