Day: September 7, 2015

Heating and cooling your home is a huge draw on your energy bill each month. It’s also a huge part of the pollution and impact on your environment around you. With things like the “Go Green” initiative, people are looking into other sources of heating and cooling their home. Items such as solar energy, geothermal energy and cooling systems are just a few of the ways people around you are reducing their impact. Learning how geothermal heating and cooling systems can be great for the environment is a key to many purchasing these systems to replace their current HVAC systems. Take a few minutes and see why so many others are choosing these types of units and why you should consider them as well.

What is Geothermal Energy?

Basically this system uses heat from the Earth itself to power your home. It is much more efficient as the ground is …

Ever since furnaces came into existence they have used many different types of fuel sources. The earliest furnaces that were installed in homes were run off of wood and coal. However over time furnaces have became cleaner, more refined, and more efficient. Most furnaces today operate off of natural gas, electricity, or propane. Propane is slowly slipping out of the picture though so if you are installing a new furnace you are more than likely going to have to choose between a gas and electric furnace. Both types have many disadvantages and advantages, however you need to choose the one that best fits your home. Below is some information that will tell you exactly what the difference between a gas and electric furnace is.

Gas and Electric Furnaces

Both Gas and electric furnaces share a distribution system. They both have blower fans that move heated air through a duct system …