Fall home comfort

Fall is here and many of us are not using either our heating or cooling system. Like most homes if you are not running either system you may have hot, cold or stagnant spots throughout  your home. People ask me how to overcome this. The best way is to turn your thermostat fan setting from "auto" to "on". This will turn just the fan of your furnace on, allowing air to be moved around from the hot or stagnant parts of your home to the other rooms. This will also allow the cooler air from the lower levels of your home to be transfered up to the upper floors. This is a good idea in all homes, unless you have ductwork inside your attic. If your duct is in the attic it will bring the heat off the attic to your living area. In my home I leave the fan setting to on all year long, this keeps the home feeling a little cooler in the summertime, and I usually set it back to auto as soon as the snow comes. I hope this helps keep your home feeling fresh and comfy, if not give us a call and we can get your home as cool or as warm as you want.

Summer is coming to and end!

The heat is almost over, we still have a few more days to enjoy the heat of summer. This is a great time of year to start thinking about your furnace. The best thing any home owner can do is to keep a clean filter inside their furnace. Most filters can be purchased at your local Home Depot, or Lowes, I usually recommend a good pleated filter. Even if the package says it is good for 90 days, be carefull. The longest anyone should leave a 1" pleated filter in is about 4 weeks. If you have a really dirty filter or a strange size, we are happy to track on down for you.