How to Make Winter Indoor Living More Comfortable & Affordable
Your heating system is a team player. Think about that for a second. If your windows and doors aren’t properly sealed, your furnace, etc., can only do so much to keep you warm. If your ducts are clogged or your registers are dusty and dirty, your heating system has a built-in handicap. Yes, it’s the consummate team player. And here are a couple of other potential “teammates” that can help it do a much better job AND save you money: Programmable Thermostats – The easiest thing in the world is to forget to lower your thermostat in the morning before [...]
Why You Should Get a Second Opinion on Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning
Have you ever been faced with a significant home repair and thought… “I wonder if I should look around more or get another opinion before I commit to this.” Of course you have. It’s a common human reaction. When something vital to our safety and comfort (like plumbing, heating, or air) stops working properly, most of us have only one thing on our minds: “Fix it. Fix it fast!” So most of us don’t bother to get a second opinion - which can lead to stress, worry, and additional (unnecessary) expense. How to Know When It’s Time For a [...]
How to Keep Your Home Bacteria and Virus Free in Omaha and Council Bluffs
Sure, you keep your home neat and tidy. Maybe you even pride yourself on being a clean freak, attacking dirt and grime with ninja-like reflexes. But did you know that even the cleanest house can be home to countless bacteria and viruses, and that the highest concentration can often be found in places you’d least expect? Luckily, adding these surfaces to your weekly cleaning and disinfecting routine can help kill all those germs, so that you can help keep your family healthier. Doorknobs, handles, and drawer pulls, including those on your kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Appliance doors and handles, especially [...]
Zoned Heating & Air Conditioning in Omaha and Council Bluffs
To fully appreciate the benefits of a zoned heating and air conditioning system, let’s take a quick look at how zoning works. A HVAC system supplies only the amount of warm or cool air you select for each zoned area through dampers. There’s one damper and one thermostat for each zone. At one extreme, each room can be its own zone, but chances are you don’t really need THAT much control. More likely, you’d have one zone for your upstairs and one for your downstairs area. However you have it set up, the idea is to be comfortable in the [...]