What is In-Floor Heating and How Does it Work?
In-floor heating is one of the most appealing types of heating systems. What is the reason for this? How does an in-floor heating system work? This system uses electrical wires or hot water pipes to generate heat from underneath the floor. Since all components are underneath the floor, in-floor heating takes up less space than […]
How To Know If I Should Replace Or Repair My Heating System
What Are The Different Types Of Heating Systems?
There are many different types of heating systems that you as a homeowner can use throughout the colder seasons. Each home functions differently and has varying needs. That is why it is important to understand all of your options before dedicating yourself to an appliance for a long period. Today we are going to take […]
Why You Should Service Your Furnace Now
It’s that time of year again when the air starts to chill and fall is in the air, but also it is time for you to service your furnace. Fall should be treated as a warning sign, not just because winter is right around the corner, but because you don’t want things to get worse […]
How HVAC Can Boost Your Homes’ Sale Price
Some Surprising Numbers According to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, Americans are spending increasingly large amounts of money on residential remodeling projects each year and seeing less and less of a return. From 2017 to 2018, the money spent on home remodels nationwide increased by 7.5%, totaling nearly $340 billion. Yet, the average ROI for […]
5 Signs It’s Time For a New Furnace
As we enter September and the blistering heat of the summer slowly begins to dissipate, now is an excellent time to be thinking about your furnace. It’s time to take a look at the condition of your furnace. You’ll need a furnace that is properly maintained to make it through the unpredictable Western Pennsylvania fall […]
The Importance of Late Summer Furnace Inspections
As of now, we’re experiencing some warm weather. Your furnace is probably the furthest thing from your mind right now. As you know, Western Pennsylvania has never been known for it’s wonderfully warm and moderate climate. Before long, the cold weather will be sneaking up on us. Once October rolls around, there will be a […]
How to Improve Energy Efficiency
One great preparation you’ll want to make during the summer season is to get your home energy-ready. During a heat wave, you can’t get a dedicated professional over to your home (not that you’ll need one, but in the case that you do, now is the time to figure that out). In the summer months, […]
Home Energy Audit
A shift in outside temperatures means a change in our HVAC usage, so a transition is a great time to do a home energy audit to determine whether your home is using its energy in the most efficient way possible. Do It Yourself Home Energy Audit With any home energy audit the goal is to […]
The Basics of HVAC Systems
Ultimately though, the mystique surrounding our HVAC systems, which are among the most essential of all appliances and systems in our homes, can easily evaporate by our coming to understand just a bit about what these systems consist of, and how they use the air around us to help us control our environment. How HVAC […]