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Girl wrapped in a blanket feeling cold indoors while home heating system runs during the day.

Why Your Heating System Works Better During the Day Than at Night

Have you ever noticed that your home feels perfectly comfortable during the day, but at night it suddenly seems harder to keep warm? You...

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Maintaining the Right Indoor Climate is Key to Your Well-Being

We often think about comfort in terms of temperature – whether a room feels too hot or too cold. But maintaining the right indoor...

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Why Upgrading to a Tankless Water Heater Could Be a Game-Changer for Your Home

When most homeowners think about replacing their old, bulky tank-style water heaters with a tankless model, the immediate benefits that come to mind are...

Modern bathroom with safety features including grab bars, non-slip flooring, and well-lit spaces.

How to Improve Bathroom Safety for Older Adults

As more and more homeowners choose to live in their own homes for as long as possible (age in place), comfort and safety become...

Hot water flowing from a water heater

Why Winter Is Tough on Water Heaters

With winter well underway in New Jersey, you may be paying more attention to your heating system and it’s ability to sufficiently warm your...

5 New Year Resolutions for Your Home

5 New Year Resolutions for Your Home

Yes, it’s that time of year again — time to start thinking about goals to work toward for the next 12 months. A new...

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Reasons to Consider a Whole-House Water Filtration System

With back-to-school season in full swing, it’s time to ensure your home is ready for the busy months ahead. But school supplies and early...

Air conditioning filter in a home HVAC system

Why You Should Regularly Replace Your AC Filter

The dog days of summer are just around the corner and that means you’ll be relying on your central AC system to keep you...

Do I Need to Replace My Toilet Flange?

Do I Need to Replace My Toilet Flange?

A toilet is one of those home fixtures that don’t get a lot of attention unless something goes wrong. And when that happens, you...

What is the Heat Exchanger in My Furnace?

What is the Heat Exchanger in My Furnace?

  The heart and soul of your furnace is the heat exchanger. It’s the largest component and the one most often ignored. The job...

How to Observe Clean Air Month

How to Observe Clean Air Month

Once again, it’s May, when Clean Air Month is observed. While it’s common to think of outdoor air pollution when the topic comes up,...

Should I Replace My AC System

Should I Replace My AC System

Year after year, your AC system works like a dog to keep you cool and comfortable. Maybe that’s why they call them the “dog...

Variable Speed AC System

Variable Speed AC System

Just for a moment, consider your variable speed AC typical marathon, a 26.2-mile race of endurance. Every participant paces themselves. At different times they...

How to Keep Your Home Flu-Free

The flu season comes, and the flu season goes. The only real question is how many people will it affect in any given year....

People dealing with a hidden water leak

How to Locate a Hidden Water Leak

For whatever it’s worth, hidden water leaks don’t stay hidden forever. Sooner or later, they’ll signal their presence, but usually well after they’ve inflicted...

Heat pump water heater installed indoors

Advantages of a Heat Pump Water Heater

If you have an aging electric water heater and you’ve been planning to replace it, you’re in for a very nice surprise, especially if...

Summer home maintenance checklist

Summer Home Maintenance Tips

Already you’ve dusted off the patio furniture and outdoor toys. Your garden hoses are reconnected, lawn furniture is cleaned and back in use, and...

Prevent bathroom injuries

How to Prevent Bathroom Injuries

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year about 235,000 people over age 15 visit emergency rooms because of injuries suffered...

Should Your Repair or Replace Your AC System?

Think about when you purchased your last air conditioning system. Was the process calm and purposeful, or did you feel rushed because you waited...

Remove Hard Water Stains

How to Remove Hard Water Stains

Here is another in a never-ending sequence of “good news/bad news” stories. This one starts with your pearly white tub, shower enclosure, and tub,...

Cat resting in spider plant

Some House Plants Can Help Clean Your Indoor Air

If you or other family members constantly feel like you have a cold, Indoor Air Purifying chances are you don’t. Instead, it’s more likely...