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It’s about more than keeping you cool – Southern Comfort
As temperatures rise so does the complaint that it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. A variation of this holds true inside the home, and that’s why comfort during Carolina summers is about more than keeping your cool. Indoor humidity—the amount of water vapor in the air—affects not only how comfortable you feel but also […]
About Geothermal Heating and Air
Today’s blog is looking at geothermal heating and air conditioning and we want to answer some of the questions about geothermal in general. To start, let’s quote a couple of facts Scott, owner and president Carolina Heating Service, has presented in a recent meeting: According to the EPA, GeoExchange technology is the most energy-efficient, environmentally-clean and cost-effective space […]
Equipment of the Month for May 2012 – The Trane XL20i Air Conditioner
For this weeks blog post we decided to start a new series of posts, the “Equipment of the Month”. We will be introducing only the equipment we install most often and our customers have only the best experience with. And since summer is heading our way we want to start our equipment blog with an […]
A Stealthy Pickpocket – How inefficiency may be robbing your monthly budget
Would you toss dollar bills out a window? Slip loose change into the HVAC vents or between the walls? Willingly over-pay your utility bill, month after month after month? Of course not, you say! And yet, energy inefficiencies throughout the home – leaky air drafts, inadequate insulation, outdated equipment and appliances – may be robbing […]
Clean HVAC Coils – A Look at HVAC Equipment Efficiency
In last week’s blog we talked about how inefficiencies of a home can pickpocket your heating and cooling budget. Today we will take a look at the inefficiencies of the heat pump and air conditioning equipment itself, and what homeowners can do to keep even older equipment running at highest possible efficiency. Before going to work, […]