Blog | Barron - Part 30

Low-Level CO Monitors Keep Your Family Safe and Healthy

May 4th, 2015

It just makes sense to discuss the major dangers of Carbon Monoxide with your HVAC company. Any malfunctioning combustion appliance, such as a furnace, water heater, room heater, or fireplace can be the culprit (along with generators, motor vehicles, and anything else exhausting post-combustion byproducts). Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a deadly, colorless, odorless, poisonous gas. It is produced […]

Carbon Monoxide, CO Alarm, Healthy Home, Home Performance, Indoor Air Quality, Natural Gas, Propane, Safety

Propane to Ductless – A Case Study

April 28th, 2015

Here is an interesting case study on a 1980’s Bellingham A-frame home. This is the first of many case-studies we will be creating. This project was a smashing success, with the homeowners saving around $2,000 per year and they were finally able to heat their entire home. Plus, the interior ductless heads are strategically placed, attractive, and […]

Comfy Home, Ductless Heat Pump, Energy Efficiency, Fujitsu, Home Performance Assessment, propane conversion, PSE Rebate, rebates

Insulate Your Home for the Summer!

April 16th, 2015

Insulation is important in the winter for obvious reasons, but did you know it also helps to keep your home cool in the summer? Though insulation may seem obvious in this day and age, older homes often have very little or no insulation. Because heating and cooling accounts for 50-70% of all energy costs, adding […]

A/C, Comfort, Comfy Home, Community Energy Challenge, Energy Savings, Insulation, PSE Rebate, R-Value, rebates

A Home Performance Assessment In Pictures

April 9th, 2015

Have you ever wondered what happens when you sign up for a Home Performance Assessment? Well, in our habit of demystifying all things HVAC, we have laid out a few simple photos and descriptions of some things that could happen at a Home Performance Assessment. Every home’s assessment will look different. And, not all of the […]

Blower Door, Energy Audit, Energy Efficiency, Healthy Home, Home Improvement, Home Performance, Home Performance Assessment

Water Heaters: The Real Deal on Tankless v. Tank

April 7th, 2015

Take a look at the following terms: Tankless Water Heater, Standard Natural Draft Water Heater, Standard Induced Draft Water Heater, and On-Demand Hot Water. Do they all make sense to you? If you’re like me, you thought you understood them. Tankless…. pretty obvious, right? NO TANK. But like most things, there’s a lot more to […]

Comfy Home, Energy Efficiency, Energy Use, Gas Water Heaters, Natural Gas, Rinnai, State, Tankless, Water Heater

HVAC Helper – A Glossary for Homeowners

March 9th, 2015

HVAC HELPER A glossary for homeowners or business-owners thinking about heating, air conditioning, and home performance AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency) – AFUE is the rated efficiency of a combustion furnace. For example, a 95% AFUE model loses 5% of its produced heat up the chimney. In other words, $1 of fuel combusted in an […]

Comfort, Customer Service, DIY, Duct Problems, Ductless Heat Pumps, easy, Energy Efficiency, Furnace Replacement, glossary, Healthy Home

Home Performance Financing 101

February 6th, 2015

Is all this talk about Energy Upgrades and Home Performance getting you down because you’d love to make improvements to your home, but lack the finances to make it happen? Believe it or not, we were in the same boat (even though we both work in the industry). We were aware of the enormous benefits of […]

Clean Home, CNG, Energy Efficiency, Energy Savings, Financing, Green Living, Health, Healthy Home, Home Improvement, Home Performance, Incentives, Indoor Air Quality, PSE Rebate, rebates, Sick House, Weatherization

Annual Gas Stove and Insert Service (Part II of our Annual Maintenance Series!)

January 21st, 2015

Gas stoves are very popular these days, and for good reason! They are cozy warm, create ambiance, and best of all, there’s no mess, and no buying or chopping of wood. Easy-peasy, right? But it’s important to remember that, just like a furnace, gas stoves need annual maintenance to keep them working, keep you warm, […]

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Annual Furnace Service (Part I of our Annual Maintenance Series!)

December 31st, 2014

Most of us are pinching pennies after the holidays. This means that home maintenance services that aren’t absolutely necessary often get pushed to the back burner. I’ve heard many folks (myself included!) wonder things like “Is annual maintenance really necessary for my furnace,” or “couldn’t I do that myself and save some money?” These are great questions! Let’s demystify annual HVAC […]

Allergies, Annual Maintenance, Clean Home, Comfort, DIY, Dust, Energy Efficiency, Energy Savings, Furnaces, Health, Home Performance, Indoor Air Quality

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