Size Matters! Right-Sizing a New Home Cooling System
Size Matters! Right-Sizing a New Home Cooling System In our last post, we talked about SEER and the importance of efficiency when choosing a new central air conditioner (which may be [...]
SEER 101 – What You Need to Know about Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio
SEER 101 – What You Need to Know about Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio If you’ve been reading our blog recently, we’ve been talking a lot about being prepared the hot, [...]
It’s That Time Again…
It’s That Time Again… You wouldn’t put off the oil change on your new car, would you? Then why are you putting off your annual A/C maintenance? Your central air conditioner or heat [...]
Heat Pump or Central Air Conditioner – What’s Right for You?
Heat Pump or Central Air Conditioner – What’s Right for You? Choosing between a central air conditioner and a heat pump is an important home comfort decision – one that depends greatly on [...]
Preventing Mold in Your Home
Preventing Mold in Your Home Carroll’s Spring Focus on Indoor Air Quality series – Part 4 of 4 Last week, we talked about the dangers of mold in your home, [...]
Detecting Mold in Your Home
Detecting Mold in Your Home Carroll’s Spring Focus on Indoor Air Quality series – Part 3 of 4 In our first and second posts of this Indoor Air Quality series, we talked [...]
6 Tips to Improve Air Quality in Your Home
6 Tips to Improve Air Quality in Your Home Carroll’s Spring Focus on Indoor Air Quality series – Part 2 of 4 As we wrote in our last post, indoor pollution [...]
6 Important Indoor Air Quality Facts
6 Important Indoor Air Quality Facts Carroll’s Spring Focus on Indoor Air Quality series – Part 1 of 4 We usually think of air pollution as something outside our home. [...]
Expert Plumbing Services for Our Baltimore Area Customers
Expert Plumbing Services for Our Baltimore Area Customers If you trust Carroll Home Services to keep your heating and air conditioning running, please think about us the next time you [...]
Why is Freon Becoming So Expensive?
Why is Freon Becoming So Expensive? Hanging on to an old, Freon-based A/C system makes it harder to hang on to your money! Because Freon R-22 is being phased out [...]
What Does HVAC Mean?
What Does HVAC Mean? Have you ever asked your auto mechanic or doctor about their diagnosis and the answers they give you sound like something from a different language? You [...]
A/C Tune-Up vs. Inspection: What’s the Difference?
A/C Tune-Up vs. Inspection: What’s the Difference? There’s big difference between an air conditioning tune-up—the comprehensive annual maintenance Carroll Home Services recommends to keep your system running at peak efficiency—and [...]
Low Humidity in Your Home Can Cause Illness or Infection
Low Humidity in Your Home Can Cause Illness or Infection Humidity, or the amount of water vapor in the air, is an important health variable that is easy to overlook, [...]
Safety First With Your Propane Appliances
Safety First With Your Propane Appliances All propane appliances must be properly maintained to operate safely and efficiently. That’s why we recommend an appliance inspection by our service technician once [...]
Home Fuel Usage and Household Changes
Home Fuel Usage and Household Changes If you’re among our many automatic fuel delivery customers, you probably know that we need information that allows us to schedule your deliveries accurately. This [...]
How to Get Your Heat Working Again
How to Get Your Heat Working Again If you’ve ever lost your heat on a bitter cold night, you know how stressful this can be, especially if you have elderly [...]
Safety Tips for Heating Your Home
Safety Tips for Heating Your Home Everyone wants to save money on heat, but some people go to extremes. Please follow these tips from our service department so you can [...]
Winterization Tips for Vacant Homes
Winterization Tips for Vacant Homes We have seen a number of situations over the years where customers leave their homes for an extended period for the winter without properly preparing [...]
Propane Safety Tips
Propane Safety Tips With winter less than two weeks away, this is a good time to review some ways to keep your family safe during the harsh winter months. With [...]
Tips to Keep Your Winter Oil Deliveries on Track
Tips to Keep Your Winter Oil Deliveries on Track While we always do our best to get fuel in your tank whenever you need it, there are a few things [...]