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Key Points • Optimizing heating system performance can save on energy costs and improve building comfort. • Regular maintenance and efficiency upgrades can keep your system operating at peak efficiency. • If your system is 15 years old or older, … [ Read More ]

R22 vs R410, Why the Big Scare. Today 7/25/2012 I would like to start by saying this is an update from 2010. Since this article was posted a few thing have changed. The biggest change has been the cost of … [ Read More ]

$500 – 2011 HVAC Energy Tax Credit Although not as aggressive as the past two years of energy tax credits, the new round of tax credits are here for 2011. When an aging or unreliable comfort system is due for … [ Read More ]

Home Furnace Thermostat Adams video pick to help with your project-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cXvcs9VXXI&feature=related The furnace thermostat is the nerve center of your home heating system. It’s the main control point that determines when and how much heat will be produced by the … [ Read More ]

Should You Have the Air Ducts in Your Home Cleaned? Adams video picks- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omygm7z9fZU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu6u8KiA-o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLV6tdjXzUs&feature=related First and for most I want to suggest that if or when you hire a company to clean the ductwork, make sure duct cleaning … [ Read More ]

Understanding Your Furnace Air Filter Adams video pick-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5bII3ZW3Jk&feature=related When you have a central furnace and air conditioning system, air quality often becomes an issue. These types of systems use duct work to transport air throughout your home. As one vent … [ Read More ]

Going Tank-less with Your Hot Water Heat Adams video pick-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlkJtya-iV0&feature=related Tank-less hot water heaters seem to be the new craze in the world of plumbing and HVAC. Their claim to fame is their ability to heat water instantly and efficiently. … [ Read More ]

Consumer Tax Incentives Home Heating & Cooling Equipment What are the incentives for home heating & cooling equipment? Purchasers of highly efficient heating, cooling, and water heating equipment can take tax credits of 30% of installed cost for purchasing qualifying … [ Read More ]

Carbon Monoxide in Your Home Adams video pick-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lchtRTDsHSM Carbon monoxide could be leaking in your home right now, and unless you have a detector installed, you wouldn’t even know that it was happening until you were poisoned. Yet, every day you … [ Read More ]

A guide to choosing furnace size, efficiency, and features Replacing or improving a furnace may not pay off as handsomely as it did during the energy crisis of the late 1970s. But it may deliver steady, modest savings. And efficient … [ Read More ]

Attic Insulation Adams video pick-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK4Z8Tf-y3Y&feature=related If you look at a weather map you will notice it’s not just Detroit, but the entire Northeast portion of the country that is being hit by harsh winter weather so far this year. Many homeowners … [ Read More ]

High Efficiency is all the talk Efficiency is in demand today. Whatever you do, you are expected to be highly efficient in it. Well, this is true with our home appliances as well. With the bills reaching the sky, the … [ Read More ]

The Right Repairman for the job It’s cold outside and your heat cuts off! It’s a problem most of use will probably encounter at some point in time. Don’t get burned when it comes to having a furnace doctor make … [ Read More ]

From Consumers reports 2006: What’s the best way to ensure that the central air-conditioning system you choose is installed properly, and will provide the most efficient and reliable cooling for your home? The pointers below can help you to find … [ Read More ]

What is Zoning and Zone Control? Zoning and Zone Control of Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems are two ways of saying individual temperature control from one central HVAC System. Typically with almost all forced air systems there is … [ Read More ]