When you or someone you love suffers from asthma, you may be highly tuned to the air outside, looking for potential triggers in the pollen, pollution, humidity, temperature, or whatever other circumstance you know to be troublesome — but have you considered your...
When you are constantly on the go, you need home heating and cooling systems that can keep up — especially in Maryland where the summers can be terribly humid and the winters close to freezing. After all, do you really have time to deal with getting your air...
It’s reached the hottest days of summer again, and with the high temperatures the Maryland and the mid-Atlantic region have experienced lately, you sure are glad to have your air conditioner — but when was the last time your A/C system had a tune-up? It...
With the cold winters in the Washington, D.C., area over the last few years, it may be difficult to believe that heat exposure is expected to rise substantially over the next several decades. Among major cities such as Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Charlotte, Atlanta,...
If you have a dog or cat, you know all about summer shedding. Just as the days start getting longer, you start finding globs of hair everywhere in your Maryland or Virginia home. The fur itself can harbor common allergens like dust or pollen, but the dander itself is...
The condensate drain for your air conditioner has an important role in the cooling process. As the air handler blows return air across the evaporator coil, moisture from the home's air is extracted and sent down the condensate drain so the home is dehumidified as...
When you're buying new HVAC equipment, knowing more about the three types of heating and cooling loads used in sizing calculations can help ensure you purchase the correct capacity. The term "load" always refers to the amount of heating or cooling your Frederick, MD...
It's now known that poor indoor air quality (IAQ) in our homes has a negative impact on health. Bad air can cause general complaints like nasal congestion and eye irritation, worsened allergies or asthma and life threatening issues like lung cancer and carbon monoxide...
Because energy efficient home upgrades benefit the community at large, in addition to the individual homeowner, state governments are increasingly taking the lead to encourage and facilitate household energy efficiency. Here in Maryland, the Maryland Energy...
Just as it’s important to check and change your HVAC system’s air filter every month, it’s also important to keep it dry. The air filter is instrumental for preventing dust, pet dander, mold spores and other harmful airborne particles from entering your Columbia, MD...
