A well-maintained air conditioner shouldn’t create much noise during a cooling cycle. However, there are steps you can take to minimize the amount of noise coming from your home’s AC system.

The HVAC system plays an important role in the home, providing cool air during the summer and hot air during the winter. It also requires significant energy to function properly. Mistakes with the HVAC system could drive up costs — especially during seasons of extreme temperatures, such as the summer.

Roger The Plumber, a residential plumbing and HVAC services company, explains why it’s virtually impossible to have every room of the home cooled to the exact temperature set on the thermostat.

Roger The Plumber, a residential plumbing and HVAC services company, advises homeowners to make adjustments to their HVAC system in light of rising R-22 refrigerant costs.

An HVAC system can break down at the worst possible moments and leave you wondering what went wrong. To reduce the risk of this happening, every homeowner should educate themself on the most common HVAC problems and their solutions.

Allergy season is getting closer, and if you think going indoors will help reduce symptoms, you may be right — but only if you take steps to allergy-proof your home.

We’ve grown accustomed to living in comfort and controlling our home environment. If we feel cold, we turn up the heater. If it gets too hot, we blast the AC. As a consequence, this laissez-faire attitude may have led to the formation of bad habits that are driving up monthly utility bills. 

If you’re looking for ways to decrease energy consumption, here are a few energy-wasting HVAC habits to address.

Like all home appliances, the furnace shows signs it’s time for repair or even complete replacement. The fall season is an important time to look out for these signs to avoid having to deal with a heating emergency in the dead of winter. 

Other than derailed vacation plans, the worst thing that can happen during the summer is for an AC to stop working in the middle of a heat wave. But as long as you look out for the following signs, you can typically avoid an AC emergency.

If it’s time to replace your old air conditioner — whether the repairs have become too frequent and expensive, or you’re looking for a more energy efficient system — be sure to take the following steps before making a purchase.