Category: Heating & Cooling
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How To – Staying Warm During a Winter Power Outage
Every winter you hear of people dieing from storms that cause power outages and for the most part none of these accidents need to happen if you plan ahead and understand how to properly operate supplemental heating systems. If you are accustomed to hunting and camping in the winter months then you understand that keeping…
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How To – Checkup Checklist for Heating Systems
Whether you have oil or gas heat you should inspect your systems at least once a year to make sure they are in proper working condition. Many oil heating companies will offer a cleaning service and perform the work in the summer to offset labor times that are normally Oil and Emergency calls in the…
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How To – Checkup Checklist for Cooling & Heat Pumps Systems
Heat Pump systems can provide a home’s full heating needs or act as a primary source of heating and when paired with the correct unit it can also act as an air conditioning system in the summer months. Independent Air Conditioning systems are similar to heat pumps but only provide cooling in the summer months.…
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How To – Water Heater Timers Can Reduce Electric Costs 15%
Lets face it everything costs more then it did a few years ago and electric bills are just another monthly cost that will never go away (unless you go solar). So, reducing consumption is your best bet and wasted use is something you never want happening in your home. Although water heaters are highly insulated…
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How To – Heat Pump Water Heaters are they a good choice for your home?
A new type of heat pump water heater is now on the market based on standard heat pump technology it could provide up to 50 to 70% better efficiency then a standard electric water heater. The design is pretty simple to understand it basically works the opposite way that your refrigerator does. If you have…