Humidity plays a crucial role in maintaining a comfortable and healthy indoor environment. When humidity levels are too high or too low inside your house, it can lead to various issues, including health problems and structural damage to your home.
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Detecting a Problem With Humidity
Monday, May 15th, 2023Fixing Your Ducts Goes a Long Way
Monday, May 15th, 2023Your air ducts need to be addressed in order for you to get long-term home comfort. They’re a vital part of a centralized, forced-air heating or cooling system, and they’re going to be better off in professional hands.
We hear stories all the time of homeowners trying to clean or fix their ducts on their own, but that ends up leading to damage and hours of wasted time or money spent on equipment that just doesn’t work. Avoid this kind of worst-case scenario by calling a licensed professional to have your air ducts fixed.
How do you know if your air ducts need fixing? Well, that’s what we’re here for!
We’ll cover all of the signs that you might have ducts in disrepair, and we’ll talk about why duct repair in Columbia City, IN goes a long way towards improving your home comfort.
How a UV Light Purifier Works
Monday, March 20th, 2023With increasing awareness of airborne pathogens and pollutants, many people are turning to advanced technologies for cleaner air in their homes and workplaces. One such technology is the UV light purifier. Let’s discover how a UV light purifier works and why it might be the right choice for your home.
Types of Commercial Heating Systems
Monday, February 13th, 2023Commercial heating comes in many shapes and sizes. Your specific solution isn’t going to be the same as the business across the street or down the road.
Before you get a heating system sized for your business, it’s important to know which type works best for your particular needs.
We make commercial heating in Columbia City, IN as easy as possible with our extensive services. Before you jump in with both feet, let’s help you figure out which system makes the most sense for you.
3 Major Benefits to AC Maintenance
Monday, June 13th, 2022We talk a lot about the importance of AC maintenance on this blog, but sometimes we can get lost in the weeds. An HVAC professional can focus so much on telling customers to invest in AC maintenance, that they can forget to talk about why it’s so important to schedule this kind of service. After all, for many customers, a quick online search is the only method of obtaining this kind of information, so we need to switch our focus and talk about three major benefits of maintenance.
When you think of AC maintenance in Columbia City, IN, you probably think of an unnecessary service—something that you can invest in if you want to feel good or pay for a pro to just “check things.” The truth is much more complicated.
Maintenance is a valuable service, and there are three specific things we’d like to mention today that make it totally worth it.
3 Important Heating Industry Trends to Investigate
Monday, November 8th, 2021In order for our company to be as helpful and attentive as possible for our customers, we need to be innovative. We have to stay on top of industry trends, train our employees, do our research, and above all else share that information with our community. The more informed and well-versed our customers are about the HVAC industry, the more likely they are to make smart decisions that benefit them financially.
This is the post where we’re going to dive deep into three specific industry trends that homeowners are definitely going to want to be aware of. We’ll go over why these trends are occurring, what they mean for homeowners, and the best choice of action you can take to avoid missing out.
Many of these trends center around furnace repair in Columbia City, so don’t forget to call our team when you need help!
Your Fireplace Should Last Longer
Thursday, April 1st, 2021Wood fireplaces in Columbia City, IN are wonderful. Not only does the value of your house get driven up tremendously with a wood fireplace, but it increases your comfort and provides an incredible aesthetic that is irreplaceable. We completely understand why homeowners get so defensive about their fireplaces. They’re almost like another member of the family.
It’s always heartbreaking when a fireplace becomes so worn down that it’s nearly unusable by a family. We talk to homeowners all the time who say they wish they could use their fireplace, but they’re just not sure how well it works after years of neglect. Most homeowners don’t neglect their fireplaces on purpose—it just happens.
Today, we’re going to talk about some ways that you could get your fireplace lasting longer. We’ll talk about best practices and how our team can help.
How Solar Panels Work
Monday, January 4th, 2021We get it, you could probably go online to various other websites to watch hour-long documentaries about solar panels. There’s enough technology in the solar energy industry field to fill an entire career full of research. So why are we focusing on such a complicated topic?
Well, you just want to know the basics about solar panels that are important for your home and budget. You want to learn just enough about solar panels in Columbia City so that you can make an informed decision on whether you want them installed or not. It’s simple, really.
So, as your friendly, neighborhood solar company, we’ve decided to take the burden upon ourselves to teach you about solar energy. We’ll talk about the science behind how solar panels work, how the energy gets transferred to your home, and how much it could cost—or save—you.
These Issues Could Spell Disaster for Your Boiler
Monday, December 7th, 2020So you decide to head into your basement to grab something. After turning on the lights and walking down the stairs, you come across your boiler. It’s sitting there, still working like a charm, until you notice something that definitely isn’t normal—it’s leaking. There’s a malicious puddle sitting right under the system that’s giving you a headache and causing you to panic with phone calls to teams all over the county.
Well, while a puddle under the boiler is bad, it could be worse. We’re going to talk about some problems that could prompt boiler repair in Columbia City, IN today, in hopes that you call our team for help when you need it.
Puddles, leaks, corrosion … they are all potentially devastating for a boiler system, and they’re worth fixing with a team of trained professionals.
AFUE Ratings: Everything You Need to Know
Monday, February 17th, 2020When it comes to furnaces, homeowners know the basic idea of how they work. A gas furnace burns fuel to create heat that transfers from a heat exchanger to the air duct system of your home. This heat is then distributed through your home, effectively heating your home and keeping each room to the temperature specification you set on your thermostat. Sounds simple enough, right?
Well, not exactly. Efficiency plays a huge part in how well your furnace is functioning. Having an inefficient furnace might function in a similar way to an efficient heating system, but you’ll have much more trouble being able to tell the difference. That’s why we’d like to talk about AFUE ratings, the surefire way to tell how efficient your gas furnace in Columbia City should be running, and the guideline for homeowners who are shopping for a new system. Having basic knowledge about AFUE ratings can give you a leg up when trying to figure out how much money you’ll spend on heating.