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As the temperatures start to climb, can you imagine life without an air conditioner? While most homes across the Front Range now have air conditioners for indoor comfort control, you might not know how it works. The air conditioner has many different components that work in unison to keep your home cool and comfortable. Air … Continued

Colorado has a very dry climate. That may be why you moved here, why you prefer the Rocky Mountain summers. But even here in Colorado, monsoon season kicks in and you suddenly feel the humidity rise outside. And if you’ve ever traveled to the midwest in the heart of the summer, you know what humidity … Continued

Are there rooms that are always a little too warm? Are they spots around your home where drafts make you uncomfortable every month of the year? It might be airflow. Airflow is a critical component of your heating and cooling system. It’s not the age or size of your heating and cooling system that matters; … Continued

There’s a saying in Colorado: If you don’t like the weather, stick around for a few minutes and it will likely change. The summer can bring record-breaking heat, afternoon showers that come with potential flooding, and record sized hail, all on the same day. Winter months can be nice and calm one moment, followed by … Continued

Your HVAC system is one of the most powerful systems in your home. Your furnace keeps every room toasty warm on the coldest days, while your air conditioner cools things down on the warmest. Ever wonder how all of that is possible? What is refrigerant? Refrigerant is a compound that exists in either fluid or … Continued

One of the things that make your home so inviting is the warmth it delivers throughout the year. Heating in its basic sense has been around for centuries. Early civilizations relied on fireplaces in the middle of the home to warm all rooms. Coal gave new life to home heating around the turn of the … Continued

Have you performed maintenance around your home trying to make it more energy efficient? There are a variety of things that are easy to do. Buy more efficient appliances Replace your lightbulbs with LED Installing a low flow toilet But have you considered sealing your air leaks? Air leaks create drafts inside your home that … Continued

What keeps you up at night? A survey by Northwestern Mutual found that nearly half – 44 percent of us say money is our dominant source of stress. Running a household can be expensive. There are things you have some control over – how much you spend each month on rent or a mortgage – … Continued