2016

5 Simple Rules To Prolonging The Life Of Your Aging Central Electric Heat System

In general, your central heat system should give you a good 15 to 20 years of service as long as you properly maintain it and treat it right. If you have a system you suspect is pretty old or is starting to show some signs that replacement is in the near future, it is definitely time to start saving for your next unit. However, in the meantime, there are a few things you can do to prolong the life of the system you currently have.…

How To Deal When Your Family Keeps Getting Sick

It’s not uncommon for an illness to run through an entire household, as each member passes their contaminants on to the others. But it’s a bigger issue if many members of your household keep getting mysteriously ill on a regular basis. When that happens, it’s time to take action to find out the causes of recurring illness. Approach a Physician One thing that you can do is check with a physician to determine potential causes of the illness.…

Condensate Drain Line Installation Tips

Condensate drain lines play the important role of guiding moisture—a byproduct of the air conditioning process—away from the air conditioner. By doing so, they usually protect the unit’s housing from rust attacks while also protecting the home from water damage. However, poor installation can turn condensate drain lines into a liability. The following are condensate drain line installation tips that will help you to avoid some of the problems that installation mistakes can cause.…

3 Signs That Your Air Conditioner Should Be Repaired Or Replaced

With the summer in full effect, there aren’t many things that are more comfortable than kicking back and allowing the air conditioner to blow over your overheated body. On the flip side of the coin, few things are worse than finding out your air conditioner isn’t working in such conditions. Read on and see if your air conditioning unit or central air is suffering from any of the mentioned ailments. If they are, it could very well be the case that your air conditioner needs to be, at the very least, repaired, if not replaced.…

Tips For Isolating The Source Of Water Intrusion In Your Basement

If you’re noticing signs of water intrusion in your basement, including things like persistent musty smells and dampness, it’s important that you find the source. While waterproofing will help keep the water out, you need to first stop the water introduction so that the area can dry. Otherwise, your waterproofing efforts just seal moisture in. Here are a few common sources of water trouble that you can check as you try to narrow things down.…

3 Air Conditioning Tips To Conserve Energy And Save Money

Air conditioning is one of the greatest inventions of all time. It keeps you cool and comfortable in even the hottest weather. Air conditioning is truly a modern marvel but it can also get pricey and use a lot of energy when it is used all the time and left on. This does not need to be the case. Luckily, there are several things that can be done to help keep energy usage and costs down.…

Too Much Of A Cold Thing—What To Do When AC Evaporator Coils Ice Over

The key component in your AC unit is refrigerant. Your AC will use a fan to push the hot air inside your home over the evaporator coils. The hot air will cause the refrigerant to vaporize, and as it does, it will absorb heat from the air, and thus cool the air inside your home. At least, this is how it is supposed to work. But what do you do if your evaporator coils start to ice over?…

Troubleshooting Your Gas Furnace

If you have a gas furnace that isn’t working quite as well as you might like, then you should try troubleshooting it on your own before calling in a professional. Here are some common problems and the associated places that you should take a look at: Not turning on at all? If your furnace isn’t turning on at all, then you want to take a look at the power and the unit itself.…