Posting Date: August 31, 2017 Posted by: Amanda McLaughlin, Home Warranty Manager As a family owned business, we take pride in caring for our neighbors – in keeping them warm and safe at night. So when a tragedy like the one we see unfolding in Houston in this week happens, we take it in with an especially heavy heart. Our thoughts ...Read More
Four Tips For Saving Energy With Your Heat Pump
Posting Date: August 24, 2017 Posted by: Robert Herd, Branch Manager of Hollywood, FL If you have a heat pump, you already know it’s one of the most versatile and cost effective ways to heat and cool your home (they’re particularly effective if you live in a warm weather states like Texas, Florida, Arizona or Nevada). While heat pumps a...Read More
Six facts about the “Energy Star” rating
Posting Date: August 21, 2017 Posted by: Chris Barbato, Branch Manager of Sarasota, FL You’ve probably seen the Energy Star logo on at least one of the appliances in your home. But what does that logo actually mean? Here are some Energy Star basics: Energy Star is the name of a U.S. government program created in 1992 to encourage ene...Read More
Time to replace your water heater? Here are some factors to consider
Posting Date: July 28, 2017 Posted by: Steve Ferguson, Branch Manager of Tampa, FL If you have a conventional water heater (one with a tank), it will last about 8-10 on average – although that number can vary considerably depending on a number of factors that include: The quality of the tank construction The quality of your installa...Read More
Germicidal UV filters: a key to healthy air
Posting Date: July 28, 2017 Posted by: Ed Harrison, Branch Manager of Jacksonville, FL Did you know that the air in your home could be anywhere from two to five times more polluted than the air outside – and that one of the main culprits of that poor air quality is a build-up of microorganisms in your ductwork? Left unchecked, these micro...Read More
Three ways to stay cool this summer
Posting Date: July 19, 2017 Posted by: Leigh Fichter, Phoenix, AZ Branch Manager We don’t realize how much we rely on our trusty home cooling system until it stops working – at which point we panic and pay whatever it takes to repair our A/C to get it up and running so we can sleep again. But it doesn’t have to be this way – in fact,...Read More