admin Thoughts about home safety quickly turn to things we shouldn’t leave in plain sight – like valuables in the car, delivered packages on the doorstep, a week’s worth of mail in the mailbox, and bikes in the driveway. Doing so can make your home and possessions easy targets for the bad guys. And yet, did … Read more
Here’s the short answer: “Don’t even try unless you’re an HVAC professional in your own right.” You see, today there are numerous makes and models of home new furnace with similar options and comparable quality. Nine times out of ten, you can’t go wrong. Where you can go wrong is hiring the wrong heating and … Read more
As the weather grows colder and the leaves begin to fall, there’s nothing quite like enjoying a cozy gathering with family and friends. But between fall sports, holidays, and everything in between, planning the perfect fall get-together can seem a bit stressful. The entertaining ideas is that it doesn’t have to be. Here are 10 … Read more
Keeping your home heating system is a team effort – us and you working together for the good of your home and family. Home heating care begins with annual preventive maintenance, a specialty of the house here at Optimum Air. It’s a once-a-year opportunity to ensure your furnace is operating as efficiently and safely as … Read more
Do you ever feel like clutter magically and quietly multiplies every time you close your eyes? You’re not alone. After all, it takes almost no effort to accumulate “stuff” that sooner or later no longer serves a purpose. But the thought of declutter?Even the thought of it can prove exhausting. So, take baby steps and … Read more
Let’s say you’re as faithful as can be when it comes to keeping your heating system in sound working order. You have it inspected by a professional once a year, every few years you have your ducts cleaned, and you have multiple zones and programmable thermostats so your heating system isn’t over-worked throughout the winter. … Read more
Between food, pets, and stinky shoes, your home might smell less like a daisy and more like…well, it might be better to use your imagination on that one. The good news is you can do much more than choose between odor tolerance or dousing the space with chemical-packed sprays. Here are 9 items you probably … Read more
Picture the last time you bought a new car…the brand-new kind. It’s like an instant love affair, right? It’s perfect, it’s you all over, you think it’s always going to look and smell new, you’ll be the envy of every passerby and, by golly, you deserve to treat yourself to something special. It’s hard to … Read more
Okay, so maybe you’re an enlightened parent who does like hearing, and not just seeing your children. Still, there are some things you want to remain as quiet as possible…your central AC system being one of them. When they’re new, they behave well unless they weren’t installed very well. But as your system ages and … Read more
What to do when you want a little extra heat while you sleep or watch TV, but don’t want to turn up the thermostat? Or, how about when you feel like using your 3-season room in the 4th season but there’s no central heat? Simple: you use a space heater. When used properly, they can … Read more
