Improving My Business 2016 5 December 2016 Is Your Air Conditioner Tripping The Circuit Breaker? Here's What You Should Know Imagine running your air conditioner as usual, only for it to abruptly shut down without any warning. You try to turn it back on, but the AC unit still remains unresponsive. When you finally check the circuit breaker panel, you find the circuit breaker flipped to the "off" position. So you reset the breaker switch and turn your AC back on, only for the problem to happen again. To stop your air conditioner from triggering the circuit breaker panel's failsafes, you'll need to get to the bottom of the issue. 2 December 2016 The Early Bird Stays Cool: How To Prepare Your Air Conditioner For The Coming Spring And Summer It may be the middle of winter, but sooner or later, you're going to need your air conditioner. Now is a good time to shake the cobwebs off your A/C unit and get it ready for the coming spring and summer months. The following offers an in-depth look at how you can prepare your home's A/C system. Make Sure the Outdoor Condenser Coil is Clean and Debris-Free Throughout the fall and winter months, leaves, branches, and other debris can migrate into the outdoor cabinet where the condenser coil resides. 23 November 2016 Why You Probably Should Not Run Your Air Conditioner in Cold Weather If you live in the southern part of the United States, then it is likely that you experience some warm days throughout the fall and winter months. To help you make it through these days, you may decide to keep your air conditioner on, even if it is not always running. While this may seem like a good idea, it may be a mistake. Keep reading to learn why it may not be a good idea to run the appliance in cold weather. 14 November 2016 Preparing Your Home For Winter? Surprisingly Good Reasons To Schedule A/C Servicing This Fall You've covered the swimming pool, drained and rolled up the garden hoses, scheduled the furnace to be serviced, and applied protective mulch around tender bushes and trees as part of your annual preparations to ready your home for the coming winter weather. But many homeowners are surprised to find that even when they accomplish an extensive list of home-preparedness tasks, they are still forgetting to do one very important one before winter arrives—having their home's air conditioning system checked and serviced. 14 November 2016 When Should You Say "Goodbye" Your Commercial HVAC System? When your business relies on keeping customers comfortable, an HVAC system breakdown can easily result in lost sales, bad reviews, and terrible first impressions on new clients or first-time shoppers. This is why it is so important to know when it's time to retire your current commercial HVAC system. You don't have to wait for your HVAC system to go out with a spectacular bang before replacing it. Instead, you should look for these key indicators that your commercial HVAC system is ready to give up the ghost. 8 November 2016 Furnace Care: Keep Your Home And Family Safe And Warm This Winter If you're concerned about keeping your home and family safe and warm this year, check your furnace's heat exchanger and home's air registers for problems. A cracked heat exchanger can place your home at risk for carbon monoxide leaks, and dirty air registers can make it harder for your furnace to heat your house. With the right information, tips, and advice you can prevent issues this cold season. Here's what you do to stay safe and warm this winter. 4 November 2016 What You Need To Know About The Location For Your New Air Conditioning Unit If you are installing a new air conditioning unit, there are several factors to consider when it comes to where it will be placed. Even though you may want to have the air conditioning unit installed in an unused and inconspicuous spot, it may not be the ideal location to get the best efficiency from the air conditioner. Here are a few things to consider when deciding on a location for the unit. 27 April 2016 4 Electrical Upgrades Ideal for Home Yoga Areas Performing yoga in the home is a relaxing way to stretch, mediate, and learn new moves. If you do yoga on a daily basis and have a specific area in your home, then there are multiple ways you can improve that area to optimize the whole experience. By working with electricians and general contractors, there are four upgrades you can implement into a home yoga area. These upgrades will make it more comfortable and relaxing to perform yoga everyday. About Me I have always been one of those people who loves saving money because I love stability. I realized a few years ago that my home expenses were all over the map because of how much I used my heater and air conditioner. I wanted to do something to cut down on expenses, so I started thinking carefully about ways to improve my usage. I talked with my power company and an HVAC contractor, and they did a lot of research regarding my home and my expenses. They found ways that I could scale back, and it really helped to shave a little off of my monthly expenses. This blog is all about saving money through careful HVAC usage. Search Archive 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Tags 2018 Improving My Business