You just might be surprised to learn how much a simple air filter in a residential heating and cooling system can improve indoor air quality and heating and cooling efficiency and performance. If you get the right air filter for your needs and make sure...
Now that the cold weather is seeping back into southwest Ohio, you’re probably not spending too much time thinking about your air conditioner. Your AC made it through another long summer and you figure you can put it out of your mind till next spring....
Have you been paying high electric bills this summer in order to cool your home? Has your cooling system struggled to make your home comfortable on hot days in the summer and early fall? Hoping to avoid high electric bills, have you decided to turn...
Now that you’ve got a fancy new central HVAC system humming away in your home, don’t make the mistake of assuming that’s all you need for optimum performance, energy efficiency and indoor air quality. In order to accomplish those laudable goals for your home, you’ll...
The ductwork that plays a vital role in your forced-air heating and cooling system doesn’t last forever. Yet, most homeowners take it for granted to such a degree that when it finally does fail, they act surprised. In many older homes, the ductwork that’s delivering...
When summer finally nears its end and fall is peeking around the corner, there’s no better time to start taking steps toward preparing your home’s HVAC system for the change of seasons. It’s weeks away from the cooling season ending, and perhaps a month or...
In most homes in the United States, the cooling and heating components work together as one connected system. Nearly throughout the year, some parts of the system are working hard to keep your household comfortable, healthy and energy efficient. So how do these systems with...
Southwest Ohio has a four-season climate with all of the weather-related hazards that come with that. They range from severe thunderstorms or even derechos during the warm months, to some of the harshest weather the winter can throw at you. Any of these severe weather...
One bonus of your family vacation (as if you need any more bonus than going on vacation) is the fact that you’ll save on home energy use while you’re gone, as well as other utilities such as water and natural gas. Nobody will be at...
We’re far enough into a Southwest Ohio summer to know whether your home has a problem with excess humidity. The answer is as close as your own feelings of clamminess and discomfort on hot days, when no matter how low you set the air conditioning,...
