We had our furnace replaced five years ago, and the serviceman suggested we have the air ducts cleaned out. Up until that time, we had never even heard of air duct cleaning, but it made perfect sense. After 120 years of coal heat coursing through the duct work, I was sure that the duct work ...
It seems every year energy costs go up; so it is important to keep your energy bills down by increasing your air conditioning unit’s efficiency and decreasing the need for it. It is easy to test how efficient your air conditioner is. Simply run your unit for at least fifteen minutes when the outdoor temperature ...
Basements can be challenging rooms to decorate, especially if the ceiling is left unfinished. Basement ceilings are difficult to work with as there are often pipes, wires, ductwork and supports left exposed which cannot be moved. You may feel that you have no option but to look at your unattractive basement ceiling indefinitely, but nothing ...
Insulating ductwork in your home is one do-it-yourself project that will likely pay for itself quickly. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, uninsulated ductwork in unconditioned spaces in the home causes 10-30% of the heat and cooling to be lost through conduction. Deciding Which Ductwork Needs Insulating Air ducts in conditioned spaces in your ...
Electric baseboard heaters first became popular in the ’70s when the oil criss hit. This type of heat carried with it some different principles with it that water and steam baseboards didn’t carry and there were some unfortunate fires due to electric baseboard heaters. Today these heaters are used sporadically around homes across the United ...
If your basement is like mine, it’s probably the messiest and toughest room in the house to clean. It’s not just the clutter that gets in the way of a thorough cleaning, but also having to duck around the pipes and the water heater, the furnace, ductwork, and other obstacles that makes the job harder ...
The crawl space is one of the most neglected areas of a home. Crawl spaces are dark, dusty, cramped and generally miserable which is enough to keep people out of them. However, spending an hour or so each year looking around in a crawl space can help a homeowner to identify potentially severe problems while ...
