Category: Air Conditioning

Do you have one room in your home that just never stays as cool as the rest? Perhaps it’s a converted garage, finished basement, or a west-facing home office that is consistently 10 to 15 degrees warmer than you’d like Read More

Are you paying ever increasing amounts to cool your home? While there are numerous possible explanations – including system wear and tear – there are several ways to remedy the situation. One popular DIY measure to is to shut the Read More

Ever since you became a proud owner of a central air conditioning system, you’ve known it as one of your home’s “mechanicals.” When you’re out looking for a home, you want the mechanicals to be inspected before you agree on Read More

Do you ever dread calling a mechanic, pest control company, or other service provider because you don’t quite know how to explain the problem or service need? Even more frustrating is when they don’t really get what you’re saying and Read More

If you’re living without central air conditioning, you might be dreading the onset of summer with all the heat and humidity that are part of the package. And sure, lugging those heavy window units back into their respective rooms is Read More

Sometimes we learn things the hard way. But isn’t that better than not learning at all? Take the COVID-19 pandemic. If it taught us anything, it taught us to be more careful about where we go, who we see, what Read More

No doubt a lot of words come to mind when you think of your central AC system, but we’re betting that “plenum” isn’t one of them. Poor plenums of the world…so frequently overlooked by homeowners but doing so much to Read More

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

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

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