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How Do Air Purifiers Work and When Do You Need One
When walking around a city or a particularly smoggy part of town, it’s easy to think about pollution and air quality. However, when we are in our homes, we don’t tend to have those same considerations. We’d all prefer to think of our homes as the safest and most...
Should Furnace and Duct Cleaning Be Done?
Most homeowners have a few maintenance and upkeep routines that they make sure to attend to year after year. The tradition of “spring cleaning” is a good example; cleaning out the gutters in the spring is another example. Unfortunately, even among dutiful homeowners,...
How Does Temperature Control Work?
The cycling on and off of HVAC equipment is such a regular part of our lives at home and at work that it is easy to take it for granted. Most people don't pay much attention to these systems until something is wrong. One of the most essential parts of an HVAC setup...
Heating Duct Cleaning and Why You Should Do It
When it comes to HVAC maintenance and upkeep, heating duct cleaning is one of the steps that tends to go overlooked. Most homeowners and business owners know that it is important to have their furnaces and air conditioning units inspected and serviced regularly. By...
How Does a Modern-day Furnace Work?
Home heating is something that many homeowners take for granted. Until you need to conduct maintenance on your existing furnace or install a new one, most people aren’t likely to pay attention to how a furnace works. This is entirely normal, but it leaves many...
What are the Best HVAC Units for the Home?
With all of the available information out there regarding HVAC systems and how they work, it can be overwhelming to have to narrow the options down and determine the home HVAC unit that’s right for you. Experienced salespeople and technicians may speak about BTU, EER,...
Electrostatic Filters: Are They Better?
Of all the critical components in your furnace or air conditioning system, one of the most vital for its long-term functionality is the filter. Not only do the filters in your HVAC systems help to cut down on the amount of dust and allergens that circulate through...
5 Common Events That Lead to Emergency Furnace Repair
The phrase “emergency furnace repair” connotates a furnace breakdown that comes out of nowhere which needs repairing urgently. One half of that connotation is true: in certain situations, particularly during the winter months, a furnace breakdown is an issue that...
6 Reasons to Replace Your Duct Work Insulation
For most home and business owners, it's easy to think of the HVAC system within only two contexts: investing in hardware, and the limited ways in which you interact with your system directly, such as through your thermostat. However, from time to time, it's worth...
What to Do When Your Thermostat Is Blank
The most frustrating problems at home are most often the ones that occur without warning, such as a leaking sink, a broken appliance, or a blank thermostat. They all invoke stress and frustration almost instantly. At least with the sink or another appliance, the fix...
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