Sun Lakes Splash - December 2009

34 FEATURES editorial@robson.com — December 2009
Joe Schneider named to Arizona
Veteran’s Hall of Fame
Joe Schneider and his wife Ruth (center) are joined by Carmine Iosue (right), last year’s
recipient of the Hall of Fame award, and his wife Sandra (left)
Ken Reinig citizens throughout their lifetime.
Joe Schneider was recently named to the Schneider was recognized for his two
prestigious Arizona Veteran’s Hall of Fame. tours of duty in the North Korea combat
The award is presented on behalf of zone, in addition to providing free tax
the Governor and Arizona Department of assistance to those at the Arizona Veteran’s
Veteran’s Services to honor veterans who Home, plus providing equipment for the
have honorably served their country and disabled. He is well known in Sun Lakes for
have continued to help and inspire fellow his continued work with this community. L42887
Serving
The Chandler
The Remodeling Corner
And
Janet B. Cook out shampoo? Or if the aeration cools the
Our commitment to ongoing professional water so you have to use more hot water?
Sun Lakes Area
education usually requires long Ask your remodeling professional
distance travel several times a year. what products they’ve researched
This year’s International Green and recommend that feature
For 30 Years
Building Conference was only a smart technology to give you
metro light rail ride to learn of a full body spray, using less hot
the latest developments. water, that will easily rinse hair.
Most people are aware A WaterSense showerhead
that Energy Star rated will save a typical family an
Residential Remodeling • Painting
appliances have met equivalent of 385 bottles of
strict guidelines to be water in a week!
Drywall • Room Additions
energy effi cient. Now Do you use a water
be on the lookout for the softener? It typically uses salt,
WaterSense conservation electricity, and a lot of water
rating for toilets, shower to backwash--typically
and bath faucets, and 120-150 gallons a week
275 N. Washington St.
irrigation systems. A to take out the minerals of
Chandler, AZ 85225
WaterSense faucet can calcium and magnesium to
reduce water use by 30%, avoid scaling and deposits.
Office 480.963.2801
saving a typical family 11,800 Because of the signifi cant
aarkbuilders@yahoo.com
gallons of water a year. There waste of water and that
has been a great challenge for it dumps a lot of sodium
Mike Haffey Chuck Hawn
effi cient showerheads--what into the water system, California
Cell 480.686.1462
good would it do to lower gallons is banning salt-based water softeners.
Licensed & Bonded • AZ Lic. #114590 Cell 480.226.4786
per minute if it took twice as long to rinse How can one protect pipes, hardware,
appliances, and surfaces from hard water
damage? You can get a water conditioner
that does not use electricity or salt. One
type uses magnets to change the surface
structure so they do not deposit, and can
help descale buildup. A salt free water
conditioner uses nanotechnology fi ltering
to change the ion structure so the minerals
will not cling to surfaces, but will not
descale deposits. Know that one will not get
that slick feel that salt softened water gives.
If you have ever driven to Los Angeles
on Highway 10, you have seen the large
propeller wind turbines--80 of them
in 8000 acres. There has been a lot of
controversy over the number of birds they
kill and the amount of space it uses. A
superior alternative has been invented. It is
a pole-mounted column with two feet long
slender horizontal stabilizers for three 20-
30 feet high vertical blades that catch the
wind and turn to generate electricity. That’s
good news!
I’ve got much more to report, but
am out of space here. You can read
more about green innovations at: http://
cookremodeling.blogspot.com/
Happy Remodeling!--and Merry
Christmas!
Janet B. Cook is president of the design-
build fi rm Cook Remodeling, celebrating
their 30th year, winners of Ranking AZ Top
Ten Best Businesses in Kitchen & Bath and
Home Remodeling. She partners with Jeff
Cook, a Certifi ed Graduate Remodeler. L42887
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