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Forced Air vs. Radiant Heat: Pros and Cons The way you heat your home has a big impact on how much you pay to stay warm – and how warm [...]

Four Reasons to Love Carroll Home Services It’s February, and love is in the air here in Maryland…especially when it comes to our customers. The truth is, we love what we [...]

Carbon Monoxide Safety Most of us know that Carbon Monoxide (CO) is dangerous. But do you know how to avoid a dangerous buildup of it in your home – or [...]

Eight ways to improve winter air quality in your Maryland home Dust. Mold. Dead skin. Pet dander. Toxic cleaners. Formaldehyde-filled furniture and construction supplies. An increasingly airtight American home is [...]

What to Do If a Water Pipe Bursts Our plumbing experts wanted to share advice on what to do if a water pipe actually bursts while you’re home. Extreme cold weather [...]

2019 Resolutions: Keys to Better Health, Lower Bills, and a Smarter Home Believe it or not, 2019 has arrived – and that means it’s time once again to make your [...]

What are the ideal settings for my thermostat? Managing the temperature of your Maryland home with a programmable thermostat is of the easiest ways we know to cut your energy [...]

Help – My Heater Won’t Start! Waking up with no heat is something we don’t really think about until it happens – which is usually on one of the coldest days [...]

Furnace Efficiency Ratings 101 The efficiency rating of your furnace is one of its most important features – but what makes a furnace “high efficiency”? A good place to start the [...]

Thank You for Choosing Carroll Home Services! It’s that time of year again – time to share a meal with our loved ones and remember all the things that we [...]

Why You Should Always Keep Your Heating Oil Tank at Least Half Full Heating oil tanks are not complicated devices – certainly not as complicated as today’s high-tech boilers and [...]

Improving Furnace Efficiency in Your Maryland Home Most modern furnaces can reach efficiencies of 90 percent or more – which means better system performance and lower heating bills for you, [...]

Avoiding Heating Oil Runouts Running out of home heating oil in the middle of a Maryland winter is no fun – but a quick turn of the weather here or a [...]

Propane Fireplaces: A Practical Luxury If you’ve always wanted a fireplace for your Maryland home but never thought it was a practical investment of your time or money, you might [...]

Propane: the “I can do that” fuel Never underestimate propane: not only is it one of the most efficient and eco-friendly sources of energy around, it’s also one of the [...]

Six Benefits of a Propane Whole House Generator It seems like every time we turn on the news these days there’s a story about severe weather somewhere in the country [...]

Five common fall allergens – and how to protect against them When most people think of allergies, they think of springtime – but fall is also a big allergy season, [...]

Five Reasons to Switch from Electric to Propane If you use electricity to power your Maryland home, you’re missing out on the many benefits that clean, green propane provides. Compared [...]

Why Is Fall a Good Time to Schedule an A/C Tune-Up? Cooler weather is on its way to Maryland, and chances are you’ll only need your air conditioner a few [...]

Spoil the Rod, Spare the Tank: The Small Device That Protects Your Water Heater Looking at that big tin can sitting in your basement, you wouldn’t guess that there’s a [...]