Advice For Choosing A Programmable Thermostat

Advice For Choosing A Programmable ThermostatIf you’re choosing a programmable thermostat in the near future, there are three factors you need to know in order to select a device that will maximize energy savings. With a model that includes programming options that match your lifestyle, works with your system, and is easy to use, you’ll lock in lower energy bills and improved home comfort. Read More »

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HVAC 101 — How Proper Maintenance Relieves Allergy Symptoms

In the Denver Metro area, grass, pollen and other allergens can wreak havoc through the spring and summer, often causing out-of-control allergy symptoms. Ensuring that your home’s systems receive proper maintenance can go a long way toward ensuring that your home is a comfortable refuge from outdoor pollutants. Read More »

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Improve Indoor Air Quality In 7 Dust-Busting Steps

Improve Indoor Air Quality In 7 Dust-Busting StepsWhile we have long known that the air we breathe outside needs to be clean in order to keep us healthy, the air inside our homes has gotten much less attention. However, dust will accumulate in any home, and can really degrade indoor air quality if action isn’t taken to keep it under control. Here are seven effective dust-busting steps: Read More »

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Programmable Thermostat Tips — Placement And Settings

A programmable thermostat allows you to regulate the temperature in your home and reduce your energy expenses. The amount you save, though, depends on proper installation and use. Follow these programmable thermostat tips to get the most out of this handy gadget: Read More »

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Annual HVAC Maintenance Improves Home Comfort And System Efficiency

Annual HVAC Maintenance Improves Home Comfort And System EfficiencyThe biggest reasons to pursue annual HVAC maintenance are to prevent problems from developing and to keep operational costs down. Your system will fall into disrepair if you don’t have annual pre-season checkups performed on your heating and cooling equipment. Because annual HVAC maintenance improves home comfort and system efficiency, the cost of a tune-up often pays for itself in the coming season in energy savings. Here’s what you can expect to be completed during a typical tune-up: Read More »

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Smelling Garage Fumes In Your Home? 3 Preventive Measures

Smelling unusual fumes inside your home can be a scary situation. It’s important to determine the source of this air pollution in order to ensure the safety of your family and to establish a healthy home. Often the source of such fumes is the attached garage. Read More »

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Air Too Dry? Dealing With Static Electricity? Humidification Can Help

Air Too Dry? Dealing With Static Electricity? Humidification Can HelpDry indoor air is an issue that impacts everything from energy efficiency to the condition of your household belongings and the health and comfort for your family. An annoying, well-known side effect of dry air is static electricity, which can damage electronics and annoy and afflict a home’s occupants. Fortunately, one particular type of home-comfort system can provide a healthier and more comfortable environment, in part by alleviating those annoying and painful shocks. Read More »

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Sizing A New Tankless Water Heater? 2 Things You Need To Consider

Residential heating and cooling systems have made great advances over the years in offering homeowners substantial utility savings and greater comfort, while the benefits of efficient water heating have been virtually ignored. Just the last few years, however, efficient water heating has started to be taken seriously. That’s good news for homeowners, considering that up to 30 percent of the typical household’s energy consumption is attributed to water heating costs. Read More »

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Caution — Red Tagged Furnaces Are A Danger To Your Family

Caution -- Red Tagged Furnaces Are A Danger To Your FamilyNot so long ago, when a furnace was deemed unsafe to use and was condemned, a piece of red paper or cloth was affixed to it to designate it inoperable; hence, the dreaded red-tagged furnace. In most areas nowadays, when a furnace has damage such as a cracked heat exchanger and is deemed inoperable, the furnace and gas lines will be shut off by the gas company or contractor, and you’ll be given an official-looking form to sign. Read More »

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Attic Ventilation — 3 Reasons It’s Essential In Your Home

If you don’t think much about your attic because you never go up there, you could be missing a key way to save energy and extend the life of your insulation, roof and eaves. Moisture, often a result of poor attic ventilation, is the number one enemy facing your attic, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Moisture in the attic can lead to a host of problems in your home. Read More »

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