Finding the source of a roof leak can be challenging even for professionals. The first indicator that you have a pesky roof leak is that big brown stain that appears on your ceiling, or the water puddle you may find on your living room floor. While it is easy to spot a big stain or [...]
The Cost of Air Conditioning For Your Home
Credit We often get customers asking what the price is to install Air Conditioning in their home. To be able to answer that, we need to ask you a few questions first. 1. What is the purpose of the air conditioning? There are three routes you can take with your cooling. Cooling for your entire [...]
Three Fixes When Your Air Conditioner Won’t Turn On
When the weather turns warm, the last thing you want is for your air conditioner not to work. It’s a hot and miserable situation to be in. Most of the time a licensed technician needs to perform a diagnostic to determine exactly what is wrong with your air conditioner or heat pump, but there [...]
The Showdown: Paper Pleated Filters vs. Electronic Air Cleaners
There are several different types of air filters you could use in your home’s heating system. Two of the most common are the pleated paper filter and the electronic air cleaner. We have received many questions about which one is better, so we thought it was time to put them to a showdown. Paper [...]
5 Reasons Why Programmable Thermostats Won’t Save You Money
I will emphatically say that yes, programmable thermostats do save you money over the long run if they are used correctly. However, user error, improper installation, or outside variables can factor into whether or not they are going to work for you. Here’s why you may end up paying more than you want on your [...]
Things To Do On Earth Day
April 22 will mark Earth Day, an event in which special programs will be held worldwide to increase awareness of the Earth’s natural environment. Earth Day is now in its 42nd year and observed in 175 countries. The initial grassroots call to action led to the passage of the Clean Water Act and Clean Air [...]
How Often You Need To Change Thermostat Batteries
The first time some people discover that they have batteries in their thermostat is when the screen is blank and they can’t get their heating or cooling system to work. Thinking there is something wrong with their system, they call us to come out and do the diagnosis, only to be told that it was [...]
What Auxiliary Means on Your Thermostat
If you have a heat pump system, you may see that your thermostat will at times go into auxiliary mode (sometimes seen as “aux” on the screen). To understand why this happens, you first need to know some basics of how your heat pump works. Every heat pump system has an outdoor unit, the heat [...]





