Category: Air Conditioning

Pop quiz! When is the best time for your central air conditioning system to stop working properly? Simple enough answer – never!! And yet, even with the best of care and routine maintenance, something is bound to go wrong when Read More

There is no shortage of tips, tricks, and well-meaning advice on how to maintain your central air conditioning system and keep your family cool without breaking the bank. Yet some of these “helpful hints” can do your system more harm Read More

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