Even if you have properly maintained your furnace, In fact, ENERGY STAR® recommends replacing your furnace if it is more than 15 years old.
Continue ReadingHomeowners generally favor heat pumps for their efficiency. However, a number of common issues can cause them to run very inefficiently.
Continue ReadingOur Shearer Heating, AC & Refrigeration team wants you to understand how to make this transition safely and effectively.
Continue Reading17.2 million households in the US use a humidifier—install one and join other households who have been maximizing their indoor comfort.
Continue ReadingIf your furnace is producing a strange smell, you should always treat it with caution. While the cause for the odor may be benign, it could just as easily be harmful to inhale. When in doubt, always open windows to ensure ventilation, and evacuate your McMurray home.
Continue ReadingEveryone has it, and nobody wants it: dust.
It might seem like a minor nuisance, but in reality, dust is no laughing matter, no matter the setting. From causing allergies and respiratory issues to making your home look and feel less clean, dust greatly affects the indoor air quality (IAQ) of your McMurray home.
Continue ReadingYour air conditioner lives in your home full time—why not get acquainted with it?
Continue ReadingYour air conditioner (AC) can do several things––keep your Pennsylvania home’s indoor air cooler than outdoor temperatures, help to keep indoor airborne allergens at bay, and help keep your home’s humidity low. But one thing it can’t do is kill mold.
Continue ReadingToday’s air conditioner (AC) is based on a prototype invented in 1902 by Willis Carrier, an engineer from Buffalo, New York. Unlike earlier forms of cooling, Carrier’s model controlled the temperature by removing heat and humidity from the air.
Continue ReadingWhen you change out a dirty filter for a clean one, your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment use up to 15 percent less energy monthly, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
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