Jan 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
The move toward passive heating and cooling is growing. It saves money and reduces greenhouse gases. Here are some ways to cut down on heat gains and losses from your home. Insulation Insulation slows down heat flow. In winter this means less heat escapes and in...
Nov 23, 2016 | Air Conditioning, Heating, hvac maintenance, Plumbing, Uncategorized
We’ve come a long way from burning fires in caves and going to the bathroom in a hole in the ground. Here are five inventions that would make medieval royalty envious of our luxurious living: The flushing toilet was first proposed by Sir John Harrington in the...
Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Your bathroom may not be as safe as you think. Studies by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention found that approximately 285,000 people every year make a visit to an emergency room due to bathroom injuries. Everyone is vulnerable to bathroom injuries, but the...
Jun 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Go poke around inside your furnace and you’ll likely find a folded sheet (like an accordion) or a fibrous mesh. That’s the filter and it’s typically located just before the cooling coil and heat exchanger. Why does your air system need a filter? The filter protects...
Apr 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the trickiest aspects of running a residential service business is responding to service calls at a time that is convenient to our customers. We try our best to schedule calls at your convenience but it’s impossible to satisfy everyone, every time. Here...
Mar 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Our business of providing heating, cooling and ventilating services entails a number of cumbersome acronyms. We try our best to explain things to our customers in plain language, but inevitably an alphabet soup will crop up in product literature. Here is an...