If your house is equipped with a heat pump rather than a standard air conditioning cooling system, there are some things you will need to know to keep cool this summer. The heat pump operation is unique due to its ability to provide you warmth during the winter and cooling during those hot and sticky summer months in the Kansas City area. As summer …
Three Ways Air Cleaners Can Improve The Comfort In Your Overland Park Home
Keeping your home’s indoor air quality clean is important to your family’s health. No home is immune to indoor contaminants, but using the right air cleaners in your heating and air conditioning system is the best way to combat the problem.
Problem With your Digital Thermostat? Learn Some Troubleshooting Tips
A digital programmable thermostat offers a great deal of control over the heating and cooling of your home. Best of all, it can improve comfort and even save on utility expenses by automating the temperature of your home based on many variables, including your preferences. Many cooling issues are caused by improperly programmed or malfunctioning thermostats. If you think you might …
Strange Noise Coming From the Air Conditioner? Read On
If you live in the Kansas City area, you may have a hard time dealing with the summer heat that comes after a long winter. Keeping your air conditioner working well all summer can be a big source of relief. If you can hear a strange noise coming from the A/C, however, you should try to identify the problem and perhaps …
Confused About Air Filter Choices? Review Your Options
Air filter choices for your forced-air cooling and heating systems can get confusing. With so many filters on the market, how do you decide? First, we’ll look at all the air filter choices. Second, you decide which one best fits your needs. Air Filter Choices While there are many different types of air filters, they all fall into several major categories. These …
Help Your Cooling System Be More Efficient This Summer
Cooling costs are the single largest energy expense in most homes during the summer months, but there are a lot of ways you can save. A few simple adjustments can help your A/C be more efficient and save you a bundle on your energy bills this summer. Change your air filter. Dirty air filters count for a lot of ineffeciency, …
What Can You Do when Your A/C’s Not Performing Well?
Air conditioner cooling issues are all too common in the spring and summertime, when millions of homeowners turn on their cooling system for the first time, only to find that its not working to satisfaction or worse yet, is not operational. If you find your system operating inaffectively this spring, use these Cooling troubleshooting tips to get your HVAC system back up and running: …
Improve Your Comfort All Summer With A Whole-House Dehumidifier
If your home seems to constantly smell musty and feel damp, it might be time to invest in a whole-house dehumidifier. The humidity level of the air in your home is important for comfort, health and the performance of your HVAC system. A humid environment encourages mold, mildew, dust mites and bacteria growth. How Dehumidifiers Work When you buy a …