When your home’s heating system breaks down, it’s tempting to try fixing it yourself. After all, who doesn’t want to save money on a service call? However, DIY heating repair can come with a host of hidden risks. Keep reading…
Preventive Maintenance = $avings! Take care of your HVAC system, and it will take care of you. Preventive Maintenance Agreements (PMAs) are agreements between you and your Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) quality contractor for scheduled inspections and maintenance…
1. Find the air leaks First, close all your windows, doors and flues and turn off your furnace and water heater. Then turn on all your exhaust fans–this will help pull air from the outside. Now, walk around your home…
1. Understand the Problem While most people would think twice before eating from dirty dishes or drinking impure water, surprisingly few take the steps necessary to understand the quality of the air inside their own home. Yet, indoor air pollution…
According to the EPA, the air inside the average home is up to five times more polluted than the air outside. Pollen, dust mites, dirt, and mold spores in your home's air can cause minor health problems like eye and…
What's in your air and what can you do about it? Unfortunately, in today's world, pollution is everywhere. And with the type of cleaning products, manmade goods, and activities undertaken within homes and buildings, indoor environments can become very uncomfortable…
There's Good Mold and There's Bad Mold Molds are the "bleu" in bleu cheese and Roquefort. Molds improve our wine. They produce penicillin and antibiotics and are used widely in the food and beverage industry. Without mold and mold's decaying…
One of the questions that we frequently encounter in the heating and air conditioning business is "Which brand of equipment is the best?" Today I'd like to give you my thoughts on this matter. When people decide to purchase a…
by Jim Herritage, CEM Before you replace your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, there are some things you should know. The first is that a quality installation begins with a professional design. Most of us don't think about…