Posts Tagged ‘Illinois’
Boost The Efficiency Of Your Cooling System With Better Insulation
Temperature naturally moves from heat toward cold. In winter, your heated indoor air tries to expand outward into the cooler outdoors. In summer, the heat from outdoors tends to travel inside toward the cooled interior. The one thing that blocks this process is insulation. Before the onset of summer is an optimum time to check…
Read MorePremier Contractor Ernst’s GeoComfort Geothermal Systems Shine
Geothermal heat pumps can be used to both heat and cool your home. The efficiency at which this occurs is measured in two primary ways. For heating, efficiency is indicated by the coefficient of performance, or COP, which declares the relationship between the heat provided and energy input required to produce the heat. For cooling,…
Read MoreThe Heat Is On—Are You Sure Your Family Is Safe From Carbon Monoxide?
Carbon monoxide detectors are the only way to protect your family from this odorless and potentially deadly gas. These devices become even more vital in the winter because you are using your fireplace, furnace, water heater or whatever other heating equipment you use more and more. If you do not yet have carbon monoxide detectors in…
Read MoreLooking For Heating Efficiency? Dig Beneath The Surface With A Geothermal System
With the high price of energy, homeowners across the country are trying to find ways to reduce the amount they pay on their utility bills. With a geothermal heat pump system, you can heat and cool your home in an extremely efficient manner. By transferring thermal energy between the ground and the inside of your…
Read MoreFurnace Replacement: As Easy As 1, 2, 3
Are you intimidated by the prospect of a furnace replacement? There’s no need to be — it’s relatively easy if you follow the three guidelines listed below: Find a top-notch contractor Finding the right contractor is easier said than done, but if you keep the following factors in mind, you can weed out the best…
Read MoreEnergy Saving Ideas — Have You Considered Geothermal Heating And Cooling?
The climate in the St. Louis area requires substantial winter heating and summer cooling. One way to achieve energy savings winter and summer is to condition your home with a geothermal heat pump. These offer the most energy-efficient way to heat and cool a home. A geothermal system has underground coils that tap into the stable…
Read MoreAir Conditioner Service Removes Dirt And Grime, Allowing Your System To Function Efficiently
Making sure that you have your A/C serviced regularly and maintained is essential to the health of your system. Dust can damage electrical components, cause electrical shorts, abrade moving parts and lead to refrigerant leakage. Dust can also cause over-heating and overall system failure, which can leave you in a situation that is both avoidable…
Read MoreYour Air Conditioning: It’s Doing The Job, But Do You Really Know How It Works?
Though most every home today has air conditioning, many people don’t really know how their air conditioners work. When making decisions about air conditioning repair or installation, though, it’s helpful to at least have a general idea of how they function. To understand air conditioning, you have to understand a little bit about the refrigeration…
Read MoreSizing Your New Water Heater
Homeowners don’t usually give much thought to hot water heaters until it’s time to repair them. Usually, people look for the number of gallons on the existing tank and go from there. However, there’s a more involved in sizing a new water heater than what you might think. Water-heating appliances take a lot of energy,…
Read More5 Benefits Regular Preventive Maintenance Offers: Can You Afford To Miss Out?
Every once in a while, we run into a customer who just doesn’t believe in regular preventive maintenance for his or her heating and cooling equipment. While that individual may feel that the costs of an annual checkup outweigh the benefits, that sentiment tends to change when the heat goes out in the middle of…
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