One of the most important considerations when purchasing a new whole-house air conditioning system for your home is energy efficiency. Your choice of efficiency level will have long-term consequences for your home comfort and household budget. If you make the right choice, those consequences will be positive. Fortunately, Americans are protected from falling into the trap […]Read More
In recent years, a certain type of crime has increased significantly in suburban America – people stealing the outside units of heat pump and air conditioning systems. These criminals typically abscond with HVAC compressor/condensers, not because they want to use them for cooling or heating. Instead, they covet the valuable copper, platinum and other metals […]Read More
With winter thankfully in the rear-view mirror, now’s a good time to think about hiring a professional HVAC technician to inspect and, if necessary, clean the air ducts in your home. After months (years?) of delivering conditioned air to all the rooms of your home, the ductwork may have accumulated a significant amount of dust and debris, […]Read More
A central air conditioner needs proper care or it won’t deliver optimum cooling in an efficient manner. To a large extent, this means learning what actions you shouldn’t take. Here are seven things you should NOT do to your home’s central AC. Forget to Schedule Professional Maintenance It’s important to schedule annual professional maintenance for […]Read More
Consumers shopping for a big-ticket item face a common dilemma – deciding whether to buy an inexpensive model and save money at that moment, or buy a higher-priced model and hope that the superior product will translate into a longer service life, a better experience, and/or greater energy savings. This can apply to anything from […]Read More
Inside a typical American home, the air is dirtier – often a good deal dirtier – than air outside the house. As our homes have become better insulated and sealed against outside contaminants, those same improvements have unfortunately also worked to keep pollutants trapped inside our homes. Many unwholesome contaminants pose a threat to family […]Read More
With spring here, don’t forget to prep your home’s air conditioning system for the approaching cooling season. The difference in performance and efficiency between a well-maintained AC or heat pump and one that hasn’t been taken care of are huge. These differences can be measured in comfort and energy bills. Not to mention, the chances […]Read More
When house hunting, homebuyers often neglect to consider a crucial factor – the house’s heating and cooling (HVAC) system. But the system that ensures a comfortable climate in a house, at a reasonable cost and without unnecessary energy waste, has a lot of bearing on how much you’ll enjoy the home in the future (and […]Read More
Even in the most carefully maintained homes, volatile organic compounds can be found at some level in multiple places. Often referred to as VOCs, volatile organic compounds show up in a variety of household sources, from paint to furniture fabric to cosmetics. VOCs infiltrate the air you and your family breathe when they evaporate at room […]Read More
Too many homeowners forget to schedule regular professional maintenance on their residence’s heating and cooling systems. Or they make the mistake of concluding it’s not important. Of course, there’s no law that says you have to arrange a maintenance tune-up on your furnace and AC every year, just like there’s no law that says you have […]Read More
