Are you finally considering investing in some sort of air conditioning system for your home? If you are sick of relying on fans and open windows to cool down your home, air conditioning units are a smart investment. For the most convenient and affordable AC systems, window units are extremely popular. Of course, they do have some certain limitations. This article explains the drawbacks and advantages of window air conditioning units.…
If your house did not have a fireplace when you moved in, you may have always promised yourself that you’d get one later. If that time has now come, consider the fireplaces and stoves below before making a decision:
Wood Fireplaces
These are the kind that everyone thinks of fondly when they picture fireplaces in their minds. You may want a wood-burning fireplace, and nothing else will do. If that’s the case, you need to do some thinking and preparation to ensure that the fireplace is what you expect.…
The cost of HVAC maintenance is usually minimal. You might need to invest some time, but you don’t need to spend a bunch money to keep your system running efficiently. If you fail to regularly maintain your system, it is bound to become more expensive to run. That is, if your furnace is not regularly clean, you will experience reduced airflow. And, if your air conditioner is not serviced on a regular basis, it will be harder to cool down your home.…
A central air conditioner contains two main segments, the outdoors condensing unit and indoors air handler, and each segment contains a variety of parts that work together to move a chemical fuel through to provide the cooling your home needs. The process starts at the thermostat, which sends a signal to the condensing unit and powers up the compressor. The compressor squeezes out the refrigerant gas that will move through the whole system in various phases.…
The air handler portion of your central air conditioner is inside your home, normally in the furnace, and contains the parts that make up the final stages of the cooling cycle. The parts include the evaporator coils, which receive a liquid refrigerant from the outside condensing unit and perform a phase change that both makes the refrigerant a gas and makes the surface of the coils cold. The cold coils chill the circulating ambient air that is then passed back into your home.…