Energy Efficiency

Does Winter Heat Loss Make Your Furnace Work Too Hard?

December 3, 2013

Don’t Tax Your Furnace, Boiler, or Heat Pump! 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… Continue Reading

AFUE Ratings — What Those Numbers Actually Mean

November 29, 2013

Most homes in the United States are heated by a furnace or a boiler. Boilers use water to distribute heat into the house, while furnaces heat the air directly. Both furnaces and boilers use fuel to operate at varying rates of efficiency. AFUE ratings clue homeowners in to what that efficiency is. 

Closing Air Vents in Your Long Island Home? What You Need to First Understand

November 14, 2013

Modern Heating Systems Need Proper Ventilation It’s a cold winter day in Suffolk County. You’re home alone, freezing because you don’t want to waste energy by turning the heater up. So, thinking it will help, you go around the house and close air vents in empty bedrooms. It seems logical that restricting airflow from your… Continue Reading