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1. GREAT TIPS TO MAKE YOUR AIR CONDITIONER MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT
by George Benson
March 11, 2008
# What is the most efficient thermostat setting for air conditioning? # What does the term "tons" mean in the context of air conditioning? # When I replace my central air conditioner, would it be more efficient to get a larger unit? Will it make the house more comfortable? # What does the "EER" or "SEER" rating on an air conditioner mean? # What is the recommended SEER rating for a central air ...more...
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2. Don't Snare The Air In Your Home
by Jim Sparrow
February 11, 2008
How important is the freshness of indoor air in our homes? It could be argued that the problem of fresh air is more prevalent in condos and apartments than in houses. In apartments when we leave our home, we do not fling open the front door and let the fresh air in, as we do in houses. We fling open the front door, but it leads to a corridor that often has no direct outlet to the outside air. ...more...
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3. The Many Purposes Behind Furnac Filters
by Bill Whitworth
February 11, 2008
Many people believe that there is only one purpose of a furnace filter or an air conditioning filter. And that is, to reduce dust is in the home. This may be a very important job for your furnace filter to take on but it’s not the only function your furnace filter has. The filter actually has another extremely ...more...
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4. Locating Your Furnace Filter
by Bill Whitworth
February 11, 2008
Where Exactly is My Furnace Filter Located?
One of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to heating and cooling elements within a home is, "Where is my furnace filter located?" When you move into a brand new home and need to change out the furnace filter, or if you have lived in your ...more...
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5. Improve Air Quality by Upgrading Your Furnace Filter
by Bill Whitworth
February 10, 2008
What many people do not realize is that by upgrading your furnace filter you can significantly improve the air quality inside your home in a truly inexpensive way. The average person is breathing in about 32,000 pints worth of air in a single day. Can you imagine how many particles of dust can be found in these 32,000 pints? The truth is, there are around 1,120,000,000 dust particles, most of whic ...more...
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6. Avoid Premature Heat Exchanger Failure With Your Furnace
by Bill Whitworth
February 4, 2008
Just as you may have noticed that your automobile runs more smoothly after a fresh new oil change, the same principle works for your furnace, when it comes to a new or clean furnace filter. The main component for both hot water and forced air heating units is called a heat exchanger. The purpose of this nifty component is to take the heat that is produced by burning fuel in your furnace, and to tr ...more...
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7. Dairy Barn Keeps Contractor Moo-ving
by Jamie Gerdsen
January 30, 2008
Gerdsen and Apollo had the task of installing the heating and cooling system at a historic dairy property. Three barns were put together to form a unique, 12,000-square-foot home. Apollo, which has been family owned and operated for the last three generations, turned to the Unico System, manufactured by Unico Inc., to supply the needed HVAC equipment.
"The system was chosen due to space co ...more...
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8. Furnace Filter Tips
by Bill Whitworth
January 30, 2008
Most people are blissfully unaware of what it means to have an effective furnace filter or what a furnace filter even does. Here is a small handful of tips which should not only explain what furnace filters are and how they work, but also how to best maintain your furnace filter for improved air quality and safety. - The dust in your h ...more...
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9. Dirty Furncace Filters Can Be Deadly
by Bill Whitworth
January 28, 2008
What do you assume is the result if you neglect to keep your furnace filter clean? Do you think that your furnace will be able to run forever without problems using the same dirty filter year after year? What do you think will happen when your furnace filter becomes over saturated by dirt, pet hair, allergens and dust? You are looking at more ...more...
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10. Dangers Associated With Dirty Furnace Filters
by Bill Whitworth
January 25, 2008
It is surprising how many people are unaware of the dangers associated with dirty furnace filters. Have you ever heard a horrifying tale about a family that just barely escaped from a bad situation with their lives, as a silent killer lurked secretively in their home? The silent killer being referred to here is CO or Carbon Monoxide. You could be putting yourself or your entire family at risk if y ...more...
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11. Benefits of Using Electrostatic Furnace Filters
by Bill Whitworth
January 17, 2008
With so many advancements being made in the world of air filtration and furnace filters, it is commonplace for consumers to wonder what the experts think about various new options for filtration. One such innovation that has recently become popular is the electrostatic furnace filters. Many duct cleaning technicians, for example, are quickly becoming strong advocates for the benefits associated wi ...more...
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12. Home Air Conditioning Repairs Basics For You
by Ricky Lim
January 13, 2008
Home air conditioning repair is one of those few difficult tasks you must repair with care. For repairing the air conditioner of your sweet house, you need to first know how an air conditioner works.
Model Partition of an air conditioner
Generally, an air-conditioner has two different working parts on which it actually functions. These are the evaporator and the condenser. While t ...more...
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13. Feeling the chill?
by Jon Celeste
January 11, 2008
Refrigeration…air conditioning…got your running to turn up the central heating yet?
Although we are in the midst of a traditional English winter, now is a great time to be thinking about installing that air conditioning system
http://www.millenniumrac.co.uk/air-conditioning.html in time for the summer 2008.
Millennium is the North East’s premier supplier of Refrigeratio ...more...
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14. Ductless Air Conditioning V/S Traditional Air Conditioning
by Ricky Lim
January 10, 2008
Ductless air conditioning is a great way to get rid of the scorching heat especially during the summers, no matter in which part of your home you are sitting. That is to say, now you don’t have to get separate air conditioners fixed in each of your rooms, as the ductless air conditioning is sufficient. This is due to it is a centralized air conditioning system that cools all parts of the house. In ...more...
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15. Why Buying An Energy Efficient Furnace Won't Always Save You Mon...
by Ed Bishop
December 16, 2007
Even after investing thousands of dollars in a new furnace some homeowners are finding they save very little, if anything on their energy bills.
Sometimes the new furnace performs no better than the one it replaced.
Issues such as comfort and inferior indoor air quality still exist in their home.
The reason for the disappointing results is the heating contractor fails to re ...more...
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16. Winter Checkup Priority: Heater Installation
by Charlie Angeles
November 27, 2007
Opposed to warm air systems like forced air heaters, radiant heaters delivers the source of heat to the floor level — not the ceiling — and it doesn’t stir up allergens or dusts. It is the oldest form of heating used to provide comfort and it is the basis for all and yet the most desired method for delivering comfortable, natural and efficient heat in our homes. From the days of Ancient Rome, the ...more...
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17. A Cheaper Way to Cool Your Santa Fe Home
by RE Writer
November 26, 2007
Santa Fe homes have some of the nation's most advanced cooling systems, thanks to the region's hot, dry summers. Central air conditioning is common here, but homeowners and builders who want to reduce electricity costs and environmental impact have turned to other cooling methods to get the most bang for their buck. One of the most popular and efficient home cooling systems in the Santa Fe reg ...more...
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18. PASSIVE ANNUAL HEAT STORAGE
by John Hait
November 23, 2007
Finally! A method for eliminating the serious drawbacks of passive solar earth sheltering.
Are you pooped out from paying the power people to pump heat into your home all winter, only to pay them again to pump it back out all summer? If so, maybe it's time to open a special sort of back-to-the-land savings account—one that will let you make energy deposits all summer and withdrawals in the ...more...
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19. Importance Of Home Air Conditioning Filters
by Ricky Lim
November 22, 2007
Having installed an air conditioning system, it becomes imperative for you to think about its upkeep, a major part of which involves cleaning the home air conditioning filters, which are attached to the air conditioner. But you must be wondering why these filters are installed at all and why you need to clean it regularly.
The answer is that the air conditioning filters are an important co ...more...
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20. Baby its Cold-er Outside
by RE Writer
November 15, 2007
We are being warned by the US Energy Department that heating costs will be rising by an average 10% per household this winter. This is due to a large increase in fuel costs and a predicted very cold winter (4% colder than last year!). In fact, if you have oil heating you could be looking at a 31% price hike, and if you have natural gas, you may face an 18% increase. That doesn't leave many ...more...
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21. Air Conditioning Filters - How To Maintain Air Conditioning Filt...
by Ricky Lim
November 10, 2007
In sweltering hot summers, the cool breeze from the air conditioners becomes a welcome respite that helps in rejuvenating from the heat. However, in order to maintain the perfect cooling conditions of the home and office it is very necessary to maintain the air conditioning filters in their optimum conditions.
If the air conditioner has poor filters, it will cause inflated electricity bill ...more...
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22. Choosing a new boiler
by Keira Parker
November 8, 2007
If your boiler is more than 10 years old, you might want to consider having it replaced rather than just patching up the damage to keep it trudging on for a few more years.
Investing in a new boiler can cut as much as 40 per cent off your heating bill according to the Energy Saving Trust (EST). High efficiency
All new boilers installed in the UK must now be energy effici ...more...
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23. It's Heating Season Again!!!
by hector seda
November 6, 2007
It is always a good idea to have your heating system checked by a professional before starting it up. This can help to avoid a cold morning and depending on your system a cold shower. Many companies provide this service through their service contract so that there is no additional cost to you. Take advantage of it you system life span can increase with these periodic check-ups. Know the Ty ...more...
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24. Keeping up with the Heat, A/C style
by Sheryll Cross
November 5, 2007
I’ll be starting this section by talking about the source of our discomfort---high humidity. Yes, it’s humidity. The body cools itself by sweating (this is a fact). High humidity reduces the evaporation of moisture, deterring the body’s function to cool itself. From exhaustion to dehydration to stroke, these are a few of the concerns when summer arrives. The National Weather Service prompts alert ...more...
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25. Prevention Plus Protection against Central Heating Problems - Be...
by Steve Silvester
October 30, 2007
Homeserve, specialists in home emergency insurance and repairs, have recently added an Annual Boiler Service to compliment their Gas Boiler and Central Heating Insurance. This means customers can not only insure themselves against heating breakdown emergencies, but also opt for an annual service to keep their gas boiler from malfunctioning in the first pl ...more...
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