Do you have a furnace or a boiler? Sounds like a simple question and it is, yet I was stumped when someone started describing a problem where there hot water heater was leaking and everyone was telling them they had to replace the furnace, or is it a boiler. Some quick research provided a simple …
Baby It’s Cold In Here: How to Stay Warm (or Cool) Inside
Your home's indoor temperature is affected by many things. First there's the weather outside. How often are you surprised when your home is nice and cool indoors while the outdoor temperature is heating up? Your home stays cool (or warm) because of the multiple layers that make up your home's skin. …
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Home Heating Oil & The Price is Right
Why should you be thinking about home heating oil when it's summer? Summer is when oil delivery companies offer customers the opportunity to pre-buy home heating oil and lock in the price for the next heating season. These programs seem to be more common in the northeast which can have very cold …
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Saving Energy on Heating and Cooling
Programmable thermostats offer the highest return on investment while reducing your home's heating costs for many years. Regular home maintenance can help minimize repair bills and when they plug air leaks, these too will contribute to lower home heating and/or cooling costs. There are many …
How Cold (Warm) is Your Home?
How cold your home feels ... is different for everyone. I like it toasty warm and I have to work hard to acclimate to colder winters by wearing extra layers and slowly lowering the thermostat. It's frustrating sometimes when I've got a winter sweater on while my husband is comfy in short …
Programmable Thermostats are Changing
Programmable thermostats are one of the most popular home energy savings investments. A programmable thermostat means that once set, your heating and/or cooling systems will work automatically based on what you've told them to do, i.e. raise the temperature at 7am in the morning Monday through …
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