How to Improve Indoor Air Quality
Take a deep breath. How do you feel? Can you tell how clean your air is just by breathing it? Probably not. Your indoor air quality (IAQ) can affect your quality of life without you even knowing it. We can’t simply hold our breath and wait for better air to come along, and it’s impossible to breathe only some parts of the air around us. That’s why the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) keeps a close eye on the air in an effort to keep us healthy. The EPA tracks and calculates five major air [...]
Why You Shouldn’t Try DIY HVAC Repairs
Creating that delicate balance between heating elements, cooling fans, advanced equipment, optimum airflow, and motor mechanics takes more than a DIY video from YouTube. You may be able to change your own oil, paint a bedroom, or install a ceiling fan, but that doesn’t mean you’re qualified to take on a DIY HVAC repair or replacement. Attempting to save a little money at first can end up in costly consequences later. Professional experience and training play a major key in safely and successfully installing and repairing your HVAC equipment. Because the equipment is more [...]
11 Common Myths vs HVAC Facts
Whether it’s the dog days of summer or a long winter’s night, you want to get the most out of your HVAC system all year long. Over the years, air conditioning myths and heating and cooling “tricks” and tips from less-than-reputable sources have infiltrated homes everywhere. Most of these tricks are ineffective at best, and sometimes even harmful. HVAC is a hard niche to understand unless you’re heavily involved in it and know the system inside and out. That’s where we come in. These are some of the most common myths you’ve probably heard [...]
11 Tips to Lower Your Energy Bill & Reduce HVAC Energy Costs
You should never have to choose between staying warm or saving money. Your HVAC system accounts for as much as 50 percent of your total energy bill. That can add up to big bucks over the course of the entire year. Being smart with your HVAC system turns into being smart with your money. You can reduce your HVAC energy costs in simple ways with these HVAC energy saving tips. HVAC Energy Saving Tips Energy Audit: Invest the time and money into having an energy audit done on your home or business to see [...]
How to Hire an HVAC Contractor
It’s the middle of January and your furnace just died. While the family is huddled around the fireplace, you quickly Google “HVAC contractor”, call the first one in the list, and hope that it works out. We’ve all been there, whether you are a business owner looking for a someone to design a website or homeowner looking for a repairman, most of us are happy to hire the first company that pops up in the results, but that’s not always the best choice. If you need to make a major or costly upgrade to [...]