As a homeowner, it is your responsibility to make sure the air within your space is breathable, healthy, and clean, since your house’s overall quality is directly affected by the air inside of it. When your home’s air is less than clean, it not only makes your breathing atmosphere unhealthy, but it also negatively factors into the wellness of everyone …
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 …
Use This Yardstick To Perform Your Own Energy Evaluations
Because neither Kansas nor Missouri has deregulated energy, you don’t have the luxury of shopping around to find the lowest energy rates in your area. As such, you need to do everything you can to make sure your house is as energy efficient as possible. But how do you know if it is or not? Are you really saving money …
Designing An Efficient Duct System — Five Factors That Your HVAC Contractor Will Consider
Inefficient duct design is a problem that compromises your home comfort, and can decrease your home’s heating and cooling efficiency by as much as 20 percent annually. Therefore, if you’re building a new home, you should work closely with your HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) contractor during the process of designing an efficient duct system.
Schedule Your Service Check Before Winter Gets Here
The colder days of winter will be here before you know it. To make sure your home is prepared for the shift in temperature, you should schedule a service check for your heating system.
Looking For An HVAC Contractor? Here’s How To Get The Job Done
Whether you’re in need of HVAC repair or are simply shopping for new heating and cooling equipment, you want to make sure that the technicians you deal with are some of the best that Kansas City has to offer. Associating yourself with a reputable HVAC contractor is important. That’s why we’ve compiled a few tips to help you find the …
Making Sense Of HEPA Filters
The fact that you are reading an article about HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) filters means you probably already understand that there are smoke particles, dust mites, pollen, dander, mold and other microscopic hazards floating around in your household air and settling on flat surfaces. A quality HEPA system is the key to eliminating these hazard.
Hybrid Dual-Fuel Systems: What You Need To Know When Upgrading
The introduction of dual-fuel “hybrid” systems to the residential heating and air customer is an excellent addition to the growing list of energy-efficient concepts. Combining two separate methods of heating a home adds an extra advantage to today’s efficient equipment. Dual-fuel “hybrid”systems blend the comfort of gas-furnace heat with the efficiency of a modern heat pump. On days when our Kansas …
Heat Pumps: Advanced Design In Air Conditioning Systems
There was a time when heat pumps were not considered efficient enough for home or commercial use because they consumed so much energy. However, newer generations of heat pumps have proven to be real energy savers when used for heat as well as air conditioning in homes and businesses. Heat pumps operate to cool as well as heat a home …
Too Hot In Some Rooms? Too Cold In Others? Zoning Systems Can Help
In some homes the temperature levels throughout the living space can either be too hot or too cold. If you live in a home that experiences typical “hot and cold” spots, you might want to consider buying a zoning system. Zoning systems are devices that allow you to control the temperature of a certain “zone” — or area — in …
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