It wouldn’t make sense to switch from premium to unleaded gasoline in your car and then take off like a jackrabbit when traffic lights turn green. In the same way, you can’t expect a new energy-efficient furnace to deliver cost savings if your windows and doors are drafty and your ducts are poorly insulated. You …
For many people, the word insulation implies warmth and comfort. As a result, they don’t think about checking their home insulation until the temperatures dip to the point that they need to turn on the furnace. insulation, however, also has benefits during the cooling season. By insulating your home properly, you ensure that your furnace …
Your A/C ducts do the hard work of delivering cooled and heated air to the various rooms in your home day in an day out. Most of the time, you probably don’t give those A/C ducts much thought. But if anyone in your home has developed a respiratory issue, you might be wondering what’s inside …
When you are searching for ideas on how to make your air conditioner colder, you will likely run across a number of expert tips and advice. Just like many other subjects, especially those relating to home care and maintenance, everyone seems to have their own ideas on how to best save money, and make their …
If you had to choose between burning money or investing money, which would you choose? That’s the question homeowners face when deciding whether or not to invest in a geothermal system. The experts at WaterFurnace recommend that homeowners look beyond the initial investment when purchasing a new heating and cooling system: consider efficiency, cash flow, …
No matter what time of year, whether fall, winter, spring or summer, allergens populate the air and create misery for untold numbers of people who battle the spring blooms, the fall foliage and the real live Christmas tree magic with stuffy heads and blocked nasal passages. In an effort to thwart allergens (and curb attacks …
Winter is one of the most popular times for house fires. While some home fires result during the holiday season because of faulty decorative lighting setups or the use of candles in holiday wreaths and trees, the majority of home heating fires during the chilly winter months occur as a result of people simply trying …
One of the biggest advances in building science over the past decade is the research that proves definitively that vented crawl spaces are bad. If you’ve ever been in one, you know it’s true. They’re damp, dark, and critters have easy access to them. The batt insulation falls down; the air smells musty & moldy. …
Heating your home during the winter can get very expensive very quickly, depending on how new your heating system is, how old your windows and doors are and where you live. Newer heating systems tend to be more energy efficient, as do newer windows and doors (which also let less cold air in). Regardless of …
Undoubtedly, this has been one of the toughest times in our economy in the last 25 years, and many hardworking North Carolinians have been laid off or let go from their jobs through no fault of their own. For these families, it can be difficult to buy groceries, pay the mortgage and keep up with …
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