Regular HVAC maintenance is necessary if you want to keep your heating and cooling systems running smoothly. An easy, but important action that you can do yourself is to change your air filter as needed.
Electricity Use and Your HVAC System: Change Your Ways and Save
It shouldn’t be surprising; electricity use in your Dayton area home greatly impacts the amount of money you pay on your energy bill. Unfortunately, many homeowners overlook habits and circumstances that keep their energy consumption high. In fact, several misconceptions that homeowners believe as truth actually waste electricity and increase energy costs. Knowing the truth […]
These Energy Star Tips Can Lead You to Greater Savings
If you’re like most homeowners, half of the energy used in your home is for heating and cooling. The following Energy Star tips can help you maintain your HVAC system for best efficiency and energy savings.
Condensing Gas Furnace: A Good Fit For Your Home?
To have a highly efficient HVAC system you need to start with a high-efficiency furnace. Technology has come a long way in the past 20 years, and the relatively new condensing gas furnaces offer a level of efficiency and comfort in combustion appliances that has not been seen before.
Why Tight Ducts Are Key To Comfort And Efficiency
The ductwork in your home transports air to and from your furnace and air conditioning equipment as needed. Ducts commonly develop air leaks as they get older and seals become weaker, which can lead to significant cost, health and comfort issues in your home.
Extend Furnace Life with These Tips
Replacing a furnace isn’t a task that’s easy, cheap or especially enjoyable. This means that for most homeowners, it is worthwhile to extend furnace life as much as practically possible.
5 Energy-Saving Tips That Could Cut Your Heating Bill This Winter
One of the best ways to save on monthly expenses is by reducing the energy usage in your Dayton area home. Use these energy-saving tips and keep your hard-earned money in your pocket. The bonus is that all of these tips will reap energy-saving benefits in the summer, as well.
Why a Higher Efficiency Air Filter Is Worth the Extra Cost
An air filter provides many more benefits for the home and occupants than simply removing airborne dust. Yet, many households continue to use a basic disposable air filter out of convenience, habit or low cost. Learn how a higher-efficiency air filter can save you money on many fronts down the road, making a simple filter […]
WiFi Thermostat: Here’s What You Can Do With Them
WiFi-operated HVAC thermostats are relatively new innovations. It may seem obvious that they can connect homeowners to their heating and cooling equipment from remote locations, but they offer many other advantages. Our weather here in the Dayton/Springfield area is typical of the Midwest, with severe, swift, unforeseen changes not uncommon. Thus, one benefit that could be […]
Why Your Heat Pump Has a Defrost Cycle
Homeowners accustomed to gas or oil furnaces, which generate their own heat though combustion, may find confusing the idea of a heating system that needs to be defrosted while it heats the home. But the heat pump defrost cycle is actually closely related to a heat pump’s operation, and is the same mechanism that gives […]