We are proud to announce that Chapman has won The 2017 Bryant® Medal of Excellence award. The Bryant® Medal of Excellence (MOE) program rewards Bryant Factory Authorized Dealers who do ‘Whatever It Takes’ to ensure customer satisfaction while improving their overall business and excelling in their marketplace. In describing the award Bryant says it is presented In recognition of unwavering customer service and a dedicated commitment to excellence,
Each year this award is presented to 15 dealers nationwide.Very few companies reach this high level of performance even once.  We are pleased that the hard work and dedication of our extraordinary team has allowed us to be recognized three years in a row.
The select group of dealers will be recognized at the annual dealer rally held in Indianapolis on race weekend in May.
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Janine Frainier has spent 22 years devoted to bettering the education of students with the Follet Higher Education group, including two stints on staff at the Butler Campus Store. In 2009, Janine, a native of Amherst, NY, earned the achievement of Follett Store Manager of the Year for her work at Butler University. In her 8 years as store manager at Butler, she has worked to increase both the amount and style of Butler gear available, as well as helped open the Spirit Shop in Hinke Fieldhouse.
The Chapman Champion award was presented by Carl Heck, Associate Athletic Director, Jeff Chapman, President of Chapman Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing and Blue III.
Congratulations Janine!
The Chapman Champion recognizes students, teachers, volunteers and other professionals who make the Bulter University Basketball program successful.
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You may not have heard it called hard water before, but trust us: you hate it. Water that contains high amounts of foreign minerals , primarily calcium and magnesium , is considered hard.
Hard water is the reason you find those crusty stains on your dishes after you get done washing them or the film on your shower door for the starchiness of your clothes after you put them through the wash and the reason your hair feels grimy, dull and lifeless after a shower.
How does this happen?
When water is taken out of the ground and pumped into our supply, it picks up these minerals and more along the way, they dissolve and become part of the flow.
Not only is hard water harmful to dishes, showers, clothes and hair, but it is not safe to drink. Although calcium and magnesium are essential minerals, concentrated consumption can cause health concerns.
Almost as bad, when left unchecked, untreated hard water can cause serious damage to your plumbing. Hard water causes a scale build-up inside the pipes that can lead to blockages and can eventually lead to necessary removal and installation of new pipes , an expensive and laborious process.
Thankfully, you can keep your water soft and clean with the help of a water softener.
How does a water softener keep water soft?
Water softeners utilize polystyrene beads inside their mineral tank to eliminate harmful calcium and magnesium from the water supply before it even enters your pipes. It may sound very scientific, but it is actually a very straightforward and easy to understand process.
Let’s break it down.
Calcium and magnesium are negatively charged particles. The polystyrene beads are positively charged. Now, we all know in scientific terms opposites attract (think the positive and negative ends of a magnet).
Therefore, when the untreated hard water if filtered through the water softener, the beads will attract the calcium and magnesium like a magnet. This prevents the minerals from following the water into the plumbing, leaving you with clean and untainted water flowing through the house.
Water softeners prevent a build-up in the water softener by regularly scheduled flushes and regeneration of the beads, starting the process all over again.
Water softeners can last anywhere between 10-20 years. If you notice the quality of your water dropping or your softener not performing as well as it used to, it may be time to replace it. Trust us, this is one appliance you don’t want to see go unattended.
If your system is ready to be replaced or you just have questions about your unit, time to talk to Chapman!
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What (and What Not) to Feed Your Disposal
Garbage disposals are awesome. They are an extremely convenient method of doing away with scraps and waste from cooking and eating. It’s basically like having another garbage can!
Well, not really. Although there are plenty of things that are perfectly okay to feed the growling, whirling blades that live at the bottom of your sink, there are plenty of others that can be extremely harmful.
Cramming the wrong things down your garbage disposal can cause all sorts of issues like clogged pipes, damaged blades and a horrible smell which emits from your disposal and stinks up the whole house , you know the one we are talking about.
A typical garbage disposal can last you a little over a decade, but if properly cared for you can help extend the life of your system even longer. Here are a couple tips and tricks you can steal to help increase its longevity.
What to put down your disposal
Did you know there are actually some foods and food waste that is good to put down the drain? You may not think it, but egg shells, smaller animal bones like chicken and fish as well as small fruit seeds break down to lots of small but rough particles when ground up that can help scrub the inside of the disposal and pipes and keep it clean.
What about preventing that horrible stench that can sometimes come from the sink? You can eliminate it with regular cleaning and use. Running the garbage disposal with cold water even when you aren’t flushing anything can help prevent accumulation as well as rust and corrosion.
Grinding up the peel of fruits like lemons, limes and oranges can also be used to prevent odor with their strong citrusy scents. Also, try freezing vinegar in an ice cube tray and then dumping them in the disposal. This method not only helps sharpen the blades but helps kill odor-producing bacteria.
Be sure to do regular cleaning by washing dish soap down with cold water. Although you may think the opposite, cold water is actually the best temperature of water to use when cleaning and washing down waste. Cold water will help solidify any grease or oil that makes its way into the system and chop it up before it gets too far down the pipe.
What not to put down your disposal
Putting oil, grease or fat down your garbage disposal is one of the biggest sins you can commit when it comes to maintaining the lifespan of your system. All of these wastes can coagulate down the pipe causing blockage and are the biggest cause of unpleasant odors.
Any excess from cooking should be disposed of another way. We suggest collecting the left over oils and grease from cooking in a container like a jar or coffee tin to cool before tossing it out with the rest of your trash.
There are plenty of other kinds of food and waste worth staying away from. Never put fibrous foods like corn husks or celery down the drain. The fibers can get tangled in the blades, do damage and are a serious pain , not to mention dangerous , to remove.
Rice and pasta may seem innocent enough, but you do not want them in your disposal either. Have you ever noticed how after you cook them you always seem to have more than what you started with? That is because they are expandable foods and will grow with the addition of water. If too much were to get stuck in the pipe they can cause major blockage issues.
This may go without saying, but a garbage disposal is for breaking down food. So stay away from plastics, metals and even paper. Trash like this is not biodegradable so paper is bound to get stuck and plastic and metal can wreak havoc on the lifespan of your disposal’s blades.
Have other questions about the care of your garbage disposal? Just give your friends at Chapman a call!
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