Has your home been feeling muggy lately or even hotter than you think it should? Many regions of the country deal with humidity during certain seasons and others have to handle shifts in humidity throughout the year. To sustain a comfortable and ideal home, we all need healthy air. This is combination of when the air is fresh, clean, and under 50% relative humidity.
Fresh air is cycled into the home from outside full of oxygen. Air conditioning and heating systems cycle out...
You have a number of environmentally friendly solutions to implement, such as adding insulation and ceiling fans, getting solar power panels and...
When looking at air conditioning equipment, whether you are putting in a brand new HVAC system for the first time or are replacing an older setup, you undoubtedly will run across the term SEER in the marketing materials and equipment descriptions.
In case you’re not familiar with SEER, you should know that it stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. It’s important for business owners and homeowners to have an understanding of what SEER ratings are and what they have to do with...
Regular maintenance is the key to success in so many areas of life. People are encouraged to go to their doctor once a year for a checkup, for example, and responsible car owners know to take their vehicle in for regular maintenance as well.
When it comes to the system that heats and cools the air in your home, however, people sometimes take it for granted. After all, if your air conditioning and heating reliably start and stop according to the temperatures you’ve set with the...
Think of a major investment like the vehicle you rely on every day to get to work. You wouldn’t think of driving it day in and day out without having a mechanic periodically inspect it and perform routine service. Failure to do so puts your car at risk of having a premature mechanical breakdown and reduces the amount of driving you can get out of it.
Likewise, the money you invested in your air conditioning system is at risk if you don’t set up appointments for ongoing HVAC inspection...
When the thermometer is skyrocketing in the greater Chicagoland area, you rely on your air conditioning system to keep you cool and comfortable. Extreme heat not only makes you feel low on energy and supremely uncomfortable, it can also pose a health risk.
If the air conditioner in your home or place of work isn’t blowing cold air, you should get to the bottom of the problem as soon as possible.
Extreme heat doesn’t just make you feel unpleasant. It can lead to dehydration and...
