Roger The Plumber, a local plumbing, heating and air conditioning service company, advises homeowners to schedule a safety inspection of their water heater.

As temperatures continue to drop, homeowners will be turning up the heat on their thermostat. To help prepare for the cool seasons ahead, here’s what every homeowner should do.

You probably don’t pay much attention to the exhaust fan in your bathroom, but it actually offers quite a few benefits that are worth considering before you start searching for a new bathroom exhaust fan. 

Roger The Plumber, a local plumbing, heating and air conditioning service company, is running a buy-one-get-one promotion for air conditioning and heating system inspections. With the promotion, customers will receive a professional air conditioning system inspection for $49 and a no-cost heating system inspection; the cost of repairs and materials is not included in the inspection price. 

Summer is coming to a close and most homeowners are getting their home ready for fall and winter. Your HVAC system deserves special attention because without a properly functioning heater you and your family will be miserable during cold winter months. Here are a few things you need to do to prepare your HVAC system for fall and winter.

If your air conditioner has been going steady all summer and is now struggling to keep your home cool, then you may need to look out for the following seven signs of low refrigerant, or Freon.

You’re probably aware that colors and materials used in the home have an effect on your mood. But did you know that paint color and building materials also affect indoor temperatures? Just like wearing black clothes on a hot summer day is going to make you feel extra toasty, compared to if you wore white, paint colors and building materials will have a similar effect.

You probably take sleep for granted — up until you have a bad night. When you’re up awake begging for sleep to come, you start to wonder what you could possibly do to fall asleep. Well, since you ask . . .  here are a few adjustments you could make to your HVAC settings to improve your sleep quality.

Roger The Plumber reminds homeowners to inspect their home air conditioner for signs of wear and tear and to take steps to prevent late season breakdowns. Properly maintaining a home air conditioner can help prevent common malfunctions and problems, such as a damaged compressor, faulty outside fan, frozen coils and low levels of refrigerant.

You know what an HVAC system is, but what exactly is a variable-speed HVAC system? This type of system simply allows the unit to run at different speeds and doesn’t force the system to operate at full capacity to meet the thermostat’s temperature setting. Here are four reasons to consider upgrading to a variable-speed HVAC system.