Is Your Heating Unit Inefficient?

These days, there is a push to be more energy efficient with all of your appliances. This includes major appliances, like heating units. And, while improving your heating unit to make it more efficient is a good thing to do in terms of how it affects mother nature, it's also a good thing to do in terms of how it affects your wallet since an outdated heating unit could be costing you a lot more cash than necessary each month. [Read More]

Boost Your AC Function By Upgrading Your Roof And Windows

Heat gain is the term used to describe the way your home heats up during the day. It is this heat gain that is responsible for driving up your cooling costs. The hotter your home gets, the more your AC unit runs, and the more you have to pay to cool your home back down. To give your AC unit a break, you should consider upgrading your roofing and windows to reduce heat gain. [Read More]

2 Causes Of Short Cycling In Your AC Unit

Your AC unit can make even the hottest summer tolerable, so having it malfunction during this time of year could spell disaster. One of the more common issues with ducted air conditioning is an occurrence known as 'short cycling' that indicates an underlying problem with your unit. What is short cycling? This refers to a situation where your AC turns off its cooling cycle abruptly, only to turn it back on a few minutes later. [Read More]

Using Shade To Boost The Function Of Your AC System

Air conditioning is a wonderful invention, but just because you have an AC unit in your home does not mean you are free to ignore age-old methods for decreasing the temperature in a home. For example, using shade strategically can help to keep your home cool, which will decrease the load on your AC unit, and to improve the function of your system. In particular, you should think about how your home can best benefit from evapotranspiration and how shade can optimize the function of your condenser coils. [Read More]