High indoor humidity and high indoor temperature are related problems, but they are not the same problem, and the equipment that solves one does not always solve the other. A home that feels hot and muggy may need both an…
Your air conditioner has worked through months of heat and humidity without much acknowledgment. When the cooler weather finally arrives, and you start thinking about switching to heating, it is easy to simply turn the thermostat and move on. But…
Most homeowners think about heating and cooling when they evaluate their HVAC system, but the quality of the air circulating through the home is just as consequential for health and comfort as the temperature of that air. Every time your…
Poor home airflow is one of the most common and least diagnosed comfort problems in residential HVAC. When your system is running, but certain rooms never cool down, when the air feels stale and heavy despite the AC running, or…
Your air conditioner runs all day and your home still never quite gets comfortable. The rooms farthest from the unit are noticeably warm, your energy bill keeps climbing, and the system seems to be working as hard as it possibly…
Your air conditioner is running but something is not right. Maybe it is making a noise it never made before. Maybe the house takes all day to cool down. Maybe the energy bill arrived and you stared at it for…
Your air conditioner runs harder on hot days than it does on mild ones, and that is expected. What is not expected, and what costs homeowners significantly more money over time, is a system that runs at or beyond its…
Your air conditioner spent the winter sitting idle. By the time you first turn it on, months of dormancy have allowed dust to accumulate on coils, lubricants to settle in bearings, and any developing issues to go undetected. If the…
Walking from one room to another and feeling a noticeable temperature difference is a common experience, but it is not one you should simply accept as normal. Uneven temperatures throughout a home are almost always the product of a specific,…
When it comes to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, there’s a lot of misinformation floating around. Many homeowners rely on outdated advice, myths, or misleading information that can lead to higher energy bills, inefficient system performance, and costly…
