Friday, December 26, 2014

Winter Time, Heat Full Blast, Still Cold?

A comfort and energy audit will show you the percentage of heat escaping through the many openings in your home. The technician will explain how the escape can be blocked, with what materials it can be blocked and the energy savings from blocking the escape. Now ditch those footie pajama bottoms and enjoy the warmth!

Outlets and Light Switches
Folks don’t realize just how much air passes through light switches and electrical outlets. This can be stopped cold (you should pardon the pun) with a little spray foam or spongy foam gaskets. These can be found at any hardware store for just pennies, but they will save you more than pennies on your power bill.
Fireplaces
A lot of air passes through the fireplace flue. Close the damper to prevent heat loss. Glass doors on the fireplace should remain closed as well to keep the heat inside the house. Call your local Mentor OH heating contractor today to learn more. 

Energy Audit?

If you’re paying the power bill dressed in footie pajama bottoms underneath sweat pants and two sweaters, then you might want to check on how heat is exiting your home. Looking for the paths to the outside is the first step. Block the paths to the outside and you can ditch the footie pajama bottoms.
Walls
The walls of your house are the last barrier you have to the out of doors. If you just built your house, you won’t have to worry for a few years. However, an older home could use extra insulation with a higher R value. Most homes have insulation in between the spaces in the frame of the house. Increasing the insulation in the walls will cut the power bill considerably. Spray foam should be used, says the Department of Energy, because it fills the smallest spaces.
Roof
Prices aren’t the only things that go up. Heat doesn’t rise, but the air that has been heated does. Seal any openings from the house to the attic such as wiring or plumbing, duct work and lighting fixtures. Pull back existing insulation to seal the openings using latex caulk or foam. Install recommended R38 insulation atop existing batts with plain batts or loose fill. Heating ducts leading into the attic as well as the return duct work leading back into the house should be checked by a professional for leaks, mold, mildew and other air quality-contaminating elements. Call a local Deerfield IL furnace repair contractor to learn more. 

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Humidity Day In And Day Out

If you don’t have air conditioning in Lady Lake FL you must have grown up in this heat. I moved here from Excelsior MN and even in our hottest months of the year, it has never, ever, been this humid. After living in Florida for 6 months without AC, I realized that virtually everyone in Florida swears by their central air conditioning. I never thought that the conditions in your home could be worse by opening the windows. I looked up someone as soon as the first day of summer started that could install air conditioning and I make sure to get that inspected each year, right before the summer starts.

Need Help from Rental Chillers

After hurricane Katrina, many office buildings had lost power, things were ruined and it was extremely difficult for anyone to work there. Being the manager of a building that was hit pretty hard, I knew that we had to find a company that offered rental chillers so we could function as a company and stay on top of things as the rest of our building was being put back together. Luckily, we found a company that was able to help us out. They were able to help us the next day and offered an extremely large discount because of the hurricane. Without them, we would have been out of office for weeks longer and lost a huge amount of money. They not only helped us, but I know they helped us many other office building around the area. They were extremely reliable and took into consideration the hardship we were going through. 

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Furnace on the Fritz

Our furnace has been on the fritz for a few months now. Instead of having regular maintenance, I kept putting it off, and it finally died on me last night! So now I’m looking into Waldorf MD furnace repair options. They may need to install a new system, or maybe mine is salvageable! Regardless, it’s finally the push I needed to get myself in touch with a HVAC system around Waldorf, and what better introduction than needing a furnace repaired!