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Water Heater Savings Possible With These 5 Tips

By Eric Detmer | Published: August 16, 2012

Whether you heat the water in your home with electricity, natural gas or propane, you should always be looking for ways to find water heater savings. Try these five tips:

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Noisy Air Conditioners A Nuisance: Remedy Problems In Older Systems — And Upgrades

By Eric Detmer | Published: August 2, 2012

Noisy air conditioners are not only annoying; they can signal problems in your cooling system. If you have a noisy air conditioner, but it still has some years of service

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Residential Planned Maintenance Keeps Your Systems In Top Condition All Year Round

By Eric Detmer | Published: July 31, 2012

Residential planned maintenance for your home heating and cooling system is easy to forget. With our lives as busy as they are these days, it’s quite common for homeowners to

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Looking For Year-Round Energy Savings? Consider Geothermal Heating And Cooling

By Eric Detmer | Published: July 12, 2012

Here in southwest Ohio, our air temperature varies a lot over the course of a year, and quite a bit even within the same day. But several feet below the

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Air Conditioner 101 — The Role Of Proper Sizing By A Trained Professional

By Eric Detmer | Published: July 10, 2012

Buying an air conditioning system for your Dayton-area home is a big investment. You’ll want to make sure that the money you spend pays you back with the highest level

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Upgrading Your Air Conditioner? Use Liftime Costs To Compare Your Options

By Eric Detmer | Published: June 28, 2012

Are you thinking about upgrading your air conditioner, and want to save money? That’s great, but make sure you choose a system that does truly save you money, rather than

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Heat Pump Maintenance Should Be Done On A Seasonal Basis

By Eric Detmer | Published: June 21, 2012

Life would be so much simpler if car tires never needed air, oil never leaked, or brake pads never needed replacing. But cars are machines, and all machines need regular

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Situations Where Zoned Temperature Control Makes Perfect Sense

By Eric Detmer | Published: June 19, 2012

Have you ever wondered why you set your thermostat at 70 degrees, but the only room that’s actually 70 degrees is the room with the thermostat? Why is one room

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Reducing Summer Allergy Symptoms Indoors

By Eric Detmer | Published: June 14, 2012

Summer brings many benefits to the Dayton area, but allergies are certainly not one of them. If you suffer from summer allergy symptoms, consider these strategies to allergy-proof your home:

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Want Better Air Quality In Your Home? Consider Installing UV Lights

By Eric Detmer | Published: May 3, 2012

Do you ever think about the air quality in your home, and the possible threat of mico-organisms to you and your family? Poor quality indoor air counts as one of

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