Tips to Cool Your Garage This Summer

Most homes in the United States have a garage to keep their cars safe from adverse weather. But more and more, garages are being turned into living spaces such as man caves, home gyms, and workshops. If you use your garage in such a way, it can get really hot in the summer, and you may be wondering how you can cool your garage. Taking steps to cool your garage will help increase comfort and help you maximize your use … Continue reading Tips to Cool Your Garage This Summer

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Can High Ceilings Affect HVAC Efficiency?

Vaulted ceilings are often a statement feature in stately rooms and buildings all over the United States. Many American homes have living rooms, kitchens, or bedrooms that emulate this feature with their own high ceilings. While they are lovely to look at, sometimes a high ceiling means less than optimum HVAC efficiency and creeping energy bills. Is it possible to enjoy a high ceiling in your home while maintaining some semblance of efficiency from your HVAC system? While they are … Continue reading Can High Ceilings Affect HVAC Efficiency?

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Ceiling Fan Buying Guide: Tips for Choosing the Best Ceiling Fan

Sometimes a forgotten fixture on the ceiling, fans can actually have a vital role in your home’s comfort and can even help add to the décor of the room they occupy. But a ceiling fan is just a ceiling fan, right? Nope. They come in all shapes and sizes and with different capacity loads. In order to help our customers when it comes to picking out ceilings fan for their homes, below we present a Ceiling Fan Buying Guide with … Continue reading Ceiling Fan Buying Guide: Tips for Choosing the Best Ceiling Fan

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Benefits of Using Household Fans in the Summer

When the summer months come around, and it starts to get hot, HVAC savings is one thing on everyone’s mind. Running the air conditioner a lot during the summer can really add up in terms of energy bills, but it is hard to avoid when the temperature is high and you want to be comfortable in your home. In this case, household fans can help a lot. You can use household fans in conjunction with your HVAC system to achieve … Continue reading Benefits of Using Household Fans in the Summer

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2 Common Ceiling Fan Mistakes that Are Costing You Money

When it comes to saving money on heating and cooling, it is easy to think it takes a big investment or major lifestyle change to have a significant impact. This is not necessarily the case. There are many small ways to keep your home cooler and save on energy bills — some as simple as adjusting the settings on your ceiling fan. In a world with central air conditioning and easy digital controls, the humble ceiling fan sometimes get overlooked. … Continue reading 2 Common Ceiling Fan Mistakes that Are Costing You Money

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Summer Savings Checklist for Air Conditioner Efficiency

It is all fun and games during the summer. The weather is gorgeous outside, swimming pools are glistening, and the HVAC system is working great to keep the indoors cool. What could possibly go wrong? Wait until you get your summer utility bills. Even if your cooling system seems to be working fine, it is important to ensure that your air conditioner is running at maximum efficiency to help avoid the shock of a high energy bill. Read on to … Continue reading Summer Savings Checklist for Air Conditioner Efficiency

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Have You Changed Your Ceiling Fan Direction for Spring?

When it comes to your HVAC system, moving from winter to summer weather means making a switch between using the system for heating to cooling. When this happens, it is important that you also consider changing your ceiling fan direction. Not only does this change help to make it more comfortable in your home, but also changing your ceiling fan direction can help you save on energy bills. In addition to changing fan direction, another part of getting your HVAC … Continue reading Have You Changed Your Ceiling Fan Direction for Spring?

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4 Weeks to Improved Heating Comfort: DIY Heating Tips

Our cold St. Louis winters can be serious inspiration for homeowners wanting to make sure their HVAC system is running at its optimum performance, and it is usually after the first heating bill comes in! We recommend annual maintenance for your HVAC system, so our expert service technicians can give your system a thorough review, and check for potential leaks or worn out parts that may be hindering your system’s output. In between your regular system maintenance checks, there are … Continue reading 4 Weeks to Improved Heating Comfort: DIY Heating Tips

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Benefits of Fans in Summer in St. Louis

Using fans in the summertime are an inexpensive but effective way of cooling your home. Whether or not fans are used alone or in conjunction with your air conditioning, there are many benefits of fans when it comes to your St. Louis home. From ceiling fans to standing tower fans, here are some of the many benefits of fans that you can enjoy: Improves Indoor Comfort – Homes that have been tightly constructed can result in stale, stuffy air indoors. … Continue reading Benefits of Fans in Summer in St. Louis

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Advice on Using a Ceiling Fan for Cooling

Tips for Using a Ceiling Fan for Cooling

As St. Louis homeowners continue to look for ways to achieve a comfortable room temperature, without breaking the bank, one of the first things they should consider is using at least one ceiling fan for cooling. Fans are great because they use less energy than air conditioners, but they are able to cause noticeable shifts in temperature. It is similar to how the outside temperature may be at a certain level, but when a breeze blows, there is a wind … Continue reading Advice on Using a Ceiling Fan for Cooling

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