Author: Phil

When we bought our house, it was equipped with an older furnace. Although the heater had been properly maintained with annual professional maintenance, we expected to need to replace it within a year or two. A furnace can easily last for fifteen years but then tends to start having issues. We figured that the heating […]

I waited a long time before installing central air conditioning into my home. Because I live in the northeastern part of the country, it’s not really necessary. Our cold winter weather tends to last anywhere from six to eight months. We get temperatures well below zero, tons of snowfall and brutal wind chills. I spent […]

Moving down south was a big change for my husband and I. We’d lived our whole lives in the northern area of the country. We were accustomed to winter weather that lasts for more than half the year. We used to rely heavily on the furnace and face temperatures down to twenty-five below zero. We […]

For comfort in the summer, I don’t need to invest in a whole-house cooling system. Our warm weather just doesn’t hang around all that long. We’re fortunate if we manage three months of blue skies and sunshine. It’s often rainy, chilly and windy. When we finally get some nice weather, the last thing I want […]

Ever since the outbreak of the covid virus, I’ve been more concerned with indoor air quality. Because of the severe weather in my local area, it’s necessary to rely on either the furnace or the air conditioner for most of the year. I spend a great deal of money on my utility bills. In an […]

The only reason we could afford such a large house with so much property was because the property had been left abandoned for several years. It was in really bad shape. There were broken windows, a leaky roof, water damage and all sorts of problems with the plumbing. The electrical wires weren’t up to code. […]

My husband and I are in the planning stages of building a new home. We’ve agreed upon a floorplan for the house but are still deciding on some of the details. One of the biggest debates has been over the type of heating and cooling system. We live in an area where the weather requires […]

When we first got married, my husband and I bought a very small house on a large piece of property. We really liked the location and didn’t mind the limited square footage of the home. We didn’t have many possessions at the time, and it was just the two of us. The smaller house was […]

The baseboard options are still linked to the boiler to put out heat and would be installed around the perimeter of the room. The house we purchased has a boiler installed in the basement that handles heating. In our local area, the cold weather lingers for more than half the year. For the majority of […]

I take very good care of the furnace and air conditioner installed into my home. I have set a reminder on my phone so that I don’t neglect to replace the air filters every four to six weeks. I’ve enrolled in a maintenance agreement with a local HVAC contractor. They call to set up service […]