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  • 2021
    • December
      • Can I Buy My AC Online?
      • Eliminate Energy Waste in Your Home - Part 9
    • November
      • Why is My Smoke Detector Always Going Off?
      • Eliminate Energy Waste in Your Home - Part 8
    • October
      • Eliminate Energy Waste in Your Home - Part 7
      • Eliminate Energy Waste in Your Home - Part 6
    • September
      • Eliminate Energy Waste in Your Home - Part 5
      • Eliminate Energy Waste in Your Home - Part 4
    • August
      • How Your Heating System Works - Part 10
      • Eliminate Energy Waste in Your Home - Part 3
    • July
      • How Your Heating System Works - Part 9
      • How Your Heating System Works - Part 8
    • June
      • How Your Heating System Works - Part 7
      • Eliminate Energy Waste in Your Home - Part 2
    • May
      • How Your Heating System Works - Part 6
      • Eliminate Energy Waste in Your Home - Part 1
    • April
      • Long Live the AC!
      • How Your Heating System Works - Part 5
    • March
      • Is My Home Fire Safe?
      • How Your Heating System Works - Part 4
    • February
      • How Your Heating System Works - Part 3
      • How Your Heating System Works - Part 2
    • January
      • How Your Heating System Works - Part 1
      • Help! My Heater Went Cold!
  • 2020
    • December
      • Keeping Warm and Paying Less
      • Look Out for HVAC Scams! – Part 4
    • November
      • Look Out for HVAC Scams! – Part 3
      • Look Out for HVAC Scams! – Part 2
    • October
      • Look Out for HVAC Scams! – Part 1
      • How Can a Humidifier Help Me?
    • September
      • Heating and Cooling Acronym Basics - Part 3
      • Is Low Freon a Bad Thing?
    • August
      • DIY Tips for Cleaning Your AC Drain
      • How to Clean your AC Drain
    • July
      • How Your Air Conditioner Works - Part 8
      • How Your Air Conditioner Works - Part 7
    • June
      • How Your Air Conditioner Works - Part 6
      • How Your Air Conditioner Works - Part 5
    • May
      • How Your Air Conditioner Works - Part 4
      • Heating and Cooling Acronym Basics - Part 2
    • April
      • Heating and Cooling Acronym Basics - Part 1
      • How Your Air Conditioner Works - Part 3
    • March
      • How Your Air Conditioner Works - Part 2
      • How Your Air Conditioner Works - Part 1
    • February
      • Long Live the Heater!
    • January
      • Will Winter Hurt My Home?
      • Is it Time for a High Efficiency Furnace? – Part 2
  • 2019
    • December
      • Where Should I Put My Thermostat?
      • Is it Time for a High Efficiency Furnace? – Part 1
    • November
      • Should I Go Green?
      • Will My Smoke Alarm be Ready When I Need It?
    • October
      • It’s That Time of Year Again! Smoke Detectors!
      • What about Ductless Mini-split Systems? – Part 3
    • September
      • What about Ductless Mini-split Systems? – Part 2
      • What about Ductless Mini-split Systems? – Part 1
    • August
      • When to Compare SEER and EER
      • SEER or EER: Which One is Important?
    • July
      • What is the Difference Between SEER and EER?
    • June
      • Beware of the Unlicensed Contractor! – Part 2
      • Beware of the Unlicensed Contractor! – Part 1
    • May
      • Is Solar Space Heating for Me?
      • Do I Really Need to Change My Air Filter?
    • April
      • Do I Repair or Replace my AC?
      • ERV or HRV, Which One Do I Need?
    • March
      • Is it worth installing an ERV or HRV?
      • Is Your AC Ready for Another Summer?
    • February
      • Is My Home Freeze Proof?
      • Does My Home Need a Bigger Furnace?
    • January
      • Is getting a R22 dry charge unit for you?
      • Is This Important Goal one of your New Year's Resolutions?
  • 2018
    • December
      • Is Your Family Safe from Carbon Monoxide?
      • Is Carbon Monoxide Really That Dangerous?
    • November
      • Did you Change your Smoke Alarm Battery?
      • My Heater Quit! What do I Do?
    • October
      • Do I Repair or Replace my Heater?
      • Are You Ready for the Coldest Day of the Year?
    • September
      • Why Does My AC Smell Bad? – Part 2
      • Why Does My AC Smell Bad? – Part 1
    • August
      • How Do I Clean My AC Drain? – Part 2
      • How Do I Clean My AC Drain? – Part 1
    • July
      • Where Does My AC Drain?
      • Why is My AC Blowing Hot Air?
    • June
      • What to look for in a Professional Heating and Air Company
      • Why Do I Have Poor Air Flow in my House? – Part 4
    • May
      • Why Do I Have Poor Air Flow in my House? – Part 3
      • Why Do I Have Poor Air Flow in my House? – Part 2
    • April
      • Why Do I Have Poor Air Flow in my House?
      • Heating and AC isn't Rocket Science. Or is it? – Part 3
    • March
      • Heating and AC isn't Rocket Science. Or is it? – Part 2
      • Heating and AC isn't Rocket Science. Or is it? - Part 1
    • February
      • What is the SEER Rating of my Air Conditioner?
      • 3 Tips to Squeeze Every Penny out of your Heat Pump
    • January
      • 6 Things You May Not Know About Your Heat Pump
      • 4 Reasons You Need to Change Your Air Filter
  • 2017
    • December
      • Have You Done Your Home Fire Safety Survey? – Part 4
      • Have You Done Your Home Fire Safety Survey? – Part 3
    • November
      • Have You Done Your Home Fire Safety Survey? – Part 2
      • Have You Done Your Home Fire Safety Survey? – Part 1
    • October
      • Is a Refrigerant Leak That Much of a Problem?
      • Is Maintaining My Heating System Really Important?
    • September
      • Tips for DIY Heating System Check
      • Are Dogs Ruining Your AC?
    • August
      • What Refrigerant Does My AC Use?
      • What about Multi-Stage or Variable Capacity Compressors? – Part 2
    • July
      • What about Multi-Stage or Variable Capacity Compressors? - Part 1
      • What Do I Need to Know about R410a Puron?
    • June
      • Heat Pump or Gas Furnace – Which One for Me?
      • What to Expect from Your Next DIY Home Project
      • What Do I Need to Know about R22 Freon?
    • May
      • 10 Reasons to Maintain your Cooling System – Part 2
      • 10 Reasons to Maintain your Cooling System – Part 1
    • April
      • Why Is My Electric Bill So High? – Part 7
      • Why Is My Electric Bill So High? – Part 6
    • March
      • Why Is My Electric Bill So High? – Part 5
      • Why Is My Electric Bill So High? – Part 4
    • February
      • Why Is My Electric Bill So High? – Part 3
      • Why Is My Electric Bill So High? – Part 2
    • January
      • Why Is My Electric Bill So High? - Part 1
      • The Power is Out! How Do I Heat my Home?
  • 2016
    • December
      • 10 Reasons to Maintain your Heating System – Part 2
      • 10 Reasons to Maintain your Heating System – Part 1
    • November
      • How Do I Keep My Air Ducts Clean?
      • What Can I Expect During an Air Duct Cleaning?
    • October
      • How Often Do I Replace My Smoke Detectors?
      • Selecting a Contractor to Clean Your Ducts
    • September
      • Should I Clean My Air Ducts?
      • Summer’s almost over. How’s Your Heater?
    • August
      • 20 Questions to Ask Your Contractor – Part 3
      • 20 Questions to Ask Your Contractor – Part 2
    • July
      • 20 Questions to Ask Your Contractor - Part 1
      • How Do I Choose a Professional Heating & Air Contractor?
    • June
      • Should I Purchase an HVAC System Online?
      • What About Window Air Conditioners?
    • May
      • What’s that Noise Coming from my AC?
      • AC Not Cutting It? Try These Steps
    • April
      • No AC? 4 Things to Check Yourself
      • How Do I Clean Up the Mold in My Home?
    • March
      • What Can I Do About Mold in My Home?
      • Is My Thermostat in the Right Spot?
    • February
      • What You Should Know About Mold
      • No Heat? 5 Things to Check Yourself
    • January
      • How Do I Improve the Air Quality in My Home? – Part 3
      • How Do I Improve the Air Quality in My Home? – Part 2
  • 2015
    • December
      • How Do I Improve the Air Quality in My Home? - Part 1
      • Does the Quality of the Air in My Home Matter?
      • How Can I Make My Home More Energy Efficient? – Part 10
    • November
      • How Can I Prepare My Home for Winter?
      • Summer’s Over! Let’s take a breather.
    • October
      • Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery!
    • September
      • What is SEER vs. EER? Should I Care? – Part 2
      • What is SEER vs. EER? Should I Care?
    • August
      • What is Green Living?
      • Do I Need a Temperature Zoning System?
    • July
      • Can a Temperature Zoning System Save Me Money?
      • What is a Temperature Zoning System?
    • June
      • Smart Thermostats – Do I Need One?
      • Are you Ready for the Heat Wave? – Part 2
    • May
      • Are you Ready for the Heat Wave?
      • What is a Smart Thermostat, Anyway?
    • April
      • Why Do I Need a Manual J Load Calc?
      • Spring is in the Air. How's Your AC?
    • March
      • Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery
      • Plug a Hole, Save a Bundle
    • February
      • Can I Stay Warm and Pay Less?
      • Can you Pay Less and Help the Environment?
    • January
      • Protecting your Family from Carbon Monoxide
      • The Silent Killer
  • 2014
    • December
      • Do I Need a Humidifier?
    • November
      • How Can I Make My Home More Energy Efficient? – Part 9
      • Have an old furnace?
      • How Can I Make My Home More Energy Efficient? – Part 8
    • October
      • How Can I Make My Home More Energy Efficient? – Part 7
      • How Can I Make My Home More Energy Efficient? – Part 6
    • September
      • How Can I Make My Home More Energy Efficient? – Part 5
      • How Can I Make My Home More Energy Efficient? – Part 4
    • August
      • How Can I Make My Home More Energy Efficient? – Part 3
      • What’s With All the Acronyms? – Part 2
    • July
      • How to Look at Your Energy Use from All Angles
      • Discovering Cracks in Your Energy Efficiency
      • Why Your Air Conditioning System Needs Prep Work for Summer’s Long, Hot Run
      • Being Uncomfortable Is a Matter of Degrees
      • How to Predict Your Next Air Conditioning Breakdown
      • If AC Repairmen Made Predictions
      • How Can I Make My Home More Energy Efficient? – Part 2
      • The Most Accurate Weather Predictor in History Says “Summer 2014 May Set ‘off-the-charts’ Heat Records”
      • What’s With All the Acronyms?
    • June
      • How Can I Make My Home More Energy Efficient? – Part 1
      • Should I Install an ERV or HRV?
    • May
      • Do I Replace or Just Repair My Cooling System?
      • How Can I Give My Cooling System a Long Life?
    • April
      • How Does My Air Conditioning System Work? (Part 2)
      • Filtering Out the Clutter
      • The Easiest Maintenance Step You Can Take
      • Timing Is Everything
      • Why a Cool Day Is the Best Time for Your AC Tune-Up
      • Is Dust Causing a Problem?
      • Is There a Dust Storm in Your Home?
      • How Does My Air Conditioning System Work? (Part 1)
    • March
      • Why Does My Smoke Alarm Go Off for No Reason?
      • Finally: Local Contractor Speaks Out Against Gimmicks
      • Connecting the Dots to Your Call
      • Who Should You Trust to Check Your Home Systems?
      • Untangling Energy Efficiency from Bad Indoor Air
      • Making the Connection Between Clean Air and Energy Efficiency
      • Are You in This Camp?
      • Can I Change My Own Air Filter?
    • February
      • How Can I Give My Heating System a Long Life?
      • GAMA Central YouTube Channel
      • It’s been a rough winter. Ready for a laugh?
    • January
      • 5 things to check on your AC or Heater before calling for service
      • Do I Replace or Just Repair My Heating System?
      • Help! I have No Heat in my Home!
  • 2013
    • December
      • Why and When Should I Change My Air Filter?
      • Walking the Walk
      • Oh, the Complaining that we can do…
      • WARNING… Approaching System Failure
      • The Endless Game of Catch-Up
      • The Brunt of the Boiler
      • The Daily Grind…
      • Have You Heard about Hybrid Heating?
      • This Little Piggy Wants to Save Money…
      • “Wait and See” Doesn’t Really Work…
      • Save, Save, Save…
      • "Hey, I’m freezing in here. Is the furnace even working?"
      • New vs. Old
      • How Does My Heating System Work? (Part 3)
    • November
      • How Does My Heating System Work? (Part 2)
      • The Easiest Way to Save Money I’ve Ever Seen… is about to end
      • How Does My Heating System Work? (Part 1)
    • October
      • Beware of HVAC Hacks!
      • How to Make Your Energy Bill Go Down… Along with the Temperature
      • 7 Money Savers for Fall
      • Got Allergies?
      • The To-Do List
      • What’s Blowing through Your Home?
      • The Simple Truth
      • Are You Procrastinating?
      • Calling Mr. Clean…
      • Why Should I Install a Programmable Thermostat?
    • September
      • The Maintenance Issue
      • Does My System Really Need “Maintenance”?
      • The Value of a Secret
      • Have You Heard the Dark and Dirty Secret… about Your Home Comfort System?
      • How Can I Lower My Utility Bills?
    • June
      • How Can Low Freon Affect My Energy Costs and Comfort
    • March
      • What is SEER Rating and Why Should I Care?
      • How Do I Know If I Have A Professional HVAC Service Tech At My Home?
      • What is a Furnace or Air Conditioner Filter Good For?
      • How Do I Choose the Right Residential HVAC Contractor?
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