The last thing you want to do in the winter is overwork the furnace in your Long Island home. Keeping your furnace operating smoothly will go a long way toward preventing breakdowns and discomfort during cold weather. You can keep your furnace from working too hard by preventing heat loss. Continue reading “Does Winter Heat Loss Make Your Furnace Work Too Hard?”
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Caulking and Weatherstripping Can Effectively Seal Air Leaks
Air leaks are one of the biggest reasons conditioned air goes to waste. Gaps and cracks in the walls, ceiling, ductwork and around windows and doors allow the air you pay to heat or cool to escape to the outside. Continue reading “Caulking and Weatherstripping Can Effectively Seal Air Leaks”
With a Programmable Thermostat You Can Schedule Comfort and Savings
After a long day at work, many people return to an empty, chilly home in the summer and an empty, toasty warm home in the winter with no one but the utility company bill collector to appreciate the expense. Meanwhile, other homeowners who try to save energy expend too much of their own repeatedly changing the thermostat setting. A programmable thermostat is the answer to both energy-wasting scenarios. Continue reading “With a Programmable Thermostat You Can Schedule Comfort and Savings”
Your Poorly Performing Air Conditioner Is at the End of the Line? The Telling Signs
The last thing you want to deal with when the temperature soars outside is a poorly performing air conditioner. Continue reading “Your Poorly Performing Air Conditioner Is at the End of the Line? The Telling Signs”
The Heat Lurking in Your Attic: Is It Creeping Into Your Home?
If only heat in attic spaces stayed up there, it wouldn’t be a problem. But when solar energy radiating through the roof raises attic temperatures up to 150 degrees in summer, it becomes an issue for the whole house, not just the attic. Continue reading “The Heat Lurking in Your Attic: Is It Creeping Into Your Home?”
The Ceiling Fans in Your Long Island Home: Boosting Your Comfort While Keeping Down Your Cooling Costs
Using ceiling fans in your home offers you an aesthetic, practical and economical solution to reducing cooling costs. Continue reading “The Ceiling Fans in Your Long Island Home: Boosting Your Comfort While Keeping Down Your Cooling Costs”
Taking Charge of Summertime Cooling Costs: 10 Foolproof Tips
Trying to stay comfortable in Long Island’s mid-year heat and humidity can get expensive, but these 10 tactics will give you a good head start on controlling your summertime cooling costs. Continue reading “Taking Charge of Summertime Cooling Costs: 10 Foolproof Tips”
Your Geothermal Installation: Moving Heat to Keep You Cool
Any air conditioning system works by removing heat from your home, but a geothermal installation removes that heat using less energy. It does this by utilizing the constant temperatures found a few feet below ground. Continue reading “Your Geothermal Installation: Moving Heat to Keep You Cool”
Investing in a Heat Pump: Consider These Features
Are you considering investing in a heat pump as an efficient means of heating and cooling your home? Continue reading “Investing in a Heat Pump: Consider These Features”
Geothermal Cooling and Heating: What’s Good for You Is Good for the Planet, Too
If you’ve researched your HVAC options, you may know that geothermal cooling and heating systems are some of the most efficient systems on the market. But you might not be aware that they’re some of the most environmentally friendly, as well. Continue reading “Geothermal Cooling and Heating: What’s Good for You Is Good for the Planet, Too”