Nowadays, our smartphones have become useful and quite important gadgets that can help us with pretty much every aspect of our lives. There are specialized apps designed to assist with many different tasks, and they have gone way beyond simple entertainment and communication tools. Thanks to the development of smart HVAC systems, our phones can…
Heating and cooling your house represent almost half of the energy that an average home consumes, this according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Therefore, climate control inevitably ends up taking a significant slice of households’ budgets. This is why we need to find ways to optimize the performance and efficiency of our thermostat. As a result,…
Even when air conditioning units have been a part of our lives for decades, there are still many common myths and misconceptions about them that keep people from installing AC units in their house. Despite the fact that such myths have been around for a long time, too, they still linger somewhere in the collective imagination. Therefore,…
The quality of the air we breathe isn’t to be taken lightly, and we should be mindful about this matter. More than causing discomfort, bad indoor air quality can have a short and long-term serious negative impact on our health. Which is why it is important that we take precautionary measures and invest in air…
Air conditioning units can be expensive pieces of home equipment that, with the proper care and maintenance, can turn into a smart investment. If we already made the decision of installing an AC unit in our home, or it had one installed by previous owners, we must find ways to optimize its use while keeping…
The hottest time of the year is around the corner, and for those who have a central AC and heating unit, this represents a sudden increase in their electricity bills. Thankfully, there are many useful tips we can follow that will help us reduce the energy consumption of these home cooling units. This way, we…