Preparing your heating system in the fall helps you get ready for winter. It’s essential to make sure your equipment is prepared before colder weather arrives and heating demand increases. This is especially important if your home has a heat pump or dual-fuel heating system, which needs specific maintenance [Continue Reading ]
It’s always that one room. Maybe it’s on an upper level. Maybe it’s in a finished basement. It’s ice cold no matter what you do. You leave the door to the hallway open. You double-check the air vents. Finally, you crank the thermostat up high. Now, the room is [Continue Reading ]
The hot and humid summers in , , can get muggy and uncomfortable. You adjust the thermostat to a comfortable temperature. The air conditioning begins running right away. But, even after your AC runs, your home still feels moist and clammy. Now, you’re cool and damp. It [Continue Reading ]
Choosing a new air conditioner or furnace can be stressful. When you're looking to find the best HVAC system for your home, it's understandable to look for models with extremely high efficiency ratings. Surely the most efficient heating and cooling system provides the most comfort and lowest energy bills, [Continue Reading ]
Summer heat waves can push even a well-maintained air conditioner to the breaking point. As temperatures in continue to increase, it's common to notice rising energy bills, warm areas throughout the home and cooling systems that often run all day without keeping up. You may think the air conditioning is the only thing that affects how comfortable your home feels. However, your home's air circulation, insulation and shade all play a major [Continue Reading ]
If you’ve spent any time researching HVAC replacement cost for your home, you've probably noticed something almost immediately: estimates for heating and cooling installation can vary widely. Why is that? So, what's the actual cost of installing a new HVAC system for your home? The answer is HVAC replacement is not one-size-fits-all. Each home has different heating and cooling needs, and many factors impact [Continue Reading ]
Homeowners often think power surges are limited to lightning storms. While lightning is definitely one cause, it's certainly not the only one. Utility grid activity, restoring power after outages and large household appliances cycling can all create electrical surges inside your home. These electrical surges don't just damage televisions and computers. They can also cause HVAC electrical damage because current heating and cooling [Continue Reading ]
Warm weather arrives. Your air conditioner starts running, but your home still feels clammy. Family members keep turning down the thermostat. Now, some rooms feel damp while others feel too cold. Meanwhile, energy bills increase. This is a typical challenge during humid summers in , . Many homeowners [Continue Reading ]
Rooms that feel stale and stuffy. Condensation-covered windows. Rooms that feel muggy in summer or overly dry in winter. These are common complaints about today’s homes, especially newer ones built for maximum energy efficiency. Modern construction methods do a great job of preventing drafts and reducing energy waste, but [Continue Reading ]
Severe rainstorms can put any basement at risk of damage. One strong storm, rising groundwater or several days of steady rain can cause water damage homeowners never anticipated. And if you’ve ever dealt with a flooded basement before, you know how pricey and frustrating the process can be. Seasonal weather [Continue Reading ]
