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Like furnaces, cooling systems have a rated capacity and they are rated in BTU’s (British Thermal Unit); the difference is that furnaces are rated on how much heat they can add to your home where as a cooling system is rated on how much heat it can remove from your home. This makes sizing your… Read More

Condensing Unit: This is the part of your cooling system that is outdoors, it houses your compressor and has a large coil that surrounds it. Cut bushes and foliage about 1 foot away from the coil so the unit can draw in unrestricted air. Be sure the coil is clean, debris is pulled into the… Read More

The answer depends on what you are actually trying to accomplish with your filter. Some filters are designed to remove only the large particles that can be seen with the naked eye, some are designed to remove slightly smaller particles such as animal dander and others are designed to remove very fine particles which can… Read More

In short, the answer is yes. Your homes air conditioning system is a mechanical piece of equipment that has many moving parts to it and must operate in some of natures most drastic conditions. If you live in the Oswego, IL. area, not only must your cooling system operate in temperatures that can exceed 95… Read More

Furnace sizes vary by different gas input values, the correct terminology is “British Thermal Unit; or “BTU”. One BTU is equivalent to the heat given off by burning one wooden match. Heat is lost through the materials used to construct your home. Every structure is different. A heat loss calculation should be performed to determine… Read More

There are several ways to lower the cost to heat your home, let us assume you are heating your home with gas fired equipment, a reasonable return on investment is expected and the average winter temperature is below 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Let us examine the areas where potential savings exist. Structure: By reviewing several of… Read More

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