When your furnace is working properly, it should run for several minutes once it kicks on. This is necessary for it to reach the setting on the thermostat and it also conserves energy since more energy is needed for the furnace to kick on than is needed for it to keep running. If your furnace shuts off much sooner than it used to and it’s difficult to keep your house warm, it may have a condition called short cycling.…
Strong storms often produce a lot of lightning, and that puts your home at risk of being hit. Although chances are low that your home will be hit during any one storm, if lightning does strike your home, or even close to it, the lightning could cause a lot of damage to your appliances, plumbing, and even your HVAC unit. Here’s how lightning might damage your HVAC system and the services your system might need after the incident.…
Now that it’s winter and people have started to crank up their thermostats and turn on their heat you may notice that the air coming out of your vents smells a bit dusty. If you live in an older house you may think this is normal but what if all of that dust could be cleaned out? During an air duct cleaning a specialist will clean out all of the air ducts in your house and the air vents; helping to deliver you with cleaner, healthier air to breathe in.…
