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Why that old vaporizer is probably the quickest and most cost-effective way to reduce a virus’s ability to spread within your home.
EFFECT OF HUMIDITY ON VIRAL TRANSMISSION
Many people don’t realize how controlling your home’s humidity is potentially the easiest way to reduce a virus’s ability to spread and infect people…
More High Paying Jobs than Workers in Heating & Cooling Trade
When demand is high and supply is low, it typically reflects appreciably on the price that can be commanded, whether talking about commodities or wages. For several years now, the shortage of skilled workers in trades in the U.S. has been a hot topic. At the same time, stories abound of college graduates holding minimum wage jobs and fending off their education debt while looking for a career…
Fan Efficiency Rating and Your Furnace: What You Need to Know
What the law requires for the efficiency of your furnace.
The Fan Efficiency Rating (FER) is a federal standard limiting the power consumption of certain furnace fans. Designed to help curb carbon emissions and energy costs, the Department of Energy (DOE) predicts these regulations will save Americans around $9 billion by 2030. These regulations will go into effect on…
Why ‘bigger’ is not always ‘better’ when buying a Furnace or Air Conditioning Unit
Understanding what you risk by installing equipment that is the wrong size.
When heating or cooling equipment is installed in your home that is too big or too small to meet the dynamic heating and cooling demands of your home, then comfort, safety, and the life of the equipment will be compromised. No matter how good the installation, or brand of equipment, an under-sized system won’t provide adequate heating or cooling. A system that is too big will cycle on and off more, run harder, and use more energy. Worse yet, the life of the equipment will be greatly reduced for both your heating and cooling units…
Things to consider before you search “buy a furnace” or “buy an air conditioner” in Google
What you don’t know can hurt you
As the Internet has matured over the last 20 years, more and more products have become available online. That the volume of online sales grows each year is not surprising given how easy and convenient it is—especially if you are busy—to search, comparison shop and order products of all kinds from your computer or phone. And, why not? Once, you’ve done your research and found the brand and model you want at the best price, the ‘buy now’ button can have that coffee maker on your doorstep day after tomorrow…