Maintenance

How to Maintain Your HVAC System

How to Maintain Your HVAC System

Maintaining HVAC Systems not only protects the equipment, but also protects your home from discomfort and protects you from costly repairs. Your HVAC system includes your heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Generally, HVAC refers to the entire system including air ducts, vents, and the equipment used to heat a home or building. The equipment in your HVAC system is essential in keeping your home or building comfortable, and thus, it is important to keep a regular maintenance schedule for your HVAC system.

Here is a list of maintenance tips and measures to take in order to keep your HVAC system running efficiently and reliably.

5 Gutter Cleaning Tips to Avoid Major Issues

Gutter cleaning tips to avoid major issues

The gutter system of the home is a very important factor in the structure of the home, yet many home owners do not fully understand how gutters work. The gutter system is created to control the water around the home. The system helps to flow rain water away from your home to avoid flooding and other water damage issues. If a gutter system is clogged, the home owner may have to face several home repair issues. It is essential that the gutter system be cleaned on a regular basis to ensure that costly repairs are avoided. Below are five gutter cleaning tips to avoid major issues.

Safety First

It is very important to remember Safety First! The gutter system of your home is high off the ground. If you have a fear of heights or are not comfortable on a tall ladder, then do not try to clean your gutters. Cleaning the gutters requires being up high on a tall ladder for some time and you must move around to remove the leaves and sticks from the traps. Hire a professional to take care of the job for you if you cannot remain high up safely.

Tips To Clean Duct AC Units

Tips To Clean Duct AC Units

You may be surprised to discover that you are ultimately contributing to indoor air pollution simply by running your air conditioner regularly. This is simply because over time, the air ducts on your air-conditioner can become clogged with dust and other debris. When this happens, it's best to recruit the help of a professional to give you advice about how to best clean your air ducts.

Tip #1: Cleaning The Components

As a starting point, make sure your service provider is fully qualified to clean all the components of your air conditioner correctly. Normally, your professional will first use special tools meant to loosen dirt within the ducts themselves.

Split AC Diagnose And Repair Guide For Amateurs

Split AC Diagnose And Repair

Although a split system air conditioner can be very convenient, it’s helpful to know how to diagnose problems when they occur. In this article, we’ll attempt to cover a few of the most common problems that you might encounter and let you know how to cope with them.

Reduced Airflow

If you notice that your split system air-conditioner seems to be operating with a very low airflow, first check to make sure that the unit has not been switched into a very quiet operation mode. For example, some models have automatic modes that may operate with very little air flow normally if the unit senses that a higher-speed operation is not necessary.

What You Need To Know About DIY Plumbing Repairs & Maintenance

DIY Plumbing Repairs & Maintenance

Well, you’ve decided to replace or upgrade the plumbing of your home. Then you may have stumbled onto so much information that you really don’t know where to start anymore. Don’t worry, we are here to help you out! Listed here are just some of the ways to get you started on your diy plumbing, and will help you to become a home plumbing related specialist.

Make sure to check your home plumbing every year for oxidation. A lot of people may not do this and might end up having defective corroded water lines. When you see that your piping starts to show sign of oxidation or corrosion, it is vital that you have them inspected and repaired straight away to avoid further damage to your home and plumbing.

How to Lower Summer Energy Costs

Air Conditioning Maintenance

This guest post was written by David Kiss

David has been in the heating and cooling business for many years, he is the owner of Precision HVAC, a New Jersey heating and cooling company that specializes in the installation of air conditioning systems in Northern NJ.

As the summer months approach many are already dreading the energy bills. Typically in the summer most people have the highest utility costs of the year. There are many different practical steps that can be taken which can help to reduce energy costs.

Air Conditioning Maintenance and Efficiency

Air-Conditioning Maintenance

The following information should help you to assure that your Air-conditioning is keeping your home as cool as possible without wasting too much valuable energy. The information in this article can help you decide if you need a professional to service your Air-conditioning, to assure that the A/C keeps on working and cooling as efficiently as possible, saving you money.

Septic Systems | Maintenance of Septic Tank Systems

Plumbing How To

For your home's septic tank and sewer works to keep functioning like they should and to maximize the life of the septic tank and pipes, a careful design of the system, proper installation, and regular maintenance of the septic system are required. Basic maintenance of the septic tank is necessary to prevent dirty, foul-smelling odors and bacteria from threatening your family's health and surrounding groundwater free of sewer pollution.

How to Flush a Gas or Electric Water Heater

Flushing Water Heater Sediment

Manufacturers of gas and electric water heaters recommend flushing the sediment from your water heater periodically. How frequent your heater needs flushing depends upon the quality of the water in your area. If the water in your area has a high mineral content you will have to flush more frequent.

WARNING: When you flush your water heater there is always the danger of being scalded. Be very careful and keep children and pets away during the flushing.

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