Maybe you came home from work and walked straight into an icebox that was your cozy home when you left in the morning, or maybe the chill snuck up on you while you were watching […]
If you haven’t turned on your heat yet, you probably will be real soon. Turning on your furnace for the first time isn’t always a piece of cake, though. If you haven’t had preseason maintenance […]
There’s some good news for the entire country: the Energy Department predicts heating costs across the nation for the upcoming 2014-2015 winter. Nearly half of a home’s yearly energy goes to heating and cooling; that […]
Heat pumps provide such seamless comfort to our homes year round that we often forget that these hard working machines require a little TLC every once in a while. The fall is a great time […]
With the Northern Georgia summer temperatures back in the nineties, your A/C is undoubtedly working hard each and every day. Even if you’re no Mr. of Ms. Fixit, you can help prevent breakdowns and make […]
If you were to do a quick Google search for a history of modern air conditioning, you’ll most likely find volumes of information about Willis Carrier. The 1902 installation of Carrier’s system at a Brooklyn publishing […]
Spring is in the air in Georgia, and that means that it won’t be too long before it’s time to kick on the A/C again. But don’t wait till it’s 85 degrees outside to turn […]
A common heating issue many people run into this time of year is their furnace blowing cool air when it should be keeping your house or office warm and toasty from the late winter cold […]
Old homes can be chock-full of character, charm and enduring style. But unfortunately, they generally come up empty-handed when you consider energy efficiency. You may love the look and feel of your traditional or historic […]
It has been an unseasonably wet summer this year in the Southeast. First, we had Tropical Storm Andrea drop as much as 7 inches of rain in metro-Atlanta and surrounding areas, and on top […]