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HVAC Hacks: Tips for Novices and New Homeowners

Hello, and welcome to my blog! My name is Keisha, and when my husband was deployed a few years ago, I was not sure how I was going to handle taking care of our home on my own. At first, I panicked every time something small went wrong, but then, I calmed down and learned how to troubleshoot and deal with small issues. The biggest challenge was HVAC issues. I decided to create this blog to help others in the same boat. Whether you are a military spouse on your own for the first time, a new homeowner or just someone looking for tips, you have come to the right place. I am going to fill this blog with HVAC tips and hacks. I hope that it helps, informs and entertains you. Thanks for stopping by!

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Your Furnace's Heat Exchanger Explained
The heat exchanger is one a gas furnace's most important yet least understood of all its components. Unfortunately, a failure to recognize the exchanger's role can easily lead to breakdowns and other potentially hazardous problems that require HVAC maintenance. If you would like to learn more about the part played by your furnace's heat exchanger, read on. This article will provide a handy introduction to the subject. The Basics The basic operating principle of a gas furnace is quite simple: gas flows into the combustion chamber and is ignited, giving off heat in the process.

2 Springtime Tips For Preparing Your Gas Furnace For Next Winter
When the warm weather of spring comes along, you may be ready to turn off the heat and forget about it until the next fall. However, you may wonder if there is anything you can do to maintain your furnace before then. If so, use the following tips to prepare your gas furnace for the next winter season. Change The Filter Even if you have regularly changed your furnace's filter and will not be using the heat for a few months, it is still a good idea to change the filter in the spring.

Improve The Air Quality In Your Home
The quality of air in your home can have a huge impact on your everyday life. You want to have the highest quality air possible, but it can be tricky to have high quality air in your home. There are a few different things that you can do that can have a positive impact on your indoor air quality. This article is going to outline three different things that you can do that will help you have the cleanest air possible in your home.

Is Your Heating Unit Inefficient?
These days, there is a push to be more energy efficient with all of your appliances. This includes major appliances, like heating units. And, while improving your heating unit to make it more efficient is a good thing to do in terms of how it affects mother nature, it's also a good thing to do in terms of how it affects your wallet since an outdated heating unit could be costing you a lot more cash than necessary each month.

Boost Your AC Function By Upgrading Your Roof And Windows
Heat gain is the term used to describe the way your home heats up during the day. It is this heat gain that is responsible for driving up your cooling costs. The hotter your home gets, the more your AC unit runs, and the more you have to pay to cool your home back down. To give your AC unit a break, you should consider upgrading your roofing and windows to reduce heat gain.

2 Causes Of Short Cycling In Your AC Unit
Your AC unit can make even the hottest summer tolerable, so having it malfunction during this time of year could spell disaster. One of the more common issues with ducted air conditioning is an occurrence known as 'short cycling' that indicates an underlying problem with your unit. What is short cycling? This refers to a situation where your AC turns off its cooling cycle abruptly, only to turn it back on a few minutes later.

Using Shade To Boost The Function Of Your AC System
Air conditioning is a wonderful invention, but just because you have an AC unit in your home does not mean you are free to ignore age-old methods for decreasing the temperature in a home. For example, using shade strategically can help to keep your home cool, which will decrease the load on your AC unit, and to improve the function of your system. In particular, you should think about how your home can best benefit from evapotranspiration and how shade can optimize the function of your condenser coils.

Tips For Improving Your Air Conditioning System's Efficiency
Your air conditioning unit may be the best way to keep your home comfortable on a blistery summer's afternoon, but these systems have high energy demands. As a result, providing power to your air conditioning system can be an extremely expensive affair, but you may not realize that there are a couple of simple tips that you can follow to help improve the performance of your unit.  Use Shade To Reduce Your Air Conditioner's Workload

The Benefits Of Baseboard Heaters
Baseboard heaters are an alternative heating source that can replace central heating units. Baseboard heaters work by heating up the air around them, which then circulates throughout the room. Because baseboard heaters work on a room by room basis, and are not forced air systems like most central heating systems, they carry with them a unique set of advantages. Understanding what baseboard heaters have to offer can help you decide whether or not they are the right fit for your home's heating needs.

Boiler Repair: 4 Things That May Causing Inadequate Heating
When your home's boiler is in pristine condition, it can be one of the most energy-efficient ways to heat your home-- as opposed to a boiler that has not been maintained properly since its installation. Boilers are quiet and require very little maintenance. All of these are reasons why a homeowner may choose to heat their home with the use of a boiler. However, it is important to note, like other things, boilers can malfunction.