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  • Moving Into A New Home? What To Know About Your Air Conditioner

    When you move into a new home, taking a close look at your new air conditioner is probably not high on your priority list. However, making sure that you have a working air conditioner is key after you are settled in. This is especially important when heading into the warmer months of the year. Not taking a look at your new home's air conditioning system can mean it breaking or requiring replacement at an inopportune time.
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  • Three Reasons You Should Test Your Heater In The Summer

    Heating and cooling is as necessary as a roof and walls in many locations. If you live in a region that experiences all four seasons, you should test your heating and cooling systems regularly. Repairs are important to take care of when you find a defect, as any sort of leak or system-wide issue may take time to repair. For this reason, you want to catch heating issues before you have to fire up the furnace for the season.
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  • Avoiding Routine HVAC Problems

    A home's HVAC system will be one of the key components responsible for keeping the home comfortable. In order to fully maximize the results that you get from your home's heating system, there are a few upgrades that you may want to consider making to this system. Backup Heating Systems During the winter months, a failed heating system can be disastrous for the home. When there are problems with the home's heating system, the temperature inside the house can rapidly fall to an extremely uncomfortable level.
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  • 3 Reasons Why You Must Have Your Ducts Cleaned This Year

    Do you own or rent your house or apartment? How long has it been since you had your air conditioning ducts cleaned out? A lot of people don't realize that this is something that needs to be done -- if they do realize it, they may not know why it's even necessary. If it's been more than a few years since the last cleaning, if ever, you may be tempted to skip the cleaning again because it's not necessary.
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  • What To Know About Your Home's Air Conditioner

    Your home's air conditioner is essential for your comfort during the warmer months of the year. In some parts of the country, having a broken air conditioner can be dangerous during heatwaves. However, your air conditioner is likely something that you don't think of often unless it is broken and in need of repair or replacement. The good news is that there are a few things that you can do to ensure that your air conditioner stays running.
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  • How to Heat Up Your Basement

    Because heat rises, your basement is undoubtedly the coldest part of your house. If you and your family love spending a lot of time in your basement playing, watching movies, or just taking a break from the rest of the world, then you may be wondering how on earth you can keep everyone warm during the winter. To make sure that you and your family don't turn into ice cubes while hanging out in your basement, this article will list a few different things for you to do.
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  • The Furnace Flame Sensor: A Guide For Homeowners

    The flame sensor inside of your furnace serves the valuable purpose of monitoring when there is a flame ignited. If the flame sensor goes out, your furnace will consistently cycle on and off like it is trying to come on but can't, which can be incredibly frustrating and blamed on several problems. Take a look at some of the things you should know about the flame sensor, its location, and how it is repaired or replaced.
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  • A Look At High-Efficiency And Standard-Efficiency Boiler Systems

    Choosing a residential boiler system instead of a typical HVAC unit can be quite different because there are so many different things to consider and different attributes the modern boiler unit can have. One of the things you will come across is high-efficiency and standard-efficiency models. Take a look at some of what you need to know about the two designations. What's the difference between high-efficiency and standard-efficiency boilers? The primary difference between a high-efficiency and standard-efficiency boiler is that the high-efficiency units have been rated as having a high fuel utilization efficiency by the manufacturer.
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  • Points Of Focus During AC Maintenance

    Regular inspection and maintenance of an air conditioner is the best way to keep constant breakdowns at bay, maintain energy efficiency, and keep your home at a comfortable temperature all the time. The inspection is needed to identify potential issues that the maintenance should improve on. Here are some of the specific inspection issues that the AC inspector will focus on: Physical Inspection of the AC One of the first things the inspector will do is to give the AC a visual inspection.
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  • 3 Money Saving AC Jobs

    Does your air conditioning need a boost? Do you want to increase productivity and airflow so it doesn't cost so much money to cool down your home? Any AC system is bound to need some regular maintenance and repair if you are hoping to keep it running at maximum productivity. Even though there might not be anything technically broken or anything that needs to be replaced, a system that is not well maintained is going to cost more money to run.
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