Red-Tagged Furnace: What It Means When Yours Is Tagged, And What To Do Next

Red-Tagged Furnace: What It Means When Yours Is Tagged, And What To Do NextDuring a maintenance or service inspection, your furnace must be evaluated for safety of operation. If the service technician or utility inspector finds that your furnace is not safe, the unit may be red-tagged. A red-tagged furnace contains a critical safety problem because of a cracked heat exchanger or similar issue. The furnace must be shut down immediately and cannot be restarted or operated until the unit is fixed or replaced. Read More »

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Buying New HVAC Equipment? Use An Expert — Avoid Pitfalls With Online Vendors

The online world has an excellent reputation for providing heavily-discounted deals that local businesses find hard to match. It can be tempting to look to web-based discount sellers when buying new HVAC equipment, but be careful. There are many areas where an online purchase may turn into a bigger problem that you expected. Read More »

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3 Ways To Boost Heat Pump Performance

3 Ways To Boost Heat Pump PerformanceAir-source heat pumps are well known for their economical operation, and for the savings they can provide on home comfort bills. However, they are also known for common performance problems in three significant areas: ductwork, airflow and refrigerant level. Here are some steps you can take to correct these problems and continue to enjoy superior heat pump performance all year long. Read More »

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During A Texas Winter, Your Air Filters Are Hard At Work — Make Sure They’re Clean

Whether you use a furnace or heat pump, your HVAC system is hard at work during a Texas winter. Within these systems, however, is an even harder-working component: the air filter. While air filters may seem like trivial pieces of inert cloth or fiberglass, they are actually critically important to your heating system’s efficiency and effectiveness. Here are some reasons why keeping your air filters clean by changing them every month will improve overall home comfort and save you money at the same time. Read More »

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Hiring An HVAC Contractor In The Fort Worth-Arlington Area? An Easy 5-Step Guide

Hiring An HVAC Contractor In The Fort Worth-Arlington Area? An Easy 5-Step GuideWhen you’re ready to make changes or additions to your heating, cooling or indoor air quality systems, you’ll want to hire a competent, reliable contractor to do the job. The process may seem complicated, but by using this five-step guide, you’ll have an advantage when hiring an HVAC contractor. Read More »

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Wondering How Duct Returns Work? 3 Tips To Boost Their Efficiency

The ductwork in your home heating and cooling systems acts as a two-directional pathway for conditioned air to travel away from the system and into your home and then back to be heated or cooled and sent out again. Read More »

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3 Preventive Indoor Air Quality Measures

3 Preventive Indoor Air Quality MeasuresMaintaining the quality of your home’s indoor air is a challenge made more difficult by the fact that many everyday activities generate the pollutants that end up in our air. Home heating, cooking and even just the act of living can produce carbon monoxide, smoke, dust and other biological and chemical contaminants in our air. There are three significant preventive measures you can take to cut down contaminants and improve your home’s overall indoor air quality. Read More »

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Control Dust In Your Home In 5 Effective Steps

We can’t avoid dust; we’re partly responsible for it ourselves, since the biggest components of dust are dead skin cells and small fibers that have broken away from fabrics in our homes. If we can’t stop dust, we can at least reduce it. Here are five steps you can take to better control dust in your home. Read More »

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Furnace Repair Or Replace? 5 Signs That Mean Replacement Is Necessary

Furnace Repair Or Replace? 5 Signs That Mean Replacement Is NecessaryIf your furnace is struggling to keep up with the heating demands of your home, a replacement may soon be necessary. Here are five signs to look for to help you decide if furnace repair or replacement is the better idea. Read More »

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Whole-House Ventilation Systems Let You Upgrade Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality — The Easy Way

Whole-House Ventilation Systems Let You Upgrade Your Home's Indoor Air Quality -- The Easy WayWhole-house ventilation systems provide a systematic way to rid your home of stale air and replace it with fresh air while minimizing energy loss. The most effective whole-house ventilation systems have an energy-recovery feature. This allows heat and moisture to be transferred to incoming air to reduce energy loss and keep the humidity level consistent. Read More »

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