Central air conditioning systems contain a baffling array of components, each of which must continue to work properly in order to provide your home with cold air. Unfortunately, many homeowners fail to notice the signs of impending problems due to a lack of familiarity with these components. If you would like to increase your knowledge [...]
Many homeowners struggle with ensuring optimal air conditioning maintenance simply because they don’t understand their system well enough. Thus it pays to take the time to learn a bit more about how your air conditioner works. If you would like to boost your knowledge of basic air conditioning components, read on. This article will discuss [...]
Now that it is summer, it is important to test your air conditioner and make sure that it is working properly so that it does not die on you suddenly. This is particularly important if you have not run your air conditioner since the previous summer, as you may not know if it is in [...]
The April showers are gone and now Rhode Islanders are ready for those May flowers and warm June weather. Spring is in the air and with it comes longer days and rising temperatures. So while it may seem early, now is the best time to call in your local HVAC professionals to schedule an air [...]
Have you read about or seen these new "smart" thermostats? You may think they are just like the programmable thermostats that have been around for a while. But, they can do so much more to help improve your comfort and save on your utility bills. Today's article will help you understand how smart thermostats work with [...]
Summertime will be here in the next two months, and many people will be using their air conditioning. After all, what better way to cool off during a hot summer day than relaxing in a cool house? With that said, along with the constant use of a central air conditioning, means that the electric bills [...]
Spring is the perfect time for homeowners to perform a variety of maintenance on their home that may have been forgotten during the cold winter months. Spring is also the perfect time to have a home’s HVAC system replaced. For homeowners who have an aging heating and central air conditioning system, here are a few [...]
Staying indoors to beat the summer heat is the optimal way to avoid heat stroke. The shelter provided by a building or domicile protects its inhabitants with shade and a cool environment. The source of the low-temperature emitter will go ignored and under-appreciated until the air conditioning stops working. Then many find themselves in a [...]
Most people decide to stay indoors during a storm or an intense heatwave. However, outdoor weather and extreme temperatures actually impact indoor air quality as well. Here are just a few ways that extreme weather impacts the air quality of a home. How Extreme Weather Affects Air Quality When high temperatures prevail for a prolonged period of time, buildings [...]
One of the top recommendations for improving an air conditioning system's efficiency is air sealing your home. Closing the building envelope means locking heating and cooling energy within the house. This is done by improving insulation, upgrading the windows and doors, and a number of other home improvements designed to keep heating and cooling energy from escaping. [...]