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1. Gas Furnace Troubleshooting A gas furnace takes in cold air, runs it through an air filter to purify the air, heats the air with a gas burner, and distributes warm air throughout your house using a fan. The cooled air recycles back to the furnace through return air grilles and...
2. Baseboard Hot Water Heating Systems Baseboard hot water heating systems use a combination of convection and radiation of heat powered by hot water heated by a boiler. The hot water is piped to baseboard units mounted along the walls of the room to be heated. The baseboard units are equ...
3. Portable Space Heaters: What's The Best Electric Space Heater? A few years ago I bought a rather cheap Portable Electric Heater by Holmes. I didn't expect much, it was the cheapest heater in the store and I needed something right away since my room in the basement is not connected to the home heating system so i...
4. Boiler Heating Systems A boiler heating system is used to create heat via hot water or steam, distributed throughout a home by the use of baseboard, radiant heat, or steam radiator heating systems. The boiler heating the water may be fueled by gas, propane, oil or electric...
5. Forced Air Heating Systems Most homes in America have forced-air heating systems, meaning systems where a type of fuel is converted into heat, then blown through the house using fans and a specially structured ventilation system. Forced air heating systems are the only heat d...
6. Hot Water Heaters Storage Hot Water Heaters Storage hot water heaters are the most common hot water heaters in the United States. The insulated tank usually holds between 20-80 gallons of water. Each heater is fueled by natural gas, propane, oil or electricity, and t...
7. Radiant Floor Heating Systems Radiant heating systems provide heat directly to the floor or to panels in the walls or ceiling of a house. Radiant heating systems depend primarily on the delivery of heat directly from the hot surface to the occupants and things in the room through...
8. Heat Pumps - Energy Efficient Heating Heat pumps are incredibly energy-efficient heating systems that use renewable heat sources in the environment to heat and cool your home. These heating systems can extract heat from air, water, and the ground, even at temperatures you would consider...
9. Whole House Energy Efficiency Energy has such a powerful impact on our lives. Whether we think about it or take it for granted, it touches everything we do. Yet, for something everyone uses everyday, energy doesn't get delivered to our doorstep with a user's guide. Until now.
10. Cutting Electric Bill Find out how I cut my electric bill by 42%. Cutting your electric bill can put money back in your pocket faster than you can flip a switch. These super easy tips are designed to help anyone reduce their overall electric bill while helping the environ...
11. How You Can Protect Your Home From Mold Molds are microscopic organisms found both indoors and outdoors. Molds are known scientifically as fungi. Their purpose is to break down dead material and recycle nutrients in the environment. For molds to grow and reproduce, they need an organic foo...
12. Your Thermostat Options It's mid August and the temperature is an unbearable, humid 94 degrees (but it feels like 114). I just finished work for the day and am making my way home. I'm sweaty (yes, women sweat), my clothes are stuck to my body, my hair is all frizzy and I'm...
13. The Number One Mistake In Air Conditioning Design Is Oversizing In air conditioning, bigger does not always mean better. It is the most frequent mistake we see in air conditioning design. In comparison to a properly sized air conditioner, an oversized air conditioner cools inadequately, costs more to operate, is...
14. HVAC Preventive Maintenance Schedule Question: Why do you need to have your heating and air conditioning cleaned and serviced? Answer: The manufacturer suggests it and is a condition of your warrantee. Preventive maintenance doesn't cost it pays. Listed below is a maintenance checklis...
15. When It Is Hot Out There, You Need To Be Careful The human body is extraordinary. It has its own built-in air conditioning system. However, in very hot weather, the body's air conditioning system may stop working and break down. This can lead to fainting, heat exhaustion, or even worse, heat stroke...
16. How to Choose a Replacement HVAC Thermostat for Your Air Conditioner A step by step guide to understanding digital, mechanical, programmable and non-programmable thermostats.
17. Heating and Cooling I will be providing daily tip on how to troubleshoot your heating and cooling system. For all your heating and cooling needs please visit Smiley Heat and Cool of Virginia You will be glad you did. IF you are interested in viewing thousands of color p...