Greater Cleveland Heating and Cooling Blog

One of the important decisions you face when adding a room or outbuilding to your Northeast Ohio property involves how to keep the area comfortable year round. Running additional ductwork from your existing home comfort system can be expensive, time-consuming and inconvenient. You may not even get the performance you'd like by extending your main home system, since its capacity may be inadequate to deal with the extra square footage. Consider a ductless mini-split to save time and money with the system dedicated to the new area of the house.

The simplest, most cost-effective way to make sure you're getting the most out of your air conditioner is by scheduling routine maintenance. Regularly scheduled professional air conditioner maintenance, along with some easy homeowner-done upkeep tasks, will make sure your home comfort system works efficiently and well — saving you money and keeping your home comfortable.

You know that installing a programmable thermostat can save you money on your utility bills.  But which type is right for your home? With so many different options, our clients frequently ask us for advice and information on which type of thermostat to choose. There are 5 basic types of thermostats: electromechanical, digital, hybrid, occupancy and light-sensing.

If you’re set to apply your tax refund toward upgrading HVAC equipment, you’ll need to engage an expert HVAC contractor to help you select the right equipment and install it properly, maximizing its performance and your investment.

In order to learn how efficient an air filter is, just ask MERV—the MERV rating, that is! MERV is the Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value, telling you what size particles a filter can effectively remove. Your indoor air quality is directly related to the quality of your air filter, so choosing the right MERV-rated filter can improve your comfort, savings and health.

Every now and then we encounter a client who is having trouble seeing the display on their thermostat. The old “dial” thermostats had very small numbers and even smaller hash marks. Most of today’s digital models have larger numbers that are fairly easy to read, but they frequently still have very small print for the other programming functions. When your vision is failing it can be very difficult to set the thermostat the way you want it.

Home air pollution can be a significant problem for residents here in the Greater Cleveland area. And you don't need to live in an industrial area to have indoor pollution. Many sources of poor indoor air quality seem perfectly harmless, including pets, cleaning products and even our carpets.

You may have heard about a Freon shortage in 2012. Unfortunately, the news is true. Because of the Environmental Protection Agency’s projected decreases in the environmentally unfriendly refrigerant called R-22 (or Freon), current production numbers have set off a supply and demand problem, resulting in a significant increase in prices.

Today’s blog article was written by Victor Kasprzak, a marketing professional with Hyde-Whipp Heating & Air Conditioning in Orangeville (Ontario, Canada).

Usually the first step is to eliminate any direct leaks to the outside by sealing and weatherstripping your home. Once this task is complete, the next step is make sure your home has adequate insulation.