The short answer to this is, “yes,” but don’t worry, we’ll elaborate!
Thermostats are one of those home comfort devices you likely don’t give a lot of thought to. If it’s working, it’s fine, right?
Sure, your current programmable thermostat may do the basics, like allowing you to set and adjust the temperature of your home. But what if you didn’t have to pay as much for your cooling and heating, and what if your thermostat choice could impact this?
It can! New, high-tech smart thermostats are capable of much more than simply adjusting the temperature of your home. For such an affordable upgrade, you can enjoy a number of benefits. So if you currently have an aging thermostat, or if you have just moved into a new home and you’re not sure how old the HVAC thermostat is, it’s a good idea to consider an upgrade. It may seem like a minor change, but it can have big implications. Read on to learn more!
When you see something about spring cleaning, you likely envision dusting and decluttering your home. Maybe you bag up some stuff to donate and call it a day. These tasks will certainly help you enjoy your home more, but we have a slightly different idea of what spring cleaning looks like.
How can a power outage be an emergency? Well for starters, if it’s a chilly winter day in PA and you’re without a heater, that’s an emergency. Or what about not having your refrigerator? There are a number of reasons you don’t want to have a power outage—but what if you could have one and still have a functioning home? You can!
If you haven’t already discovered this yourself as a homeowner, then you should know—portable generators can be a huge hassle. First off, they can impose a safety risk, running on stored gasoline that poses the opportunity for carbon monoxide poisoning in your living space. They can also be very inefficient, when you consider the cost-fuel perspective. Plus, they’re inconvenient! Weather could very well be the reason you have to turn it on, and that requires you going outside in that bad weather.
Indoor air quality is probably a term you’ve been hearing a lot lately, particularly if you’re reading this blog post at time of its publishing, near the end of 2020. Air quality is playing a huge role in how safe individuals feel in regards to the transmission of germs and illness. It’s understandable to have this concern, but what many homeowners don’t realize is they may have been suffering from poor indoor air quality for years without knowing it!
When is the best time of year to schedule a furnace tune-up? Well, many HVAC professionals, including our team, will tell you that it’s fall—so, right now! But something that’s much more important than the time of year you have this service done is how consistently you have it done. We do recommend fall because this is right before you will need your heater the most. If you commit to this service once a year though, you’ll be sure to keep your heater in good shape.