What Is an Energy Star Qualified Installation?
What Is an Energy Star Qualified Installation? Did you know that nearly half of the air conditioning and heating systems in American homes are incorrectly installed – with many producing a mere 60 percent [...]
Eight Ways to Get the Most from Your AC This Summer
Eight Ways to Get the Most from Your AC This SummerAfter a late arrival, summer is here in all its hot, sticky glory – and your central air conditioner is [...]
Five Questions to Ask a Commercial Plumber Before You Hire Them
Five Questions to Ask a Commercial Plumber Before You Hire Them The difference between a residential and commercial plumbing job can be substantial: for one thing, a commercial plumbing set [...]
Better Air Quality: Another Perk of Routine Air Conditioning Maintenance
Better Air Quality: Another Perk of Routine Air Conditioning Maintenance We’ve talked many times on this blog about the benefits of preventative air conditioning maintenance – how an annual A/C tune-up can [...]
Summer: A Perfect Time for Heating Maintenance
Summer: A Perfect Time for Heating Maintenance The 2018/19 heating season may not have been as bitter as last year’s – but what we lacked in frigid temps and snow we [...]
What Size Air Conditioner Do I Need
What Size Air Conditioner Do I Need? If you’re ready for a high-efficiency cooling equipment upgrade for your Maryland home (if your A/C is more than 12 years old, you [...]
10 Signs Your A/C Needs Service
10 Signs Your A/C Needs Service Summer 2019 is on its way, and here in Maryland we’ve already gotten a taste of the kind of the hot, sticky weather that’s supposed [...]
A Reminder on the Importance of Routine A/C Maintenance
A Reminder on the Importance of Routine A/C Maintenance You might be tempted to pass over your annual A/C maintenance in the coming weeks – after all, your home cooling system [...]
Four Ways to Make Next Heating Season Easier
Four Ways to Make Next Heating Season Easier If you are a “will call” customer for your heating oil or propane, you’re probably familiar with the phenomenon of heating bill [...]
Hurricane Preparedness in 2019
Hurricane Preparedness in 2019 Erin. Lorenzo. Olga. Fernand. No, they’re not characters from a new hipster show on Netflix – they’re names for 2019’s Atlantic hurricanes, and we could [...]
Remember to Keep Your Heating Oil Tank at Least Half Full
Remember to Keep Your Heating Oil Tank at Least Half Full The best way to deal with most problems in your home (and in life, for that matter) is to [...]
Should I Repair or Replace My Home A/C System?
Should I Repair or Replace My Home A/C System? Deciding whether to repair or replace a central air conditioner is a question that all homeowners will eventually face if they [...]
Why You Should Install a Propane Gas Detector
Why You Should Install a Propane Gas Detector If you use propane gas to power appliances in your Maryland home, you know that a propane leak has a distinct rotten [...]
Freon, R410A, and the Future of Eco-Friendly Air Conditioning
Freon, R410A, and the Future of Eco-Friendly Air Conditioning It’s just about impossible to imagine surviving a Maryland summer without air conditioning. But using that A/C has a big impact [...]
Four Considerations When Making an Air Conditioning Upgrade
Four Considerations When Making an Air Conditioning Upgrade If you’re considering a high-efficiency A/C upgrade for your Maryland home, there are many factors to consider before you make the investment. Here [...]
Beat the Crowds: Schedule Your Cooling System Maintenance Today
Beat the Crowds: Schedule Your Cooling System Maintenance Today March 2019 may have come in like a lion here in Maryland, but Spring still arrived right on time (according to the [...]
Fight Spring Allergies with Whole House Indoor Air Quality Systems for Your New Haven-Area Home
Fight Spring Allergies with Whole House Indoor Air Quality Systems for Your New Haven-Area Home Spring arrives this week here in Maryland – and for some of us, that can mean [...]
Spring’s Coming – Time to Check the Plumbing
Spring’s Coming – Time to Check the Plumbing The calendar says that it will be spring soon (we will see if the weather agrees), and with spring comes a pile [...]
Why Is My Furnace Tripping the Circuit Breaker?
Why Is My Furnace Tripping the Circuit Breaker? If you’ve owned your furnace long enough, chances are you have experienced it tripping your circuit breaker. This is a good thing: your [...]
Preventing and Coping with Frozen Pipes
Preventing and Coping with Frozen Pipes Frozen water pipes can be a problem at best and a disaster at worst for your Maryland home: A simple 1/8-inch crack in a [...]