Category Archives: Filtration

You Are Likely To Know That Changing Air Filters Regularly Is Important, But Do You Know Why You Should?

By Cindy Faulkner | Published: December 13, 2011

Changing air filters regularly is an important step to keeping your HVAC system running at top performance, improving the air quality of your home, and reducing energy bills for relatively

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To Select An Efficient Air Filter, Look For These Ratings

By Cindy Faulkner | Published: October 27, 2011

Every forced-air heating and cooling system has air filters to both improve indoor air quality and protect your home comfort equipment. These filters need to be changed on a regular

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Pocket Some Energy Savings As Long As The Warm Weather Lasts With These Air Conditioning Operational Tips

By Cindy Faulkner | Published: September 29, 2011

Though summer in California is wrapping up, its still going to be plenty hot enough to require air conditioning for a while. That’s why its important to do all you can

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Need To Purify Your Home’s Air? Try An Air-Purification System

By Cindy Faulkner | Published: September 27, 2011

Purifying your home’s indoor air can be a necessity during certain times of the year in California when heat, humidity or pollution can cause an aggravation of allergy and asthma

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UV Lights: A Key Player In Your Clean-Air Strategy

By Cindy Faulkner | Published: September 22, 2011

Whether or not you realize it, the quality of your indoor air makes a huge difference in the level of comfort you experience in your home. One of the most

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Four Airtight Reasons To Consider Continuous Attic Ventilation

By Cindy Faulkner | Published: August 23, 2011

Older homes rarely had any type of ventilation in the attic when they were built. Over the years, we have learned that a lot of things can be negatively affected

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Choosing A MERV Filter: What Do All Those Numbers Mean, Anyway?

By Cindy Faulkner | Published: August 18, 2011

Your family’s safety and well-being means the world to you. Come to think of it, your own personal safety and well-being means something, too. You would never knowingly place your

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Suspect The Air You Breathe Is Making You Sick? Look Into A UV-Light System

By Cindy Faulkner | Published: July 7, 2011

The average adult breathes in about 3,000 gallons of air each day. If you are like most people, and spend the vast majority of your time indoors, then most of

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When You Want The Job Done Right, Put NATE On It — A NATE-Certified Technician, That Is

By Cindy Faulkner | Published: June 21, 2011

NATE refers to the North American Technician Excellence organization. This organization offers certification to air conditioning, heating, refrigeration and ventilation technicians.

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Why A Load Calculation Should Happen Before You Upgrade

By Cindy Faulkner | Published: June 9, 2011

You wouldn’t put a motorcycle engine in a truck or try to connect a garden hose to a fire hydrant. It’s obvious why these situations wouldn’t work: too much or

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