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Air Filter Technology Can Be Confusing: An Expert Can Help You Choose The Right Ones

If you’re looking for improved protection for your HVAC system from dirt buildup and indoor air that’s free of contaminants, looking at the air filter in your furnace (or heat pump or air conditioner) is a step in the right direction. In many cases, the air filter installed in your furnace is likely the style […]

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Buttoning Up Your Home For Cold Weather: 19 Tips

With winter on its way, here are some tips to help keep your home warm and energy efficient for when the cold weather arrives: Change Your Furnace Filter:  If too much debris has collected, your heating system has to use more energy to push air through. Dress Warmer:  This lets you lower your thermostat while

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What To Expect From Your Duct-Cleaning Contractor

More and more homeowners in the Metro-East region are choosing to have their air ducts cleaned as a way to enhance indoor air quality. Over time, dust, pollen, other particles and sometimes mold can build up in ducts. These indoor and outdoor pollutants could negatively affect your health, and the health of your family. If

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Choosing Your MERV Filter: How Do All Those Numbers Add Up?

Indoor air quality is of growing concern in the Highland area and the nation as a whole. Pollen, dust and other indoor and outdoor pollutants put your health and the health of your family at risk. One way to increase indoor air quality in your home is to understand MERV ratings for air filters. What is

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Simple Strategies To Allergy-Proof Your Home As Pollen Season Peaks

When pollen season peaks, you can use all the protection you can get so that your quality of life doesn’t slide.  These strategies to keep your home allergy-proof can help protect you from allergy-irritating factors that can make your life miserable: Upgrade and Replace Your Air Filters Air filters all receive a MERV (minimum efficiency reporting

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Going On Vacation? Program Your Thermostat Before You Leave, And You’ll Have More Fun Money To Spend

If you have a vacation planned for the near future, you may be eagerly crossing tasks off your to-do list.  One task should be to program your thermostat to a higher temperature while you’re away so you can enjoy savings during your absence from home.  Without the option to program the temperature, you can still

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Priority Steps You Can Take So Home Comfort And Savings Come First

You want to be comfortable in your home, but you want to save on your energy bill as well.  The average home spends nearly $2,000 a year on energy costs, but you can lower this amount by making use of these tips for energy savings without sacrificing home comfort: Use the microwave.  Not only does

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When It Comes To Precision Tune-Ups, Twice A Year Is Better

Your heating and air equipment is an investment for your family. You expect long life and years of consistent performance from both your furnace and air conditioner (or heat pump if you use one). The best way to get those long years of dependability is by having an annual precision tune-up on both. Before each season begins,

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Attic-Sealing Strategies Give Metro-East Residents A Solid Plan For Efficiency Gains

There’s more to attic sealing than simply plugging up air leaks and laying down insulation. Other factors must be taken into account, such as moisture levels and attic ventilation.  Moisture can enter your attic in a number of ways, and without proper ventilation it has no means of escape. Thus, the moisture is left to

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Choosing An Air Purification System That Meets Your Needs

As we have gotten better at insulating homes to keep cool and warm air inside the house, we also have locked in some unwanted visitors. We live with pets, pet hair and pet dander. We try to keep our Metro-East homes clean with cleaners and aerosols that get into our air. Pollen and pollutants hitch

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