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September 6, 2011
Zoning systems allow you to control the temperature in various areas of your home, providing you with an energy saving method while keeping everyone in your house comfortable. The temperature on your thermostat is read ‘at’ the thermostat, which means that may not be the true temperature in other areas of your house. Basements may be cooler than the main floor and second floor rooms may be hotter, because heat rises. This can waste energy and leave areas that are […]
December 17, 2013
Many homeowners think that closing a room to save energy is a smart move on their part to cut heating costs. On one level, it makes sense because you’re increasing the airflow going to the rooms left open plus giving your heating equipment a smaller house to warm up. In reality, however, this doesn’t happen in most cases, and can actually create more problems than it solves. A well-planned forced-air HVAC system is calibrated to have a certain amount of […]
February 27, 2014
Learning that you have a red-tagged furnace or water heater isn’t good news because it usually means that the appliance isn’t safe to operate. For example, gas furnaces can develop cracks in the heat exchanger that can emit carbon monoxide (CO) into your home’s air supply. while a water heater that’s not venting properly can do the same. CO is a serious health hazard because it can be lethal with prolonged or heavy exposure. When a plumber or HVAC contractor […]