888.630.9224See all of that cardboard? Just yesterday that was at one of our customers’ houses. Our technician Ron told me that he had a customer who had a lot of cardboard in their garage but they didn’t know what to do with it. As a courtesy, he offered to take it and recycle it for [...]
Hohm Sweet Hohm
I just found a cool site still in Beta testing that lets you see what energy usage your home has. Microsoft’s new Hohm program allows you to see what you’re using, what people in your area are using, and what you can do to improve the amount of energy you use. They give some great [...]
The Appliance Repairman
Ever have your oven go out on you when you are having 15 people over for dinner? Has your clothes washer quit when you have that big job interview the next morning? What about the freezer that turned your strawberry ice cream into just strawberry cream? Well, we have the solution for you! At the [...]
The Best Office Prank Ever
At our Kent Heating Contractor office, we have never been accused of being stick-in-the-muds. In fact, we laugh a lot. All the time. People love coming to visit us because we’re so funny. At least that’s what we like to tell ourselves. Knowing that one of the owners was going to be on vacation for [...]
Puget Sound Energy Increases Rates
KOMOnews.com is reporting that Puget Sound Energy has been granted a rate increase by state regulators. KOMO’s website reports: The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission announced the approval of the increases on Friday. The decision will allow PSE to raise electric rates by 2.8 percent and natural gas rates by 0.8 percent. The new rates [...]
ENERGY STAR: Working With a Heating and Cooling Contractor
Because AAA Heating & Air Conditioning cares about helping our customers save money and improve the environment, we wanted to help you make sense of the ENERGY STAR® program and what it means for your heating or cooling system. This is Part 6 of a 9 part series on the subject that is published every [...]
It’s Officially Spring Cleaning Time!
It’s about time for Spring Cleaning again this year. It can be a daunting task (and not always the most fun one either) so we wanted to give you some suggestions to help you organize your cleaning so you can finish it quickly and feel great about the results. Make a list of each room [...]
Green River Dam Flooding Information
Here at our AAA Heating & Air Conditioning office, the rain is coming down fast and furious, which reminds us of the possible flooding in our valley. We know the threat of flooding from the Green River Dam is close to passing, but we wanted to pass on the link to the King County website [...]
Radon Found At Elementary School
A Walla Walla, WA elementary school recently was found with exceptionally high levels of radon in the air. The radon was especially present after hours and on the weekends when the heating & cooling system was shut off. The school decided to keep the units running constantly to keep the naturally occurring radioactive gas from [...]
ENERGY STAR and Sealing Duct Work
Because AAA Heating & Air Conditioning cares about helping our customers save money and improve the environment, we wanted to help you make sense of the ENERGY STAR® program and what it means for your heating or cooling system. This is Part 3 of a 9 part series on the subject that is published every [...]
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