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Check The Calendar. It's Time For Furnace Maintenance.
With cold weather rapidly approaching, it's a good idea to inspect your home heating system to make sure that it's safe and in peak operating condition.
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If you can't stand the heat: Getting a new air conditioner
During a recent heat wave, the central air conditioning system failed in our home.
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Air Conditioning: Central vs. Window Units
What is the most cost-efficient way to air condition a home - using a central unit or a window model?
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All About Room Air Conditioners
If you don't have an air conditioner and are considering buying one, use this rule of thumb: If you intend to cool three or more rooms at once, a central unit might prove to be most cost-effective. On the other hand, if you plan to cool only one or two rooms, consider a room air conditioner.
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Automatic Standby Generators - How Not To Get Left Out In The Cold (Or Heat) When The Power Goes Out
It's the force behind your heater, your lights, your TV and computer. It's your power supply, and if you take it for granted, you might be left in the dark.
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Brrrrr. Time to Crank up the Air Conditioning
Though it's still freezing in many parts of the country, there's big news when it comes to air conditioning that you should know before it's time to crank up your home cooling system.
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Central Furnace Maintenance
No matter how moderate the climate, there still are chilly winter evenings when we get cold no matter how many sweaters we put on. That means furnace time.
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Cool Off and Save With an Attic Fan
While you may not spend time in your attic, its heat is transferred to the living space below. What's the answer? Ventilate.
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Cooling Your Home
With temperatures rising it's time to consider some cost-effective ways to beat the heat.
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Efficient Air Conditioning
Ceiling, floor and wall insulation, weather stripping, plug and switch-plate gaskets, attic fans, double pane windows, mylar window film, window awnings and pull-down shades all assist in minimizing heat gain in the summer and heat loss in the winter. A simple cooling system maintenance check can save you further money and energy, while improving comfort.
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Efficient Air Conditioning
A simple cooling system maintenance check can save you money and energy and improve comfort.
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Filter Tips
For persons with allergies it is wise to clean or change most filters at least once a month when pollen is prevalent and twice a month the rest of the year. There are other reasons to clean or change your forced-air unit filter more often.
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Fine-Tuning Air Conditioning
Depending on where you live, an air conditioner might be needed to help you through the warm months of the year.
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Fine-tuning Your Furnace for Winter
Those who write the check for the monthly heating bill know why it's important for the furnace to be maintained and in peak operating condition. Overall, the most cost-efficient heating system is gas-fired central heat.
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Furnace Maintenance Saves Energy and Expense
Keeping the home's heating system clean, lubricated, properly adjusted, and replacing the filter regularly will not only result in more efficient heating, but will also extend the life of the system and save energy and expense.
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Furnace Maintenance Saves Energy and Expense
If your home isn't as toasty as you'd like this winter, perhaps a heating system tune-up is in order.
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Getting the Chill Off Your Home
Trying to keep your home comfortable while preventing your utility bill from going through the roof can be a balancing act.
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High Humidity Can Make Your Home Sick Too
A common summer complaint is: It's not the heat, it's the humidity. Too much moisture in the hot summer air can turn your home into a steam bath. Beyond leaving you feeling hot, sticky and generally uncomfortable, high humidity can be bad for your home's health as well.
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Home Heating Alternatives
Recently we wrote about the advantages of gas-fired heating devices over electric resistance heating. Today we'll supply some other home heating alternatives.
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Installing a Ceiling Fan
We believe that a ceiling fan is a must for any home, anywhere. Why the enthusiasm? Comfort, energy savings and lower utility bills are a few reasons.
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Is Bigger Better or Just More Costly?
All over the country, subdivision lots are getting smaller and the houses that are built on them are getting bigger -- much bigger.
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Keeping Cool
If you want to be cool this summer season, be sure to perform a preseason air conditioning checkup before the weather becomes blazing hot. Regularly maintaining an air conditioner is rather easy and takes only a few minutes.
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Keeping Your Furnace Functioning Efficiently
With cold weather approaching, it's time to inspect your home heating system to make sure that it's safe and in peak operating condition. No furnace will keep functioning efficiently without regular maintenance.
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Lighting a Pilot
It soon will be time to literally dust off the furnace to get ready for winter. A few easy steps will make for a safe, comfortable and more energy-efficient home heating season. One of the first is relighting the furnace pilot.
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Maintaining a Water Heater
For most people, water heaters are one of those out-of-sight, out-of-mind appliances. But, a lack of hot water shouldn't be the only reason that you wipe the cobwebs away for a look at the old tank.
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Mounting a Room Air Conditioner
In 1902 Dr. Willis Carrier invented refrigerant air conditioning. Concerned that his new invention would receive a cool reception, he staged a boxing match to attract a crowd to showcase this never-before-used technology.
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Radiant Floor Heating
Comfort is something that more and more Americans aren't willing to sacrifice when it comes to their homes. Whereas once in our history it was a luxury to have indoor plumbing, today's quest is for a heated toilet seat.
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The Problem, Old Thermostats Aren't Smart
Most homes have switches that control such things as lighting, garbage disposals, pumps and automatic garage door openers. A device, which most of us don't think of as a switch, is the thermostat. It controls the home's heating system.
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Troubleshooting Air Conditioners
On a hot summer day an air conditioner can make the difference between heat prostration and comfort. So, it is wise to learn how to identify small problems that might cause an air conditioner to break down.
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Tuning Up Your Furnace
A central-heating system can become expensive if not properly maintained, and a poorly maintained one can become dangerous.
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Warming Up to Thermostats
Do you know the answer to this chilling wintertime question? Is it more energy-efficient to turn the thermostat down at night - or during the day when no one is at home - or to leave it at a constant temperature?
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What it takes -- and costs -- to keep cool
When it gets blazing hot outside, besides going for a swim or taking in a movie, there are only a few ways to stay cool.
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Why Gas-Fired Heaters?
This is the time of year when home improvement and hardware stores are beginning to advertise this season's deals on the newest and most modern electric baseboard heaters. Those with water in them are called portable hydronic units. They're easy to buy and use, but there's a catch.
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