Should I Get My Heating Ducts Cleaned?

Q. I'm writing to you from Barbados, a place that never gets cold ... . It's also not been shown to reduce energy costs, another common claim of duct cleaning companies ... vacuum your house or shampoo the rugs. Unfortunately, cleaning your home's heating ducts haven't [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 14:08:38

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Valuable Green Building Tips For The Home

by katie George The concept of green building basically refers to a design process that evolves out of the mindset of creating a healthy connection ... household trash, as well as a holding bin in the garage. Learn To Fully Optimize Your Homes’ Heating ... in duct work joints, and around windows, doors, exhaust [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 15:00:00

New DIY Home Energy Audit Tools

If you’ve been reading our blog for a bit, you know how important we think home energy efficiency is ... . Find a warm point in a wall near a heating duct? Perhaps you have a leaking duct behind it. The best ... doors, duct pressure testing equipment, and thermal imaging equipment. Home energy auditors do great [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 20:59:44

Know What To Look For In A Good Air Duct Cleaning Service

by Amy Nutt Most people aren’t very aware of how dirty the ducts of their heating and air conditioning systems can actually get, ... for them. Cleaning the air duct system of your home is not something that you have to worry about every six ... up in your duct work over time and along with the changes in climate and levels of humidity; this can cause [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 11:36:22

Know What To Look For In A Good Air Duct Cleaning Service

by Amy Nutt Most people aren’t very aware of how dirty the ducts of their heating and air conditioning systems can actually get, ... for them. Cleaning the air duct system of your home is not something that you have to worry about every six ... up in your duct work over time and along with the changes in climate and levels of humidity; this can cause [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 11:31:50

Know What To Look For In A Good Air Duct Cleaning Service

by Amy Nutt Most people aren’t very aware of how dirty the ducts of their heating and air conditioning systems can actually get, ... for them. Cleaning the air duct system of your home is not something that you have to worry about every six ... up in your duct work over time and along with the changes in climate and levels of humidity; this can cause [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 11:39:37

Know What To Look For In A Good Air Duct Cleaning Service

by Amy Nutt Most people aren’t very aware of how dirty the ducts of their heating and air conditioning systems can actually get, ... for them. Cleaning the air duct system of your home is not something that you have to worry about every six ... up in your duct work over time and along with the changes in climate and levels of humidity; this can cause [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 11:57:18

Duct Cleaning

November 3, 2008 Almost every home has air ducts of some kind, whether a central HVAC or heat exchange unit ... chemicals. Interviewing the Cleaning Company - Do they belong to NADCA (The National Air Duct ... will charge more because the pipes are in hard-to-reach places. A duct cleaning company should [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 13:22:36

3 Energy Plays For ‘Green-Friendly’ Obama

Investors should prepare for a “green friendly” government says David Fessler ... or replacing a home’s old furnace, sealing leaky heating ducts, fixing or replacing leaky windows [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 14:16:06

Floors+ Lessons Learned

It’s funny how things get started sometimes. We had always planned on remodeling our new home, but the start of the remodel was somewhat unplanned ... for someone to come clean out your heat ducts… For some reason we found it a good excuse to install ... sure it worked properly. While it blew hot air just fine, upon closer inspection I found [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 13:00:50

Friends Forever

Have you ever had one of those friends, that no matter what have stuck with you side by side for more years than you lived at home or longer than one ... his soul, he spent most of the morning with me cleaning up the mess in our utility room hubby has made ... , paint stacked nicely, etc.John swept and he taped off on of the open heating ducts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 23:00:00

7 TIPS BEFORE YOU REMODEL

You’ve made the decision to hire an architect or builder to redesign your (pick one) home, kitchen, bathroom, great room, or master bedroom ... , consider your… 1. HVAC SYSTEM How old is the furnace, boiler, air conditioning, or hot water ... . If any of your heating pipes or ducts are wrapped in asbestos, you may want to abate it as part [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:47:43

GAS SNIFFER

GAS SNIFFER by Raymond Wand Yesterday 05:05 PM ... System(s), Duct Insulation, Outlets, Radiators, Piping Systems and Valves, Cooling Equipment ... Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC): Home Inspection and Commercial Inspection Cost [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:56:18

Treasure behind your walls ?

Do you have Treasure in your walls? My Name is Matthew Shields Author of Monergy ... ·         Problems with heat ducts that  blow the expensive warm air to places that it doesn’ ... in your life ·         if you do have water  spilling into your home mold may be an issue, we can see [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 18:49:30

Asbestos in the home

Asbestos in the home Submitted by: Michael Del Greco, New Jersey Home Inspector Lic GI 0121, President of Accurate Inspections, Inc, ... were developing cancers caused by asbestos in the air they were breathing. These cancers affect ... , heating pipes, ducts, boilers and furnaces would typically have insulations that contain asbestos [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 20:07:19

2008 NEC : Hard wired appliance (110v) - switch OK as disconnect

2008 NEC : Hard wired... by Darin Ginther Today 01:50 PM ... , Distribution System(s), Duct Insulation, Outlets, Radiators, Piping Systems and Valves, Cooling Equipment ... Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC): Home Inspection and Commercial Inspection [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 06:01:13

GFCI being used as a switch ???

GFCI being used as a switch... by Ted Menelly Today 12:49 PM ... , Distribution System(s), Duct Insulation, Outlets, Radiators, Piping Systems and Valves, Cooling ... 2,082 Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC): Home Inspection and Commercial Inspection [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 20:03:29

Home Energy Audits: Save Energy and Money

Have you had your home energy audit yet?  If not the time is NOW! ... , and more energy efficient. The auditor will look at your heating and cooling systems, duct work ... by temporarily mounting a powerful fan into the frame of an exterior door. The fan pulls air [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 16:25:28

Green Eco Real Estate

Building and buying homes that are energy efficient and environmentally conscious is what seems to be on a lot of peoples minds ... variable speed dehumidification controlled, electronic air cleaning, heat pump system * Extra-sealed air conditioning ducts * TVs and other electronics that automatically power down when not in use [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 15:17:22

Create Air Duct Zones to Remotely Control Air Flow and Reduce the Expense of Heating and Cooling

Source : The Official Smarthome Blog - All Things Home Automation [ ... 5-Inch Diameter Normally Open Electronic HVAC Air Duct Damper with Power Supply As energy costs rise, it is important to find different solutions that help conserve energy and keep your heating [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:10:35

Warm Your Home With A Wood Furnace

Wood furnace is also known as a coal fired furnace that burns wood or coal in a sealed firebox to heat an exchanger ... with regards to air conditioning, evaporating coil as well as duct works clearance from combustibles due ... the cabinet or jacket, firebox, blower, access doors for stroking and cleaning and small blower to fan [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 11:14:34

Home Improvement Contractors - A Guide

Now that you’ve decided to remodel your home, you’ll need to make sure that you’re choosing the right contractor to do the job ... contractors, who can find out if your house will need improved wiring for heating and air conditioning ... test will also be performed to let you know whether or not duct work needs to be done [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 03:31:59

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