Plumbing
What Fruit can do to Your Garbage Disposal
Most people assume it is OK to put banana peels, orange rinds, apple peels and other fruit trimmings down the garbage disposals. Lemon rinds are a real favorite for the…
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Home Improvement
Tips to Keep Stink Bugs out of your Home
Warm weather in October means the stink bugs are active. But when the temperatures drop from warm to cold, they’ll invade your home seeking out warm places to stay for…
Energy Efficiency
It’s Time for Your Home Energy Evaluation
As the weather transitions from hot to cold, it’s time to do an evaluation of your home to be sure your heating system can work at peak performance this winter.
Appliances
Moen Finds a New Way to Tap Into Beautiful Faucets
Moen is broadly recognized as the leader and innovator in creating beautiful faucets and plumbing fixtures. That’s one of the many reasons Moen is the line we carry and use…
HVAC
What Consumers Want in an HVAC Provider
It used to be that all consumers cared about when they called their heating/cooling company was that someone answers the phone and gets there as soon as possible. Of course…
Heating
Is the Almanac Right?
Everyone loves to talk about the weather. Recently, we’ve heard the same report from several different people that there’s a prediction we are in for a colder-than-normal winter this year…
Heating
The Ideal Time to Get a New Heating System Installed is Now!
If you have an old furnace or boiler that is no longer functioning efficiently, now is the right time to get it replaced. If we need to change or re-do…
Air Quality
Your Gas Oven Could be Producing Carbon Monoxide
Many people are unaware that gas ovens can release carbon monoxide into their homes. Feeling drowsy after a big oven-cooked meal may not be due to how much you eat,…
Air Quality
It’s Ragweed Season. Are you Sneezing and Sniffling?
Ragweed is the most common culprit for fall allergies. The pollen is airborne when the plant flowers, and that can cause runny noses, watery eyes, scratchy throats, sneezing, allergy-related headaches,…
Customer Service
Why NATE Certification is Important
The acronym NATE stands for North American Technician Excellence. It is the leading non-profit certification program for technicians who work in the heating, cooling, ventilation, and refrigeration service industries. To…
Plumbing
Biggest Consumer Complaints about Plumbers
What makes consumers unhappy with their plumbers? At the top of the list are:
Heating
Time to Get Your Heating Service Scheduled
Labor Day is when we all start to transition our thinking from summer to fall. Schools are back in session, stores are stocked with fall decorations and clothes, and despite…