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Heat Pump 101 — 3 Vital Components Every Homeowner Should Understand

Understanding the workings of a heat pump is similar to understanding your refrigerator. In fact, your refrigerator is a one-way heat pump. Instead of pumping cooling into your refrigerator, the equipment is actually pumping the heat out. The key components of heat pumps operate in a similar fashion. Vital Components Circulation of a refrigerant inside […]

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Why Insist On NATE Certification When You Hire An HVAC Contractor? Here’s Why

North American Technician Excellence, or NATE, certification is the most coveted designation when it comes to heating, cooling and plumbing, and once you find out why, you’ll never again settle for a contractor who doesn’t have NATE certification. Here’s why homeowners value it: It’s independent As the only independent testing organization in the U.S., the

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Indoor Air Quality — Breathe Easier With Proper Dust Removal

Dust is a common enemy of many homeowners and for good reason. Dust makes your home appear dingy and dull, and will impact the quality of air that you breathe in every day. Unfortunately, getting rid of dust completely or permanently is not possible. About 90 percent of dust in your home comes from fabric

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Selecting A Tankless Water Heater: Assessing Location, Size And Demand

Does your Metro-East home require a new water heater?  Don’t overlook the potential benefits that a tankless water heater provides when exploring various systems. When you’re evaluating tankless systems, you’ll need to know how to assess location, size and demand, in order to select a water heater that will suit your needs. First of all, however, it’s

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Upstairs Too Warm? Downstairs Too Cool? A Zoning System Can Take Care Of That

If your home has serious comfort problems, you might blame furnace efficiency or a faulty thermostat. However, it’s also possible that your home has design elements that make it difficult for nearly any system to adequately heat or cool the space, and this can be true whether you have a new or old home. A

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How An ERV Or HRV Ventilation System Can Help You Breathe Easy When Your Home’s Shut Tight

Your home’s indoor air quality, as well as moisture control, relies on its ventilation. If you don’t have a mechanical ventilation system, such as an energy recovery ventilator (ERV) or heat recovery ventilator (HRV), natural ventilation and air infiltration are generally not enough to keep the air in your home clean and moisture-free. The HRV

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Frozen Pipes: Preventing A Problem You Definitely Don’t Want

At the top of the list of least-desirable phrases homeowners want to hear is: Frozen pipes. Not only are frozen pipes just plain inconvenient and a huge undertaking to repair and clean up, but they’re an expense that’s fairly easy to avoid — if you know how to prevent this problem. Oddly enough, it’s not

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Furnace Replacement: As Easy As 1, 2, 3

Are you intimidated by the prospect of a furnace replacement? There’s no need to be — it’s relatively easy if you follow the three guidelines listed below: Find a top-notch contractor Finding the right contractor is easier said than done, but if you keep the following factors in mind, you can weed out the best

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Gas Leaks: Detecting And Preventing An Invisible Danger

If you have equipment in your home that uses natural gas, oil or propane, such as a furnace or water heater, the risk of gas leaks is ever-present. While the chances that a gas leak will happen in your home are not very high, it’s important to know how to detect and prevent this invisible

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Getting A Grip On Your Heating Costs

Living in the Midwest, you know that finding ways to manage heating costs is a priority every winter. In fact, heating costs often comprise well over half of a homeowner’s total energy budget, so it’s wise to figure out how you can reduce heating costs, without impacting home comfort. There are a variety of ways

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