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Four Times to Use the Emergency Heat Setting on Your Thermostat
When working to improve your heating and air conditioning efficiency, it is important to understand the nature of emergency heat. This setting should only be necessary for very specific situations. Understanding how it works can help you gauge the nature of this setting and the instances in which you should use it.
3 Ways to Make Sure Your Water Heater is in Top Shape for Holiday Guests
If your bathroom plumbing will get a lot of use this holiday season, make sure your water heater is up to the task. With cold holiday weather, hot showers are common, so make sure you do these few things to confirm your water heater is ready to go before the first guest takes a shower.
2 Ways to Avoid Expensive Commercial HVAC Repairs This Winter
After purchasing and installing an HVAC system, most business owners hope they never have to use commercial services again until they need to buy a new system. But this is almost impossible, as commercial services, even for routine maintenance, are necessary to ensure proper and long-term operation of your HVAC.
3 Facts About a Home Maintenance Agreement: The Gift That Keeps Giving All Year Round
Maintenance agreements provide many benefits for homeowners. They can help HVAC users save money and ensure the heating and cooling system works reliably and effectively. One specific way regular HVAC maintenance helps is to increase its lifespan.
2 Ways Home Zoning Could Help Keep Your Guests More Comfortable This Holiday Season
One feature that your heating and air conditioning system should have to maximize the comfort of your guests is zoning. But before we explain how zoning can do this, let’s discuss what zoning is.
Five Tips to Keep Your Garbage Disposal Running Efficiently During Thanksgiving
Your kitchen plumbing gets a lot of use, especially when you do a great deal of cooking, such as during the Thanksgiving and holiday season. To make sure you don’t run into any problems, especially with your garbage disposal, be aware of the following tips:
Two Ways Zoning Can Help Keep Your Employees More Comfortable
Zoned HVAC systems require commercial services for installation and setup. As a result, the increased performance of your HVAC will lead to much more comfort for employees. Below are two significant ways your employees will be more comfortable with a zoned heating and cooling system at their place of business:
Three Surefire Ways to Increase Your Energy Efficiency
Maintenance agreements are special arrangements to provide routine maintenance for your HVAC system. Having this routine maintenance can help keep your HVAC system running reliably and efficiently. This, in turn, can help save you money. Besides maintenance agreements, here are a few things you can do to increase your home or office’s energy efficiency.
3 Tips for Improving Your Indoor Air Quality This Fall
Fall is a great season, and when the weather is nice, it means your heating and air conditioning system doesn’t have to run. But without the running HVAC unit, your indoor air quality could suffer. Here are three tips to make sure this doesn’t happen:
3 Things That Could Be Causing Spooky Pipe Rattling
A very frustrating plumbing problem that many homes and business encounter is a strange sound coming from the water pipes. Depending on the cause and location of the problem, the sound can sound like a loud clank, vibration or rattle. The following is a list of three common causes for strange sounds from your pipes: