Tag: air conditioner
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Energy Efficiency Requires More Than an App on Your Smartphone
Subtitle: A lot of IT companies are looking to cash in on the home energy efficiency market, but they’re missing something essential Images: When it comes to air conditioning, there are a lot of bad products and bad ideas out there. Here are a few: You can buy a cover for your condenser that could…
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Four Ways to Find the Size of Your Air Conditioner
Subtitle: If you want to determine the cooling capacity of an older installed air conditioner, here are your options Images: …
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Thou Shalt Commission Thy Ducts!
Subtitle: If you don’t commission new HVAC systems in high-performance homes, you’re gambling with callbacks Images: The typical new home gets a heating and air conditioning system that’s about two times too large. I’ve discussed oversized air conditioners many times before.
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EPA Warns Against Unapproved Refrigerants in Air Conditioners
Subtitle: Cowboys in the HVAC industry have found another way to get around the R-22 phase-out Images: “A New Ze…
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An Epidemic of Duct Disease and Enclosure Problems
Subtitle: A report of the day I spent going on air conditioner service calls with an HVAC pro Images: …