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  • 3 Tips for Choosing a Heating System for a Children's Playroom

    Having a playroom in your home for your children to spend time in can be a great idea. Not only do you confine their toys and messes to a certain location, but your children will also have their own space where they can let their creativity roam. Ensuring that the playroom is properly heated is one of the first things you should do before decorating it. Here are 3 tips to keep in mind when choosing a heating system.
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  • Climate Control And COPD

    While many people find that living without AC in the summer and proper heating in the winter to be extremely uncomfortable, others truly cannot survive without adequate climate control. This fact is particularly true to those people suffering from COPD. If you or a family member have this condition, you must work with your HVAC professional to keep your system working properly. COPD Triggers Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease means that sufferers cannot properly inhale or exhale oxygen.
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  • Freezing Air Condensing Coils

    Sometimes during the summer your air conditioner starts to freeze up. When that happens, your air conditioner doesn't work right, doesn't cool your house, and could potentially be damaged. There are several things that can cause the condenser coils on your air conditioner to freeze. Those things can include limited air flow and dirty condenser coils. Most of the problems are easily fixed, but if the problem continues, you will need to have an AC repair person to come out to your house to check the system and see what's going on.
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  • Answering A Few Questions Concerning Commercial Air Conditioners

    Keeping your business cool and comfortable on a hot summer day will likely require the use of a powerful ai conditioning system. Unfortunately, there are some business leaders that may not have a very thorough understanding about these systems, which can cause them to make performance compromising mistakes. Luckily, learning the following few questions and answers may help you to avoid this problem. What Are The Advantages Of Replacing Your Business's Air Conditioner?
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  • Disposal Not Disposing? 4 Steps To Clear The Problem

    If you thought your garbage disposal could devour anything you send down the drain, you might be in for a rude awakening. There are actually some common foods that your garbage disposal can't process properly. Those foods include lettuce, potato skins and egg shells, which can bind up the blades and get stuck inside the drain pipe. Once that happens, you might find yourself facing a broken garbage disposal and clogged drains.
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  • Fixing Noise Issues With A Window AC Unit

    Not all homes are lucky enough to have central air conditioning, as some still use window units. Usually, these units work quite well if they are sized appropriately and properly maintained. Occasionally you may have issues with a loud window unit. The following guide can help you discover the cause of the problem. Ongoing Vibration Noises These noises are ongoing any time the unit is running, although they may get more intense at higher fan settings.
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  • Boiler Maintenance Tips For New Homeowners

    Boilers are great at keeping your house really warm. However, they do require some maintenance and care in order to continue to work effectively. Here are a few boiler maintenance tips as a new homeowner that you should know in order to keep your boiler in great working condition.  Install A Carbon Monoxide Monitor If you don't already have a carbon monoxide monitor in your home, you need to install one.
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  • Keep Your Home's Temperature Cool And Your Utilities Bill Manageable With These Three Tips

    It can be easy to ignore your home's air conditioning until the utilities bill arrives, and then you begin regretting your daily use of the unit. While it's true that turning your A/C completely off can help you avoid a hefty utilities bill, this approach isn't exactly comfortable when it's hot and humid outside. There are better ways to keep your bill under control while you still enjoy the benefits provided by the air conditioning.
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  • Four Things You Will Want To Know About Winter Maintenance With Biomass Heating

    Biomass heating can be an affordable way to heat your home with renewable organic fuels. If you have recently had a biomass system installed in your home, it will also require maintenance. This is not just seasonal maintenance, but regular chores during the heating season to ensure that your heating is working efficiently. Here are some tips to help you with the maintenance of your biomass heating system throughout the winter months:
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  • Heating Alternatives For Your New Summer Cabin

    You're finally building that cabin by the lake to enjoy during the vacation months. You may even consider retiring there. When it comes to heating the new cabin, consider the alternatives to traditional forced air systems. Here are two popular ways to heat a living space without installing a bulky furnace.   Heat Pumps   This unique heating system technology doesn't create heat but transfers it from one location to another.
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