Hopefully we can soon open up those windows and let the fresh air in! Until then, humidity in your home could be a problem! Scratchy throats, dry skin and splitting wood are a few signs that the humidity in your home is on the low side. Low humidity levels and dry air is at it's worst right now, causing poor indoor air quality. Air-Tech can help you take control of the humidity as well as the pathogens in the air that you breathe to keep everyone and everything in your home healthy and comfortable! WWW.AIR-TECH.CADo you ever find yourself hot while you're running around doing housework, are cold when you sit down to watch some tv at night, but then want your bedroom cool for sleeping? Good news - installing a gas or propane fireplace in your home does make the room more esthetically pleasing, but there are other benefits to it as well! Furnaces are designed to heat your entire home using airflow to move the heat to all areas of the home throughout the ductwork. Running a fireplace in the area you're in, could be more effective than using your furnace alone. Whether you spend a good part of your day in a certain area of your home or if you sit down at night to relax, running a fireplace works as zone heating and will heat and regulate the temperature in that area only. Setting your furnace thermostat at a lower temperature will keep you comfortable while working and sleeping and snuggling up by the fireplace when you're ready to relax will keep you warm and cozy. Besides making sense, zone heating is without a doubt, a smart choice to reduce fuel and electrical costs.
The spring issue of Our Homes Grey-Bruce will be out next week! Pick up your free copy and find our ad with exciting news about Air-Tech's new FACEBOOK CONTEST! Sign up for a chance to win, one of three amazing prizes! Here's an article from MacLeans Magazine regarding shortages of propane and increased costs due to cold weather and high demand. http://www2.macleans.ca/2014/01/23/no-end-to-cold-shortag_e-of-propane-in-central-canada/#.UwTcpdr21v8
The Ontario Power Authority has renewed their Heating & Cooling Incentive until the end of December 2014!With as much as 60% of your yearly electricity costs going towards heating and cooling your home, it makes sense to look for ways to reduce your usage. With the saveONenergy HEATING & COOLING INCENTIVE you can receive up to $650 by installing an ENERGY STAR®-qualified central heating or cooling system.
The batteries in your fireplace remote and transmitter should be checked regularly and change as required. This video gives step by step instructions for changing and using the Continental/Napoleon F60 Remote Control Thermostat.
Whether you are planning on selling your home this winter or not, don't get left out in the cold. Be sure to have your heating system serviced before you discover a problem. Winter in Grey Bruce is not the time to discover that you should have replaced your furnace, or had have a problem with your existing heating system . Whether you heat with gas, oil, or propane, it is equally important to get an annual service. Air-Tech Mechanical is a reliable company that services all of Grey Bruce. They can check to see that your furnace or fireplace is working efficiently, and will provide a proper cleaning by a professional technician. If your home is for sale, having a recent copy of the work you have had done can help ease a buyer and shows them that the home has been well maintained. Be proactive, and stay warm this winter. This article was written by Krista Gill, Sales Representative |
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