How to Maintain Air Conditioner Filters
Air conditioning is an amazing invention, when it works. It can be hard to enjoy cool air when your system goes out or your allergies kick in. If you think you’re experiencing sore throats due to the air conditioning, or your device is not working the way you want it to, try troubleshooting the issue. It could be that you’re using the device incorrectly, or that the system has been fatigued from overuse. If you’re noticing respiratory problems, especially in the summer months, it’s definitely worth checking your filtration system and cleaning out your air conditioning system to improve the air quality of your home. Poor installation if your device was installed incorrectly to begin with, this can have huge impacts on air flow. Errors in installation...
Child-Proofing Your Front Doors
One of the most important things that a front door does is provide safety. While most people associate this with protection from unwanted intruders getting into your home, your front door also provides a way to stop people from getting out who need to stay inside such as toddlers who decide to take a late night stroll around the neighborhood while you are asleep. Parents of young children understand the importance of child-proofing their home by covering light sockets, removing breakable objects from low places and more. But making sure that your front door is child-proofed is just as important. You have several options to choose from when it comes to adding safety measures for your child at your front door. You can do something as simple as purchasing a basic...
Electric Radiant Heating and Its Many Benefits
With the cold season upon us, it’s crucial to think about how to keep you and your family warm while at home. While we can’t control the freezing weather outside, we can control the temperature of our homes. There are various heating options to choose from, but without a doubt, the superior way is to install electric radiant heating. Believe it or not, subfloor heating has been around for centuries. The early Romans and Turks used similar systems under tile and stone in an attempt to heat their baths. Radiant floor heating is considered by many to be the best type of heating system available today. There are a number of reasons for this. These heating systems are comfortable, energy efficient, and they don’t make a peep. Another amazing...
Parisian Doors
Article submitted by: ETO Doors It’s the city of lights, city of love, city of fashion, and the city of beautiful doors. Not surprisingly, there’s similar architectural to older buildings in New York City, which echoes the immigration culture, which brought over languages, people, and their architecture. While New York City is more Italian than French, Montreal is a perfect example of French culture infiltrating North America. The doors of Montreal will be covered in a future blog. Here’s a brief history of the famed Paris architecture with an emphasis on doors: According to travel expert’s, Frommers, France was Rome’s first transalpine conquest, which transformed the country from a heavily Celtic influence to the Roman Gaul...
How to Buy an Energy-Efficient Water Heater
There are many ways you can reduce your environmental footprint, even when it comes to heating the water in your home. Environmentally-friendly water heaters can significantly cut energy use and might even last longer than other models. If you want to reduce your carbon footprint, consider these green water heater options. Look for the right label. How do you know when a product is energy efficient? Ask the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), of course. The first step when shopping for eco-friendly water heaters is to look for an Energy Star label, placed on water heaters and other products by the DOE and EPA. Determine your needs and budget. In addition to searching for the Energy Star label, you will also want to...
Keeping Your Climate Control In Good Order
It has been considered the next evolutionary step, adapting our environment to suit us. Whether in a home or a business, air conditioning and heating are as commonplace as owning your own vehicle. It isn’t just a luxury anymore. Instead it is an element of contemporary companies and homes. In addition, many older homes and business have been retrofitted to allow air conditioning and heating to provide the comfort that only modern climate control can provide. But as marvelous as these inventions are, we need to do our part to keep them functioning properly. For example, were you aware that an air conditioning filter needs changing on a regular basis? By neglecting to change the filter, not only will your air conditioner run improperly, you can also damage the...