If you or someone in your Lakewood home suffers from allergies, you can help control symptoms and reduce flare-ups by allergy-proofing your home to improve IAQ, or indoor air quality.

If you’re in need of an HVAC contractor, your goal should be to find the very best one you can. After all, you don’t want to leave the care of your equipment to just anyone. To find the best technician available, follow these seven simple tasks.

One of the most important things a homeowner can do to save money as well has help the environment is to embrace the Energy Star system. Read below to find out more of the benefits of the Energy Star program and how an air conditioner with the logo can help save you money.

When you schedule air conditioning and heating maintenance, you don’t expect to be greeted by a service technician who is really a commissioned sales rep and whose only objective is to sell you a new system. Unfortunately, there are HVAC companies out there that operate this way.

Humid weather in Sarasota puts a strain on homeowners and occupants, as well as their A/C units. How is your A/C handling humidity? Is it enough on its own or do you need another device to deal with this issue?

Now that we’re in the midst of hurricane season (June 1 to November 30), are you fully prepared? Here are some top tips not only to stay safe during a hurricane, but also on how to protect your HVAC system if disaster strikes near you.

Indoor humidity can be a problem year-round in southwestern Florida. While humid conditions outdoors can cause you to feel sticky, humidity inside your home can encourage the growth of mold and dust mite populations. Your air conditioner may help control humidity in the summer but keeping the humidity level low in the cooler months often requires extra steps to achieve an optimal balance.

Having a great heating and cooling system is important no matter where you live, but in the hot, humid south Florida summer, it’s especially essential to have a reliable, efficient cooling system. But don’t sweat it. Learn about the best heating and cooling systems to help you beat the heat and humidity.

Why is air conditioner capacity measured in tons? You may have wondered this, especially since you know your 4-ton capacity air conditioner doesn’t actually weigh 4 tons. Here’s what that 4 ton designation really means and why air conditioner capacity is measured this way.

Noise in the air conditioner compressor can be unsettling, but there’s hope. You can learn how to diagnose and treat a wide range of common air compressor noises. Here’s how to tell what that noise means and what you should do about it.

Well-intentioned attempts at energy conservation in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in many improvements in building structures to minimize loss of heated or cooled air. Unfortunately, some of these changes resulted in reduced air exchange and negative impacts on indoor air quality. Studies have shown that many of the indoor air pollutants are in a class of chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Indoor air pollution can be a nuisance, but sometimes it can be much more than that. If you have any family members with respiratory problems–perhaps asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease–you’re aware of just how crucial clean air is.