Ductwork design plays a huge role in determining how comfortable you can be in your own home each and every day. Your ducts are a major component of your HVAC system, and you will never get your home to be as energy efficient as possible if they are not properly designed and sealed. To make sure you get the most from your …
A Guide To Buying And Maintaining A Boiler
Many homes in the United States are heated by boilers. If you are looking to purchase a boiler, there are many things to consider in terms of purchasing and maintaining the boiler.
Maintaining Your Solar System
With July temperature averages holding at a sweltering 90 degrees and winter averages in the brisk lower 20s, it can be a constant struggle to keep your home at a comfortable temperature in Kansas City. In these extreme conditions, air conditioners and furnaces can be pushed to their limits, and – in the case of older or poorly maintained equipment …
Options In Standby Generators Give You Precisely What You Need When The Power Goes Out
Electrical power outages are a big problem these days — a roughly $80 billion-per-year problem, according to one government study. You might think that our advances in technology would be making blackouts less common, but the opposite is actually the case: the increasing number of electronic gadgets in each home puts more strain on our electric transmission grid, while the …
Five Ways To Allergy-Proof Your Home During Peak Pollen Season
About one out of five people living in the United States experiences symptoms of allergies in their home. If you have regular sneezing fits, bouts of stuffy nose, itchy eyes, or shortness of breath, you could benefit from these five tips during peak pollen season.
How Your Contractor Will Tailor Your New Air-Conditioning System To Your Home’s Unique Requirements
In the middle of the Kansas summers you’re hot, and in the middle of the Kansas winters you’re cold. Is that your body’s inability to regulate your temperature, or is it due to an improperly-sized HVAC comfort system? Chances are it’s the latter, and so you need to have your contractor tailor your new HVAC comfort system to your home’s and …
Degree Days: How They Figure Into Your Energy-Use Calculations
By calculating degree days, you can project your future energy use and also compare it to past months and years. It’s a relatively simple formula that uses 65 degrees Fahrenheit as a baseline.
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.
Eco Bee Climate Control Does More Than Program Your HVAC System’s Settings, See Energy Savings Rise
Eco Bee’s smart thermostats are some of the most advanced thermostats available. Not only are they much easier to program than older models, they can also help you increase your energy savings. With traditional thermostats, it could be difficult to tell what exactly was programmed due to limited information on the screens, if they even had digital screens at all. …