Kerry’s HVAC Blog
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
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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.
Read MoreMake Replacing Your Air Filter a Part of Your Routine When was the last time you changed your air filter? If you’re like most homeowners, it’s been months, or maybe even years. While most people replace the filter when their home comfort system stops working efficiently, neglecting regular air filter replacement can cause plenty… Continue Reading
Read MoreLearning HVAC Lingo Will Help You Understand Your HVAC System It ‘s to your advantage as a homeowner to understand some of the HVAC terms you may hear when you’re shopping for a new cooling or heating system for your home or when you’re communicating with HVAC technicians. Knowing these nine HVAC terms will help… Continue Reading
Read MoreShorter and Colder Days Means More Energy Use To ensure an energy-efficient home throughout the holidays, it’s vital to be mindful of energy consumption and other wasteful practices. Consider these tips to prevent energy waste through year’s end.
Read MoreModern 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
Read MoreBy Taking a Holistic Approach Your Home Can Be Energy Efficient Nowadays many people are concerned with improving energy efficiency in their homes. Whether for financial reasons or due to environmental concerns, the objective is the same: to maximize energy savings. To achieve this goal, it’s vital that each area of energy usage in the house is… Continue Reading
Read MoreEach Room in Your Home Has Its Own IAQ Challenges If you or someone in your Long Island home suffers from allergies or asthma, there are quite a few things you can do to improve your indoor air quality and reduce flare-ups of symptoms, as well as prevent other respiratory illnesses later on. This room-by-room… Continue Reading
Read MoreNew Technology in Furnaces Allows for More Precise Heating for Your Long Island Home For many Long Island homeowners, gearing up for the cold weather ahead also means getting the furnace ready. If you need to replace the furnace this season, you’ll probably want to know about the variable-speed furnace — an important innovation that can… Continue Reading
Read MoreHow You Can Save Money by Using the Right Amount of Energy If you’re interested in having one of the more efficient heating systems for your home, you might consider a dual fuel system.
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