South End Plumbing, Heating, & Air Expert Tips

Many homeowners have been told closing air vents in rooms you don’t use often saves money and is more energy-efficient. The truth is that closing air vents does more harm than good.

Dry air in your house can be terrible, and make you and your family feel bad, if it’s there for extended periods. This is why humidifiers can be good to use in dry areas or during the colder months.

What a Heat Pump’s Defrost Cycle Does

In the winter, and on an especially cold winter day or night, your home’s heat pump may – and it should – go into a defrost cycle. This is good. It’s what should happen.

The Romans, nearly 2,500 years ago, invented floor heating, and really, even by our modern standards, an amazing and efficient central heating system. So today, when floor heating is a great upgrade some homeowners are considering, the idea is absolutely classical.

My furnace shakes, rattles and wobbles. It’s loud. It’s making it feel like the whole house is shaking. Most of the time, a rattling furnace is caused by the blower wheel or motor being dirty, off balance or broken. Sometimes, a bunch of dirt, an obstruction or even another part of the furnace is in the wheel.

Pests – from roaches or smaller up to cats, raccoons and opossums – can fit into a vent. Then, pests can make the inside of your HVAC system their home. Animals can cause damage to get into a part of your heating and cooling system.