Author: Freddy

Of course, you have to do the car camping thing because you need a campground with electric I loved the way I grew up. We lived in a fairly urban area. This was challenging and also rewarding in a lot of ways. However, my dad was an avid outdoorsmen. He did not let the fact […]

Summertime in our region can feel like wearing a very hot, very wet invisible blanket all over you, all the time. There are four months during the summer that this blanket is everywhere you turn. That is except for the inside of homes and businesses. And that’s thanks to great HVAC cooling. Our summer is […]

If you start to notice less air coming out of your vents than usual, there might be an obstruction in the air ducts. The most common cause of restricted airflow is a dirty filter. It’s easy to forget to replace a filter that you installed a few months ago. A good way to remember how […]

Like most people, you might not have given it much thought about replacing your thermostat since it was installed years ago. Your thermostat is one of the most important parts of my HVAC system. The thermostat is responsible for keeping the air temperature set to a specific temperature. Typically thermostats are very reliable but now […]

Refrigerants are one of the most important components of an air conditioner. R22 refrigerant is found in many different makes and models of air conditioning units. This type of refrigerant is known for being efficient and reliable however, it’s also known for its high price. The rising cost of R22 refrigerant has been of utmost […]

For some people, it’s a constant struggle to achieve the ideal temperature in their homes. It’s tempting to start closing air conditioning vents to increase the heating or cooling effect in other rooms. This may not be the best or smartest approach. Homeowners commonly misunderstand how the air moves throughout their home. It’s incorrect to […]

We all bundled up next to the fire and were able to keep warm One of the worst winters of my childhood was when I was living in a place with a cold climate and the heater stopped working one day out of nowhere! We were about to leave town for the week, and my […]

It really is so hot in the afternoons that sometimes my face gets sunburnt My office is the smallest one in the building. Not only is it the closest to the front door, it is also the only one with West-facing windows. In the mornings, my office is really cold and sometimes there are other […]

I recently got a promotion at my job. One of the duties I now have is organizing HVAC maintenance for the facilities in my region. In the region where I work and live, the HVAC industry is booming with AC repair requests. It seems like once a month I am having to go to the […]

One of the best parts about working in my office in the winter is the space heater under my desk. Everyone complains about the lack of heating in the building, but with my space heater, I can hardly tell a difference. The space heater has many settings and fits nicely under my desk. I always […]