Geo-what? Oh, Geothermal Heating & Cooling
By admin | Category: Blog | Posted Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Are you a savvy homeowner that knows what geothermal heating is? If not, don’t worry. Many homeowners do not understand the benefits of using a geothermal system to heat their home. Today, we will provide a better understanding of what geothermal is and how it can provide extremely reasonable utility bills for your home. Geothermal [...]
Cracks, Holes, and Leaks… Oh My!
By admin | Category: Blog | Posted Monday, January 23, 2012
In our last blog, we discussed how inadequate ductwork could cause poor system performance, and lead to higher utility costs. Another common problem with ductwork is called “duct leakage”. The fact is if a duct system is in an unconditioned space and there are holes in it, there will be leakage. We want you to [...]
Is Your Ductwork Costing You?
By admin | Category: Blog | Posted Thursday, January 12, 2012
Is your heating bill too high? Is ductwork the issue? As cold weather is upon us, one of the unfortunate effects is that utility costs increase. For some homeowners, this increase is drastic, whereas for others in similar homes, the increase is not as severe. While lifestyle plays into some of the price differentiation, a large part may be [...]
Protect Yourself from CO Poisoning!
By admin | Category: Blog | Posted Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Carbon monoxide is a serious danger to any homeowner and if you are perhaps questioning that, simply go to a search engine and type in the words carbon monoxide poisoning and you will get at least 1.9 million hits. With knowing this fact, how should we protect ourselves from this dangerous gas? In addition to [...]
There’s something in the air… Carbon Monoxide
By admin | Category: Blog | Posted Wednesday, November 2, 2011
As winter becomes ever more present, and we all begin to run our furnaces once again, it becomes essential to discuss one of the most dangerous conditions in your home – the presence of carbon monoxide, a real and present danger in your home. Carbon monoxide is a biproduct of combustion (gas+ignition=flame) that is an [...]
Humidity – What’s in it for me?
By admin | Category: Blog | Posted Friday, October 28, 2011
With the weather changing, and the temperatures dropping, more talks seems to be given to the discussion of dry air in homes. As HVAC experts, we get asked a lot of questions about how to properly control humidity levels in your home, and we have been discussing that topic in some of our recent blog [...]
Humidity. Deal with it.
By admin | Category: Blog | Posted Friday, October 21, 2011
As we discussed in our last blog post, low humidity problems are very frequent in homes, especially in the winter. The only way to remedy this situation is to add moisture to the existing air with the use of a humidifier. There are three types of humidifiers: portable, self-contained, and duct mounted (or whole house). [...]
Humidity – Can’t live with it; can’t live without it
By admin | Category: Blog | Posted Friday, October 14, 2011
Now that the temperature is starting to drop, and we are all turning on our heating systems, one issue that is sure to come into play as it does every year is humidity. Too much humidity, and you will get condensation on your windows and doors; too little humidity, and you get static electricity, dry [...]
Thermostats: To set back or not, that is the question.
By admin | Category: Blog | Posted Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Should I set my thermostat back, and how much money will it save me? These are two of the most common questions we at Reliable Comfort get asked by our customers. There are a couple of pieces of information that will affect the answer. Are there people home all day, and can they stand to [...]
Choosing the Right Home Comfort System (Part 2 of 2)
By admin | Category: Blog | Posted Friday, September 30, 2011
Now that we know a little about what is in each platform of HVAC system efficiency, we can evaluate our needs, wants and desires. Probably the biggest factor that comes into play is budget; the more efficient equipment comes with a bigger price tag but provides lower utility bills. Further benefits of higher technology are [...]
