Prevent Mold Problems Around Your Home In 5 Simple Steps

Prevent Mold Problems Around Your Home In 5 Simple Steps  Mold and mildew are a common occurrence that many homeowners deal with on a regular basis. Found both inside and outside the home, mold and its spores will reduce your indoor air quality as well as cause various health complications. Fortunately, you can prevent mold problems around your home with five simple steps. Read More »

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Changing Air Filters: A Low-Cost Investment That Produces Big Savings

Air filters are a relatively low-cost investment you can make in improving heating and cooling system performance. By regularly changing air filters in your furnace, air conditioner or heat pump, you’ll conserve energy, improve overall home comfort, reduce the stress on your HVAC system, and see appreciable reductions in your residential utility expenses. Read More »

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How Heat Recovery Ventilators Work To Supply Unlimited Fresh Air

How Heat Recovery Ventilators Work To Supply Unlimited Fresh AirHome comfort requires more than just keeping your indoor spaces warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It also requires adequate ventilation to keep your indoor air fresh, clean and free of contaminants. When we close our doors and windows against outdoor temperatures, we reduce the amount of ventilation getting inside our homes. Read More »

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The A-B-Cs of Selecting Home Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a common hazard in almost every American home. This gas is generated when fuel is burned to operate an appliance, engine or piece of HVAC equipment. Carbon monoxide is emitted by sources such as furnaces, gas stoves, automobiles, wood stoves, gas grills and lawnmowers. Usually, this potentially deadly gas is vented out of our homes, or the amount generated is too small to be dangerous. However, a high concentration of CO can occur because of leaks in your furnace, incorrect use of equipment, or poor home ventilation. Read More »

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Duct Sealing: A Proven Way To Increase Comfort And Savings

Duct Sealing: A Proven Way To Increase Comfort And SavingsMany Missouri homes feature forced-air heating and cooling. This means a web of ductwork is responsible for transporting air to every room. However, in a typical home, about 20 percent of the heated and cooled air is lost through gaps and cracks in the ductwork. The result of this is decreased comfort and higher energy bills. Read More »

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The Secret To Energy Savings? Take It Slow — One Room At A Time

Incorporating energy savings steps into your everyday life will keep your home running at maximum efficiency. Unfortunately, many homeowners avoid what they perceive as a daunting task. Fortunately, if you take it slow and implement the energy savings room by room, you will decrease your total energy costs. Read More »

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Duct Returns: A Key Component To Your Home Comfort

Duct Returns: A Key Component To Your Home ComfortIn your home HVAC system, the ductwork serves as the pathway by which air circulates to and from the main heating and cooling units. Supply ducts carry heated or cooled air to rooms inside your home, while return ducts bring expended air back to be filtered, reheated or re-cooled, and then it’s sent back out again. Read More »

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3 Indoor Air Quality Secrets: Detection And Prevention Methods Work

In any home, the indoor air quality is affected by the activities we do every day. Cooking and cleaning produce chemical and biological contaminants such as smoke and solvent fumes. Home heating can generate carbon monoxide. A major component of dust is our own dead skin cells. Detection and prevention of these contaminants is a proven way to reduce their presence. Read More »

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Heat-Pump Performance: 3 Surprisingly Easy Tips To Boost Efficiency

Heat-Pump Performance: 3 Surprisingly Easy Tips To Boost Efficiency

If you use a heat pump for heating and cooling your house, you no doubt already realize what an extremely efficient and money-saving source of home temperature control it can be. While it’s true that heat pumps offer a high level of effective performance, they do have their drawbacks. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Star program estimates that half or more of all heat pumps have performance deficiencies related to low airflow in the system, ductwork leaks or incorrect levels of refrigerant charge. It is relatively easy to address these issues, however, and by doing so, you will noticeably boost overall heat-pump performance. Read More »

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Tagged Furnace: Replace The Whole Unit Or Just The Heat Exchanger?

Furnace replacement is not a trivial matter; it requires careful consideration of your options and the expenditure of hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars. Here are five questions to answer before committing to a new furnace purchase. Read More »

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