Exterior Lighting for Fun and Function

July 15th, 2024
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When you’re hoping to make an impression, show something off, help something look its best, or just accentuate it, lighting is the best way to accomplish your goals. And if you’re trying to improve safety and functionality around the house, lighting is your best option. It’s easy to achieve a practical and flattering effect by changing your home’s lighting.

The thing people don’t always consider is that outdoor lighting can achieve the same sorts of goals! What can you accomplish by giving your exterior lighting a glow-up? Here is just a sampling of the many things you can do.

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Signs Your Electrical Panel Needs an Upgrade

July 1st, 2024
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The difficult truth of many things in life, especially homeownership, is that nothing lasts forever. Now, you’ve probably had to replace or upgrade many parts of your home over the years. Even if you haven’t owned your home for long, surely some essential appliance has reached the end of its life. But your electrical panel is something that can last quite a while.

It can’t last forever, though! This leads us to our topic today: answering your questions about whether you need to replace your electrical panel. You might be wondering how long an electrical panel lasts, why it might fail, and what the signs are that it’s time for an upgrade. We’ve got the answers.

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Repair Your Old AC? Or Replace It?

June 17th, 2024
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An air conditioner is a good investment. It can last twelve or more years, under ideal circumstances. But at a certain point, it starts to be more trouble than it’s worth.

When your air conditioner is getting older, should you keep spending money on repairs? Or is it time for a replacement? Here’s some info to help you decide.

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Does Your Ductless Mini Split Need Repair?

June 3rd, 2024
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If an air conditioner is having a problem, it’s truly best to have it repaired as quickly as you can. This can save you a lot of time and money in the long run, as you’re much less likely to end up dealing with breakdowns, more expensive repairs, or even an air conditioner that fails completely well before you thought you’d need to replace it.

One of the best things about a ductless mini split is its impressive efficiency. But when an AC or heat pump system needs repair, it almost always becomes much less efficient. You certainly don’t want to deal with skyrocketing electric bills! The important thing is to notice a problem right away, so you can get it fixed promptly. But what are the signs that your ductless mini split needs repair?

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How Maintenance Prevents Air Conditioning Problems

May 20th, 2024
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You may have noticed that in this blog, we often talk about the amazing benefits of maintenance for all parts of your HVAC system. And one of the biggest benefits is that maintenance reduces the risk of repair needs and breakdowns. Right now, before you start using your air conditioner for the summer, it’s time to have that maintenance done.

Once you’ve gotten your air conditioner maintained, it will be more effective and more efficient. Your indoor air quality will be better. You’ll be on track to keep that air conditioner running for as many summers as possible. And your likelihood of needing repairs this summer will be cut by 85%. But how does air conditioner maintenance prevent problems and repair needs? Let’s explain.

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HVAC Repairs We Can Help With

May 6th, 2024
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HVAC systems can have many components. Naturally, homeowners are usually not HVAC experts, which means the experts need to be consulted whenever you need HVAC repairs. But how can you tell when HVAC repairs are necessary, or guess what HVAC services you might need? Here’s some basic information that will help.

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Signs Your Radiant Heating System Needs Help

April 22nd, 2024
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Radiant heating systems are wonderful. The heat they provide is usually more even and consistent than what you’d get from a forced-air furnace. They operate more quietly, too. They last a long time. And perhaps the best part is how rarely they require repairs! They have fewer moving parts than furnaces, which means less wear and tear, and fewer opportunities for things to go wrong.

However, it’s always possible for something to go wrong. And since many years may go by between repair needs for your radiant system, you might not even know what to keep an eye out for. We’ll give you a simple list of signs that your radiant heating system needs help from a qualified technician. If you spot any of these, get repairs!

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Enhance Your Yard & Enjoyment of Summer with Outdoor Lighting

April 8th, 2024
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As springtime arrives, we can’t help but be excited about all the time we are going to spend outdoors. Travel can be great, but this is also the perfect time to enjoy your yard. Cookouts, gardening, playing in the pool, inviting friends for a potluck and lawn games, or just relaxing in a lawn chair or hammock with a book—all these things can make ordinary life feel like a luxurious vacation.

We’d like to help you enjoy your yard and your summer even more by offering some suggestions. Outdoor lighting for your home and lawn has many benefits. What are some ways it could enhance your life? Here are some of the possibilities.

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Common Heat Pump Repairs

March 25th, 2024
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While folks who have owned a home for many years may be pretty accustomed to the repairs that their familiar home systems commonly need, we’d like to provide some information for people in slightly different situations. Maybe you’re a newer homeowner. Or maybe you’ve recently replaced your air conditioner with a heat pump, or are considering doing so.

You probably know that heat pumps work as air conditioning systems and are also able to provide heating for the home. What does that mean in terms of maintenance and repair needs? Do heat pumps commonly require the same repairs as air conditioners? What are the differences? We’ll give you some helpful information.

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Can My Boiler Repair Wait Until Fall?

March 11th, 2024
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Spring is creeping ever closer. It won’t be much longer until we can throw open our windows and let in the fresh, warm air. Does that mean you can stop worrying about your heating system? If something seems to be wrong with your boiler, can you put off having repairs done until fall? We urge you to get prompt boiler repair. Here’s why.

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