More airtight than ever, homes built today are designed for improved energy efficiency. While airtight homes will help you save money on energy and improve home comfort, these homes can be unhealthy without sufficient ventilation. Proper ventilation eliminates stale air and removes potentially hazardous pollutants from your home.
Did You Get Ice Dams With The Last Blizzard? Fix Them Before Next Winter
If ice dams are forming on your roof, this indicates that warm household air is probably leaking into your attic, or else ductwork is leaking air as it runs through the attic. The best way to deal with an ice dam on your roof – to keep resulting water leaks from ruining insulation and damaging the structure of your attic …
Air Conditioning Season Is Just Around The Corner: Think Efficiency If You’re Ready To Upgrade
Today’s air conditioning equipment is far more efficient than older systems. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) states that a new central A/C can be 20-40 percent more efficient than one that’s just 10 years old. Considering how much heat and humidity Kansas City residents cope with during the cooling season, replacing your old A/C with a new system will …
Water Heater Not Performing? Some Things To Check Out
Nothing’s quite as frustrating as running out of hot water in your shower, leaving you to shiver as your rinse the soap from your hair. The first defense against a broken or inefficient water heater is annual preventive maintenance by a qualified HVAC professional. He or she probably will test the safety controls, inspect and possibly replace the anode rod that …
Understanding Your Utility Bill Can Help You Save
If you’re like many homeowners, your gas utility bill may seem like a puzzle waiting to be solved. The good news is that we can help you figure it out, allowing you to get a better handle on energy usage in your Kansas City area home.
Energy Star’s Most Efficient Label Points You To Top Performers
Choosing heating or cooling equipment and other energy-using appliances and products for your Kansas City area home can be a challenge. Energy Star’s Most Efficient label seeks to lessen the burden of this choice by allowing you to immediately identify high-efficiency, solid performing products. Let’s take a look at how this label can help you pick out the perfect HVAC appliance or …
Smart Thermostats Are Getting Smarter
If you’ve been using programmable thermostats to help lower the energy costs in your Kansas City area home, you realize the comfort and the savings benefits that your thermostat has to offer. And now, there’s an even a better way to save. It’s known as a smart thermostat, and it offers all of the energy-saving benefits of a standard programmable thermostat… and …
Is An Air Cleaner Installed In Your Home? Be Sure To Maintain It
The air inside your home can be much more polluted than the air outside. Dust, pollen, smoke and other unwanted particles can accumulate in your home’s air and cause problems if you have allergies or asthma. We’ve blogged already about some steps you can take to improve the air quality in your home. Another strategy to fight indoor air pollution is to install an …
Your Home’s Energy Efficiency Impacts The Balance-Point Setting On Your Heat Pump
Heat pumps deliver greater energy efficiency than any boiler or furnace, delivering up to 400 percent heat energy per electricity consumed. However, heat-pump efficiency stops the moment the balance point is reached and emergency electric heating begins. How quickly this happens during cold weather is greatly affected by your home’s energy efficiency.