Photos – What? They Used a Light Bulb to Install my Furnace!!
The right furnace and air conditioning installation contractor can make all the difference when it comes to safety, reliability and longevity. Here are just a couple of pictures that we saw in peoples homes and [...]
Grocer Reduces Energy Consumption – Green Grocer
Since this equipment is used for food it is important to run continuously throughout the day with a total running time of 16 to 18 hours a day. Reducing the horsepower on the compressor to cool these cases by 1 horsepower is one way to reduce energy consumption. The changing of the refrigerant helps in this area too. The old refrigerant required that a head cooling fan run and the new Bitzer compressor does not need this head cooling fan with this refrigerant. The lower horsepower and refrigerant change is resulting in the grocer experiencing lower energy consumption and thus lower operating expense. Pete Russell, the Bitzer Compressor Rep promoted how smooth and well balanced the Bitzer compressors are. As with all sales claims, we didn’t believe that there would be much of a difference compared to other compressors. The technician and I were impressed as to how smooth the Bitzer compressor was, actually because it was so quiet we were skeptical if the unit was operating, so we placed our hand on the compressor to verify that it was indeed running.
Safety and Energy Efficiency Factors When Replacing/Repairing Furnace
By Susan Nichol That’s a tough question…there are several things to consider. The first question that comes to mind when determining if it should be repaired or replaced is does it have any safety issues [...]
Fine Tuning Your Wine Smelling and Tasting Skills
By Betty Kaufman When somebody says, “Ooh, that’s an oaky wine” or “Wow, I get a lot of leather in that wine,” how do you respond? Do you enthusiastically jump into the conversation? Do you [...]
Good Programmable Thermostats Improve Energy Efficiency
Today's newer thermostats are better looking and better functioning than ever before. More goes into the choice of a thermostat than you may imagine. Usage: Do you want the ability to control your furnace when you are away from home or do you want to set a schedule for your thermostat? Let's say you have elderly parents or animals in the home and there is a sudden change in weather, just jump on line and set the thermostat and no need to worry about running home to adjust the thermostat. How about a preprogrammed schedule for your thermostat? This alone takes the worry out of manual adjustment of the thermostat. Equipment Match Up: Two comfort features immediately come to mind for the furnace, the number of stages of heat and the blower speeds. The furnace needs to be matched with the type of furnace. First the stages of heat...many furnaces now have 2 or more stages of heat, there is a Lennox model furnaces that has over 60 stages of heat to increase efficiency and comfort. The blower speeds (also called fan or motor speeds) indicate the number of speeds that the equipment has to circulate the air whether in cooling or heating modes. If you can picture a portable fan - these fans typically have more than 1 speed.
Apartment Heating Maintenence Important for Safety and Efficiency
Tenants need to ask themselves, "Does our apartment's management have a preventative maintenance procedure for our heating system?" There is no public place to locate this information but you can ask your landlord, "What is [...]
How to Prevent Residential Heating Failure
It always happens at the worst possible time, guests are expected, a new baby or elderly parents is living in the home and the heat goes out. Sure you can call someone and have them charge you [...]
