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 …
Keep Comfort Up, Costs Down With These Energy-Saving Tips
While the spring and summer bring much-needed relief from the cold weather, they bring their own set of challenges. Keeping your home comfortable during the Kansas City area’s cooling season can result in high energy bills. Here are some spring energy-saving tips to help you keep your bills down.
Retrofitting Your Kansas Home For Geothermal Heating And Cooling
Geothermal heating and cooling represents a sizable investment that can reap substantial savings. Geothermal works particularly well for new construction, because it can be incorporated into the design of the home and open up more installation options. Of course, geothermal heating and cooling can also be installed as a replacement for your existing HVAC system, but it may require some additional work to …
Make Sure Your Air Filter Measures Up To These Ratings
When it’s time to replace the air filter in your HVAC system, you’ll want to choose a filter that will do the best job possible at keeping the air you breathe clean and comfortable. We have mentioned the importance of looking at MERV ratings when selecting filters, but there are several other types of filter ratings that you need to consider in order to …
3 Ways To Boost Home HVAC Performance And Energy Savings
Whether it’s summer or winter, it’s important to have a smoothly operating cooling and heating system. It’s also important to save energy, and make sure that HVAC system is operating at peak performance. Even if you have an energy-efficient system, it might still be wasting energy if you’re not using it correctly. Fortunately, there are a few things you can …
Common A/C Problems To Watch For
When it’s hot in Kansas and Missouri, you need to have air conditioning. But if your unit isn’t regularly inspected and properly maintained, it can break down or waste energy. Even if you are giving your A/C the care it needs, it may still have troubles. That’s why it’s important to be able to recognize common A/C problems, so that if …
Air Conditioner Replacement — Considering The Long-Term Benefits Of A High-Efficiency Upgrade
These days it seems like everyone’s looking for ways to cut back on their spending. The initial investment in a new air conditioner may not seem like a cost-effective decision, but you’d be surprised to see how high-efficiency air conditioning systems can benefit you over the long run. Here’s how upgrading your cooling equipment will pay you back in full.
Annual Service — Get The Most From Your HVAC System Year Round For The Life Of The System
Did you know that heating and cooling your air consumes roughly half of your entire household’s energy usage? Needless to say, you need to get the most out of your system all year if you want to keep your energy bills under control. Whether your air conditioner is new or old, it needs to be serviced annually if you want …
Your Air Conditioner Should Be Serviced Annually
Now that hot weather is upon us, you probably don’t need much of a reminder about the importance of a properly functioning air conditioner. Annual service is the only way to be sure your system will work efficiently when you need it the most. A professional technician has the experience and technology to clean and inspect your system for possible problems, …
Selecting A Standby Generator — 3 Considerations
Once a rare feature in private homes, a standby generator has become standard equipment at many residences. This is largely due to increasing reliance on electricity to sustain normal life. An interruption of the power grid incapacitates vital functions in your house and may make the residence uninhabitable until power is restored. Increasing utility blackouts and brownouts, as well as …