If you are a new homeowner, congratulations! This is a very exciting time in your life, and there are lots of decisions to be made about your new home; Everything from paint colors in the bathroom to landscaping for the front yard to a new dining room set. These decisions cannot be made lightly or quickly, because they are hard and sometimes very expensive to undo. If you are trying to decide between your home […]
5 Tips for Prepping Your Heating Equipment for Winter
The fall season is in full swing with leaves starting to change color and the temperatures growing cooler. Sooner than we know it, winter will be here. Now is the perfect time to make sure your heating equipment is ready for the winter before you need it. There are a few simple tasks that most homeowners can do without needing a professional HVAC technician. Here are some tips for prepping your heating equipment so that […]
5 Things to Know About Oil Heat
While oil heat is common to many residents of Long Island, even to those homeowners who use natural gas, there are many facts about oil heat that aren’t common knowledge. Here are a few of those facts about the history of oil heat, its usage, and other interesting statistics relating to high-efficiency equipment upgrades.
3 Reasons Why to Keep Your Oil Tank Full
During the warm months of the summer, it can be very tempting to allow your oil tank levels to dip low and only get an oil delivery when needed. For homeowners who use oil heat primarily for heating and use natural gas or electricity to supply the rest of the home’s energy, it almost seems like a waste of money to keep the tank full. As homeowners ourselves, we can certainly understand that mentality. There […]
Plan Now and Upgrade Your Home’s Heating System
As temperatures and humidity race each other daily to reach the 90s, it’s hard to imagine the inevitable winter season. For savvy homeowners though, this is the best time to upgrade old or inefficient heating system components. What better time to replace that old furnace or upgrade your boiler? Now is the time to do it, when the system isn’t needed, rather than risk old components breaking and resulting in a costly emergency repair on […]
