Common Heat Pump Performance Problems
The heat pump in your Maple Grove home needs to work year round to provide heat and air conditioning. This is why you want to make sure it’s performing as efficiently as possible to save on energy costs and prevent break downs.
Plumbing Guide: Garbage Disposals Are A Kitchen Necessity
For most Andover homeowners, the garbage disposal is an essential kitchen convenience. Food preparation and cooking become much easier when peelings and scraps can just be whisked into the sink and down the drain.
Air Conditioning Guide: The Ins and Outs of Ductless Splits Air Conditioning
So, it’s time to install a new air conditioner in your Stillwater home and you’re pretty sure there just isn’t enough room in the walls or ceilings to place the necessary ductwork. No problem. There is a rapidly evolving technology that allows you to...
What Size Furnace is Right for My Stillwater Home?
When it comes to your Stillwater home’s heating equipment, the right size is very important. If your furnace is sized correctly, you will enjoy a high level of indoor comfort, which you should. However, an incorrectly sized furnace...
Common Furnace Problems: Some Pointers from Chaska
When it comes to the furnace in your Chaska home, you simply want it to work all of the time. But just like any other piece of equipment, your furnace will have problems from time to time. A few of these are relatively simple to fix on your own...
Heat Recovery Ventilator – What Is It and When Do You Need It? A Question From Stillwater
While the design of modern homes is to retain as much energy as possible while minimizing the cost of heating and cooling, that very design can have a negative impact on your Stillwater home's indoor air quality. Because air cannot pass freely between indoor and outdoor environments...
How Does Geothermal Energy Work? A Question From Stillwater
Geothermal energy is energy extracted from the ground, in Stillwater or anywhere. This energy is in the ground in the first place because the ground absorbs the heat coming from the sun. This heat is always there, even when it is very cold outside. In fact, even when the ground appears to be frozen...
Whole House Fans vs. Attic Fans
Air temperature in your home is a big issue in the summer. The cost of maintaining your air conditioner as it runs nonstop for hours at a time can be very high – as much as $4,000 for a single year of cooling. That’s why a lot of families turn to fan solutions to reduce how much they spend on their AC units each year.