Maintenance

The Benefits of Regular HVAC Systems Inspections

Keeping your commercial building comfortable and safe requires more than just having an HVAC system – it means keeping it in excellent condition. Regular inspections are a straightforward way to ensure your heating and cooling systems work as they…

The Importance of Preventative HVAC Maintenance for Commercial Buildings

Commercial and industrial properties need reliable HVAC systems that can keep the space comfortable for workers year-round. To avoid equipment failure, property owners must prioritize regular HVAC maintenance for commercial buildings so that their…

Are Annual Maintenance Visits a Good Idea?

Do you think getting a yearly maintenance check on your HVAC system is a good idea? Whether you answered “yes” or “no,” you’re only half right! If you get just one visit per year, it depends on the time of year you get the visit. Generally the tec…

How Rain & Flooding Affects Your HVAC System

Heavy rains in Middle Tennessee serve as a reminder of the dangers posed by excessive water. Flooding of roadways and fallen trees come to mind, but have you considered how excessive rain can affect your heating and air conditioning system? The t…

Clean Condensate Lines to Prevent Mold

Foul odors coming from your cooling system are more than an unwelcome inconvenience – they can be downright dangerous. Air conditioner smells are most often caused by mold and mildew growing somewhere within the system. In this post, we’ll look …

Protecting Your HVAC from Storms

In Middle Tennessee, destructive storms are not only the norm, but becoming more frequent. Tennessee has already had more tornadoes so far this year than all of last year or the year before! Your HVAC system is the single most costly system in y…

4 Things You Can Do Now to Prepare for Winter

We hate to be the bearer of bad news (maybe good news to a few of you) but Winter just happens to be right around the corner. Yes, in this the year 2016, winter will come roaring in like a lion on December the 21st. Also known as 4 days before Chr…

Duct Cleaning: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

There are many conflicting opinions online about getting your air ducts cleaned. In fact the EPA says there is currently no research on the benefits so they are careful not to make a recommendation either way. Since we are your resource for all th…

Are More Expensive Air Filters Better?

It may surprise you to learn that indoor air pollution is among the top five environmental health risks. That’s why we’ve been devoting a series of posts on air filtration. If you’ve been watching and listening to our posts, you…

Selecting an Air Filter

When you go to a hardware or big box store to purchase air filters you will find a bewildering array of products. 3M, for example, offers 9 different types of filters each with different ratings and at a different price, and then each of those com…

Air Filter Fundamentals

You’ve heard us preach over and over about how important it is to change your air filters on a regular basis. But there are so many to choose from these days and prices vary widely! We’ll help you make sense of it all in this and two …

Vents, Registers, & Grilles

Whether you call them vent covers, floor registers, or air grilles, this article deals with the part of your HVAC’s ducts that you see in the various rooms of your house. These may be located along the floor, baseboard, or wall, and vary in…

Protect the Ductwork

If you are embarking on a home improvement project, such as painting a room, doing drywall repairs, or sanding/refinishing wood floors, steps must be taken to protect the ductwork from paint, sand/dust, flumes, tools, and damage. Remove the vent…