Indoor Air Quality FAQ: Things Your Air Filter Can’t Filter
Air filters are great to have in your Chevy Chase home. Many people who own air filters, especially those who suffer from allergies or asthma, swear by them as being very beneficial to their health and general well-being. They help you feel comfortable…
Heating Installation Question: What Is an Electric Furnace?
There are many types of furnaces in Spencerville that use a variety of energy sources to operate. Gas furnaces use natural or propane gas, boilers and radiators use water, heated by electricity. And then there are electric furnaces…
Silver Spring Heating Guide: How to Fix a Faulty Furnace Blower
The blower fan on your furnace is designed to distribute warm air through the ductwork in your Silver Spring home evenly, ensuring you use all of the energy consumed by your furnace. If the blower doesn’t turn on…
How Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality Controls Can Help People with Asthma
There is evidence to suggest that higher quality air can help keep asthma symptoms in check. While you can’t control air quality everywhere you go, you can be in charge of the quality of the air in your Clarksburg home.
What is a Downflow vs. an Upflow Furnace?
When you go looking to buy a furnace, you may well be surprised by how many different elements go into making a good purchasing decision. There are simply so many different kinds of furnaces available now…
Poor Heating Performance with Your Boiler: Possible Solutions
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist or a mechanical engineer to troubleshoot – and possibly diagnose – the problems with your Silver Spring home’s boiler when its heating performance is erratic or non-existent.
Heating System Preventative Maintenance: A Guide from Montgomery Village
Ben Franklin once said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” His famous quotation can apply to many things in life, including the heating system in your Montgomery Village home. While heating systems in Ben Franklin’s time consisted of…
What to Do if Your Heating System Breaks: Some Pointers from Laytonsville
What if the heart of your Laytonsville home’s heating system – the furnace – stops working? The warm air that used to flow from your vents has been replaced by a chilly draft. It isn’t time to panic, but it is time to take action.
No Heat in the House? Things to Check and Do in Gaithersburg
In general, when your heating system stops working, you’ll need to call a Gaithersburg professional to come out and take a look. However, before you do that, there are likely a couple of things you can check on your own to ensure…