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electric, propane, gas or oil heating for your home?

During the planning process of the construction of my home, I was asked what energy source I wanted to power my heating and cooling system. Did I want to go with electric, gas, propane or oil to run the furnace? I had to spend some time doing some research to learn what would be the most efficient monthly and in the long run. My blog contains everything that I learned about the different methods of heating the home. You will find out what equipment will cost, what it costs to maintain the equipment and the average cost of heating a home for a season using each source.

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How To Get The Most Out Of An AC Installation

Posted on 29 December 2018

When you perform an air conditioning installation in a house or a place of business, you want to know that it'll be as long as possible before you need to have an AC replacement done. To accomplish this goal, there are several things you can do at the beginning and over the life of the system. Understanding Capacity Requirements Of the issues that tend to stress units prematurely, especially central air conditioning systems, mismatching a setup to a space that requires more capacity is one of the worst. [Read More]

Cranking The Thermostat And Still Not Getting Warm? Three Things Could Be The Problem

Posted on 29 December 2018

The snows have slapped the Midwest this holiday season with quite a few inches of the wet, white stuff. While it is pretty to see, it has not been fun to keep clearing away. It has not been fun to try keeping your homes warm, either. If you have tried to crank the thermostat in your home this past week, and the house is still too cold and the thermostat registers a chillier temp than you would like, the problem could be one of three things. [Read More]

How A Point-Of-Use Water Heater Will Make Your Life Easier

Posted on 26 November 2018

Needing a new water heater for a home means a big project. First, the old water heater will need to be unplugged, drained, and removed. Once this task has been completed, you will need to find, purchase, and install a brand new water heater. In-between all of this, you will be charged with making sure that the measurements of the new heater will fit in with your old space and making sure that the pipes will work for the new machine. [Read More]

This Shouldn't Be DIY: Why You Should Have Your Home's Air Conditioning System Professionally Repaired

Posted on 13 October 2018

It's a drag to make it through a hot day without a working air conditioner, so if you're like most homeowners you want any needed repairs to be made as soon as possible. You might be thinking of making those repairs yourself, but there are a few good reasons to have a professional take care of the job instead. Here are just a few of those reasons: Catch Other Underlying Problems [Read More]