Duct Cleaning: Should You Schedule a Visit for Your Dayton Home?

Duct Cleaning: Should You Schedule a Visit for Your Dayton Home?Forced-air systems serve as a home’s circulatory system, delivering heated, cooled or ventilated air to the living spaces. Airborne contaminants, such as pollen, mold, pet dander and hair, bacteria and insecticide dust (to name a few), stick to the surfaces of duct walls and components, degrading performance, comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ). To maintain the health of your home’s forced-air system and IAQ, a duct cleaning inspection should be underlined on your spring-cleaning checklist. Read More »

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UV Lights: What Are They and How Can They Improve Your IAQ?

UV Lights: What Are They and How Can They Improve Your IAQ?Unless you’re already purifying your home’s air, it’s safe to bet that your indoor air is carrying a variety of health-threatening micro-organisms. To battle these airborne irritants, a growing number of homeowners are turning to UV lights. Let’s take a look at how these air-cleaning systems work and how they can help clean your air. Read More »

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Guidelines for Maximizing Your Ohio Home’s Programmable Thermostat

Guidelines for Maximizing Your Ohio Home's Programmable ThermostatA programmable thermostat allows homeowners to automatically regulate their energy use. Based on pre-set programs, these thermostats will turn the heat down or the air up when no one is home or when the family is sleeping, so that the home uses less energy. If you have a programmable thermostat, these tips will help you make the most out of it. Read More »

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Do Your Homework Before A/C Replacement: What to Look For When Shopping

Do Your Homework Before A/C Replacement: What to Look For When ShoppingIf you’re facing an A/C replacement, learning as much as possible about choosing the equipment will help you make an informed decision that benefits your pocketbook and comfort for years to come. Here are some important steps in the process of choosing a new cooling system for your home: Read More »

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How Whole-House Air Cleaners Can Improve Your Dayton Area Home

Airborne contaminants pervade the air in a typical home; many are harmful, and most will aggravate respiratory issues of household occupants. Learn which whole-house air cleaners are best suited to remove airborne contaminants from your home, and you can breathe a sigh of relief with healthier indoor air quality (IAQ). Read More »

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HVAC Professionals With NATE Certification Represent Industry Expertise

Hiring the right HVAC professional for your Dayton area home plays a key role in keeping your house running like a well-oiled machine. A great way to ensure that your choice is the best one for your needs is to seek a technician with NATE certification, a benchmark in the industry that exemplifies quality. Read More »

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Geothermal Heating and Cooling: Open and Closed Loop Systems

Geothermal heating and cooling systems are among the most energy efficient available. A geothermal heat pump can reliably heat and cool your home in any kind of weather, since it relies on an underground (or underwater) loop field where it either extracts heat or replaces it, depending on the season. The two main types of geothermal systems are open loop and closed loop.  Read More »

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Heat Pump Maintenance: Tasks for You and Those for Your Trusted Tech

Heat pumps have proved to be a highly efficient way to heat or cool your home but only if they are kept in good working order. Proper heat pump maintenance should be a joint effort between you and your technician. Take some time to learn about your heat pump so you’ll know which jobs you can easily accomplish yourself and which are best left to a professional. Read More »

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Is A Dual-Fuel System Right For Your Home? Running The Numbers

Is A Dual-Fuel System Right For Your Home? Running The NumbersA dual-fuel system delivers optimal heating efficiency for Dayton area homeowners by utilizing an efficient heat pump during moderately cold weather and tapping into the heating power of a gas furnace when it gets colder. Learn how a dual-fuel heating system can help you maximize energy savings, and enjoy optimal home comfort. Read More »

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On a Spring Cleaning Kick? Here’s Help for Optimizing Indoor Air Quality

On a Spring Cleaning Kick? Here's Help for Optimizing Indoor Air QualityIt was a long winter in the Dayton area, but warmer weather is here or nearly so. If you suffer from spring allergies, however, you may not feel much joy at the prospect of higher temperatures. Fortunately, you can do a few things to improve your indoor air quality. Follow these tips to help you breathe easier this spring. Read More »

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