What You Need to Know About the Types of Home Heating Oil
Category: Equipment Information, Home Heating Facts
Oil heat, a.k.a. oil-powered heating systems, are used by 18% of Nassau County homes and 46% of Suffolk County households rely on heating oil to power their home heating system. Yet how much do you know about home heating oil? Do you even know what it looks like? Here’s a primer on this heating source. What Is Home Heating Oil? Home heating oil is a petroleum-based fuel used to heat homes with oil furnaces and
Determining who to call for your home heating oil can be a difficult decision, especially if you are new to the area or new to using home heating oil. For homeowners unfamiliar with the process, it can be tempting to simply seek out the best price at the moment and not consider the long-term implications of the company you choose. Focusing solely on the immediate financial question can lead to unpleasant surprises down the road.
Summer may be winding down on Long Island, but there are still plenty of hot days to come. New York can have sweltering days well into the latter half of September. We’re also far enough through summer that you’ve had time to see your energy bills for June and July, and you might not like what you’re seeing. It’s possible your energy bills could be lowered in the future by avoiding some common home cooling
What Is Ductless AC?
Category: Equipment Information
Keeping a home cool on Long Island in the summer feels like more and more of a challenge every year. We may get by with a week or so of reasonable weather before the temperature hits the 90s or above again, with high humidity to boot. And while some homes that were built in recent years may have central heating and cooling units installed, many older homes and buildings were simply not designed with those
This summer’s extreme weather, the recent heat dome being a good example, has many people considering upgrades to their HVAC. Deadly heat has reached northward into areas like ours that never see those sorts of temperatures, and it seems like every successive summer is the hottest on record. Recent indicators show that almost 90% of homes nationwide use air conditioning, and 97% of new homes use central air. As global temperatures and humidity get higher,
