Air leaks in the home’s envelope wastes energy, creates uncomfortable drafts and increases the heating or cooling load placed on the HVAC system. Weatherizing your home solves these issues and plugs the leak on your energy budget. Keep reading to learn simple and practical home weatherizing tips. Weatherizing Your Home You’re going to need basic … Continued Keep Reading
The dramatic temperature variations in the Frisco and McKinney area between summer and winter mean it takes careful planning to keep your home comfortable year-round. To ensure your comfort without running up high energy bills, you’ll need to take a few steps to improve your home’s overall energy efficiency. Many of these are relatively inexpensive … Continued Keep Reading
Until relatively recently, one of the main decisions homeowners had to make when buying a new heating system was which to buy, a combustion furnace or an electric heat pump. Nowadays, though, you can have the best of both worlds with a hybrid heating system. Also called a dual-fuel heat pump, a hybrid system combines … Continued Keep Reading
When the air inside a home is dirty, everyone suffers. Poor indoor air quality can cause allergies, asthma and other respiratory ailments for the family living in your home. Many of the causes are invisible, and finding the source of your family’s seemingly constant illnesses can be frustrating. Thankfully, there are several simple steps you can take to cut down … Continued Keep Reading
Replacing a dirty HVAC air filter is one of the most important jobs a Frisco homeowner can perform throughout the year. The air filter has two purposes: First, it helps clean the air in your home, trapping particles that can cause respiratory illnesses down the road and aggravate existing conditions such as allergies, asthma and COPD. Secondly, the air filter … Continued Keep Reading
What if you turned on the hot water at the kitchen sink, and suddenly all of the hot water outlets and appliances in the home turned on at the same time? It would waste a lot of water and quickly run up your gas or electric bill for no sensible reason. The same could be … Continued Keep Reading
With the need to air condition your Texas home in the summer, this is the time of year when electricity bills soar. Fortunately, there are easy ways for you to save energy dollars: home sealing and insulation. You can work toward your energy-saving goals in several ways, but the more comprehensively you complete the items … Continued Keep Reading
Your home or business HVAC system is essential to your comfort and wellbeing. Unfortunately, most McKinney, TX, homeowners experience problems with their air conditioning units from time to time. If your air conditioner won’t turn on, there are a number of steps that you can take to identify and solve the problem. Remember that some … Continued Keep Reading
As a homeowner in McKinney, TX, you have likely heard of the importance of air conditioning filters for your cooling system. The air filter performs many important functions that affect the air conditioner’s energy efficiency, system lifespan and even your health. With all of the different air filters to choose from, you might wonder what … Continued Keep Reading
If you waited to purchase an energy-efficient HVAC system until the federal tax credit expired, we’ve got great news for you. The 25C tax credit, which had expired on December 31, 2011, has been reinstated and is retroactive to include all of 2012. With this credit, you can get up to $500 from the federal … Continued Keep Reading
