What comes to mind first when thoughts go to heating your home for less? We ask our customers that all the time, and these are among the most frequent answers: Raise the thermostat, especially overnight Switch to programmable thermostats Replace Read More
6 Top Home Maintenance Chores
In life,home heating and cooling, there are plenty of things you can’t control. Like the weather, cold and flu viruses, an unplanned visit from Aunt Mildred and, well, you get the idea. Even more reason to focus on what you Read More
Why You Should Clean or Replace Your Furnace Filter
Sometimes the easiest solution stays hidden for ages, just because you haven’t thought to look there. Here’s a great case in point: your home. More specifically, the air inside your home. On average, it’s twice as polluted as outdoor air Read More
How to Landscape Around Your AC Unit
Do you ever look at your home’s exterior from the front and think: “Looks great except for one thing.”? That’s not uncommon. Nor is it when that one thing is your AC condensing unit. Beautiful landscaping everywhere else, lush lawn, Read More
How to Control Weed Growth
We feel like we owe many of our customers an apology, so here it comes. It seems some of them are so comfortable indoors during the summer – thanks to the good care we take of their AC systems – Read More
Outdoor Chores for Summer
Ah, the carefree days of summer. Afternoons spent poolside, ice cream for dinner, and leisurely walks at sunset. Yeah, right…maybe in someone’s dreams! Reality, you see (at least for most of us) includes many other demands on our time, and Read More
The Benefits of a Variable Speed Air Conditioner
It finally happened. That central air conditioning system you relied on for as long as you can remember finally oozed out its last ounce of cool air. And on one of the hottest and most humid days of the summer. Read More
AC SELF-MAINTENANCE TIPS
Let’s briefly examine the whole concept of self-maintenance, focusing on those things you do just because you know it’s right. You cut your grass, for example, because if not you’ll have some very unhappy neighbors while losing a large measure Read More
Home Improvements for Allergy Sufferers
For many, spring is a time for baseball games, picnics in the park, and backyard barbeques. But for those who suffer from seasonal (or year-long) allergies, springtime is more synonymous with runny noses and itchy, watery eyes. Unfortunately, retreating indoors Read More
Summer Outdoor Clean-Up Tips
Warmer weather brings yard work and backyard bar-b-ques, yard sales and pool parties, not to mention relaxing evenings around the fire pit. In your haste to head indoors after a fun-filled day, you may be tempted to leave a few Read More