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Is Geothermal For You?

Geothermal is an efficient type of electric heat pump for heating and cooling that has enormous advantages. Geothermal actually moves heat in or out of a home just like a regular heat pump to both heat and cool the interior space. However the huge advantage of...

Ductwork Cleaning, How Often?

I suggest you decide according to how dirty the ductwork interior appears, how fast your filters fill with dust, or how dirty your house is from a dust standpoint. I suggest that a relatively clean house, as your sounds, have the ductwork cleaned about every 5 years....

Heat & Cool Balance for Two Story Home

Dampers are more effective than not having dampers and offer an improvement but are not the most effective solution. I suggest you consider a second furnace & air conditioning system if you really want this fixed right. Two story homes are unbalanced because heat...

Gas Furnace Electricity Needs

Q: How much electricity does a gas furnace need? A: A gas fired, forced air home furnace typically requires a small amount of electricity to ignite and operate in your home. Most gas heat furnaces use less than 600 watts of electricity, or less than half of a typical...

Radiant Heat Floors

Electric heat for floors are still custom laid into the thin set mortar bed prior to the ceramic tile installation, or in a liquid-set under layment material under carpet floors. There is no economical mat that is any less costly than the laid up custom material....