If spring cleaning is a tradition in your home, you soon may be shaking out rugs, putting away winter bedding and organizing your garage. Another item that surely should make your list is HVAC spring cleaning. You’ll help keep your cooling bills lower and HVAC system purring until summer’s end. Clean the Air Vents Clean away the dust and debris from the supply and return air vents in your home. ...
Hidden from view and largely ignored, ductwork leakage is a common problem in many homes. Loose ducts drive up energy costs and contribute to poor indoor air quality. Unless their routinely assessed, the loose ducts in your home could be causing: Higher energy bills. When ducts leak, the air that blows through them escapes before it reaches the registers. As a consequence, rooms that the ducts ...
Most Central New Jersey homeowners don’t pay much attention to their home’s ductwork, especially when it comes to how long it’ll last. Contrary to popular belief, HVAC ducts won’t last forever — in fact, it’s not out of the ordinary for ducts to deteriorate within 10 to 15 years of regular use. If your HVAC system is using too much energy or you can’t seem to keep your home at a comfortable ...
For many homeowners, air ducts are “out of sight, out of mind.” But your ductwork is a critical part of your central home HVAC system: all the air in your home circulates through them if it’s being heated or cooled. With that air circulation comes dust, which can gather in your ducts and later blow out through your vents. Duct cleaning is available from your local HVAC technicians, but is it worth ...
Your bathroom can be an ideal spot for mildew and mold to grow without proper ventilation. Warm, moist air builds up inside your bathroom when you take a shower or a bath, which creates an environment where mold and mildew can thrive. This can end up affecting indoor air quality and damaging wood and drywall, resulting in expensive repairs. A bathroom ventilation system can help reduce this risk. ...
If you’re like most New Jersey residents, your home is heated and cooled by a forced-air system. A furnace, heat pump or A/C heats or cools the air, then a powerful fan blows it through ductwork and registers into your rooms. The air returns to the HVAC equipment via return ducts. By and large, your home’s heating and cooling system is only as good as its ductwork. Both comfort and energy ...
Think of your ductwork as the lungs of your home. As your HVAC system generates warm or cool air, your ducts deliver it to the rest of the house. When ductwork is damaged, the system can’t achieve its peak efficiency, and you’re likely wasting money by blowing conditioned air into unconditioned spaces such as the attic or in wall cavities. Tight ducts are key in maintaining your HVAC system’s ...
