Before you call out the national guard to restore heat in your home, why not try a few often-successful DIY steps first. You’ll get your heat back faster that way, and you’ll save some money. Clean or Replace the Filter – Nothing gums up the works like a clogged, dirty filter. In fact, don’t wait … Read more
There’s a furnace in your house. It keeps you warm. From time to time it needs maintenance. When it’s working well, you’re warm and comfortable from one room to the next. When it’s not up to par, you notice a lack of heat, or none at all. That’s about as much as the average person … 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
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
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
There’s much you can do to help control your energy costs while keeping your home comfort systems in prime working order. Annual preventive maintenance is high on that list, as is regular filter cleaning, beefing up your insulation, and more. Well, “and more” includes replacing your thermostat, but not with just any ol’ model. Here … Read more
If you have a digital thermostat, it’s no doubt powered by batteries. If you’re not sure, through the paperwork that came with it or look up the make and model number online. If it is battery powered, you’ll also find instructions on how and when to replace the batteries for uninterrupted system operation. The frequency … Read more
A heat exchanger is part of your furnace and performs two key functions in keeping you and your home nice and warm, all winter long: It provides heat during furnace operation. It houses the combustion gases that are produced when your furnace burns fuel to keep them out of your family’s living spaces. Essentially, a … Read more
