I thought I would put together a quick post to provide some education about the problem of letting your dog (or your neighbors' dog) urinate on your air conditioner.
Bonus rooms, or my favorite acronymn used to describe them F.R.O.G (Finished Room Over Garage), are a somewhat newer phenomonon, but the concept is ages old: convert what would otherwise be unused and unconditioned space over a garage or other portion of your home into "living" space by insulating, drywalling and adding some kind of HVAC into it.
As a homeowner, getting the news that your heat exchanger is cracked is a bit of a harsh blow. It's not unlike a doctor telling you about the "C" word. You know it's serious and you know you need to do something about it. Some people choose to live in denial of the seriousness of a cracked heat exchanger.
if your furnace or boiler was a car driving at 60 miles an hour, it would drive over 50,000 miles per year. You would definitely have your car checked out at least every 50,000 miles - probably get the tires changes and the oil and filters too. Make the investment in your peace of mind and get your equipment checked out today.
The other day, I met Frankenbeast's big brother. I'll call him Cerberus.
Just about all of us get the pleasure of paying an electric and gas bill every month and most of us are aware that our heating and air conditioning is responsible for a large portion of that bill, especially when it's hot or cold outside and the systems get used a lot.
4 Season rooms. They go by many names - sunrooms, 4 season rooms, 3 season rooms, Florida rooms, Solariums, screenrooms...
If nothing changes between now and May 1, 2013, homeowners will have fewer choices when it comes time to replace their furnace.
The more appropriate title would be "A Tale of Three Furnaces" but that's not as catchy.
We get asked this question all the time - should I repair my unit or replace it? Well, like so many things in life, it depends
For those of you that don't know, R-22, also known as Freon, is the substance that is contained in your air conditioning system.
Message: Can an Air Cleaner be installed on an existing furnace or would it require a new furnace also?
Message: Do ceiling fans help your electric bill with your air con or hurt in the long run.
