Is a High-Efficiency Furnace Worth the Investment?
Everyone likes the idea of reducing their energy bills, particularly in the cold of winter. If you’ve priced a furnace lately, you may have noticed the price difference between medium and high-efficiency furnace. If you are wondering if installing a high-efficiency furnace is worth the extra cost, read on. We’ll cover all the bases on […]
Why Does My Furnace Filter Get Dirty So Quickly? Five Leading Causes of a Clogged HVAC Filter
The purpose of the filter in your home’s heating and cooling equipment is to trap foreign particles, prevent them from entering the furnace, then being spewed out into your home again. So naturally, your home’s furnace filter is going to get dirty. We recommend checking your furnace filter monthly and replacing at least every 3 […]
Why is My Furnace Leaking Water? Explanation by an Ohio HVAC Technician
Is your furnace leaking or pooling water at its base? It’s not time to panic… yet. We’ll walk you through the troubleshooting steps first, then if you can’t resolve the issue yourself, one of our central Ohio heating technicians can help. First, we need to determine if the furnace installed in your home is a […]
Rural Home? Compare Electric, Propane and Oil Furnaces
Many homes located in rural areas are often not near a source of natural gas, the fuel of choice for modern heating equipment. They commonly have three options for a fuel source: electric, propane, or oil. We’ll discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each type of heat, and considerations on whether or not you should […]
How to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality, Allergy and Asthma Edition
With the first day of fall only days away, those of us with pollen and mold allergies are cringing at the thought of dealing with the fall peak allergy season. One thing we tend to do is stay indoors as much as possible to avoid tree pollen, but it turns out pet dander, dust mites […]
How Important is it to Have a Pre-Season Heater Check and Clean Done?
Well, here we are on Labor Day already! The long, hot days of summer are just about gone, and chances are you haven’t quite fired up your furnace since late spring. It’s still warm enough to require air conditioning from time to time, but that doesn’t mean it’s too soon to perform a pre-season furnace […]
How a Gas Forced-Air Furnace Works
Heating season will be here before you know it. To get ready, we thought we would review how a furnace works so you’ll be up to speed when our Service Technician services your HVAC system. We’re still (at least) a few weeks away from the first real cold snap of the fall, but you’ll be […]
HVAC Tips (Especially for Homeowners with Furry Friends)
The latest stats that I could find says that Americans spent $72 billion (with a “b”) on their pets in 2018, according to the American Pet Products Association. We love our pets, whether it’s a dog, cat, guinea pig, or other furry cuddler. Just like our favorite pets require special care, including annual check-ups with […]
Six Telltale Signs It’s Time to Upgrade Your Home’s HVAC Equipment
Even though it’s been in the 80’s and 90’s for most of August, the big temperature drop is coming. The first cool, crisp days and nights of autumn will be waxing poetic into our lives within the next six to eight weeks. Before that lovely autumn bliss transitions into the bleary, bleak, frigid days of […]
MID-SUMMER HOME MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST
In spite of this being one of the strangest years on record, with COVID-19, stay-at-home orders, social distancing, masks… we must still maintain our homes. Our specialty, of course, is maintaining your home’s heating and air conditioning systems. We would like to offer some tips for maintaining your entire home, inside and out. Since you’re […]
