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From the monthly archives: April 2016

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Improving the Energy Efficiency of Your Home's Heating and Cooling

Your home's heating and cooling system likely consumes the vast majority of your monthly utility bills. Rather than focusing on turning off the lights and appliances, you may want to improve upon the efficiency of your central air and heat instead. Here are some of the easiest ways to reduce your energy usage and improve your home's comfort.

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Knowing Your Home's HVAC System

Whether your home is equipped with the latest heating and air conditioning system with electronic controls seemingly everywhere or rely on old window units for a breath of fresh air, it's important to understand how warmth is distributed throughout the building. Every eating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system will have three primary components: the source of the heat or cold, control systems that determine how the temperature is adjusted, and a distribution method to move it around the home.

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What Bacteria Live in Your Dust?

Even though you can't see them, thousands of different bacteria are crawling all around you. Of course, they are teeming in places like dirty floors and unclean bathrooms. But, did you also know that there are an average of 7000 different types of bacteria in dust alone?

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