by Nick Gromicko, CMI® from InterNACHI A building’s central air-conditioning system must be periodically inspected and maintained in order to function properly. While an annual inspection… Read More »Residential Air-Conditioning System Inspection
Your washer has always worked well. In fact, it still does, but the cycle time seems to drag on longer and longer. Hard to tell… Read More »Clothes Washer Filling Slowly
Flood From the Washer Hose What is the number one source of water damage inside a home? It’s not tornadoes, rainstorms or hurricanes. It’s a… Read More »Flood from the Washer Hose!
Tune Your Refrigerator for High Performance The refrigerator is among the most neglected of household appliances because usually, it runs forever with little repair. However,… Read More »Tune Your Refrigerator for High Performance
Fix That Wobbling Ceiling Fan Wobbling ceiling fans are not safe to use. If a ceiling fan in your home shows excessive wobble, stop using… Read More »Fix That Wobbling Ceiling Fan
One fine day, you walk past the water heater, and your foot gets wet. Hmm, that’s strange. You take a look and notice a very… Read More »Water Heater Drip Needs Attention
Each year many home fires are caused by improperly maintained clothes dryers. The dryer and vent pipes can overheat and cause a fire. Vents plugged… Read More »Clothes Dryer Venting – A Hidden Danger
An automatic garage door operator is great. But when the power goes out, and the overhead door is down, your car is trapped inside. How… Read More »Power Out? How To Free Your Car from the Garage
As autumn settles in, there’s no heat in your house, and it’s getting cold. The furnace worked fine in the spring. Why is it stubborn… Read More »No Heat? Try This Before Calling for Service
If your home has natural gas or propane appliances, you should know where the gas valves are located and how to turn them off. All… Read More »Turn That Gas Off
What is the largest, heaviest moving object in your home? You got it – the garage door. So it makes sense to do frequent safety… Read More »Garage Door Safety
Water Heater Making Noise It’s annoying when your water heater thumps, pops, and whomps whenever you use hot water. What can you do? You’ve probably… Read More »Thump, It’s the Water Heater
Dead garbage disposal? Usually, it’s easy to bring this gadget back to life. Take a look at the illustration and follow these simple steps. Does… Read More »Reviving a “Dead” Garbage Disposal
How annoying…that front doorbell only works from time to time, and you never know whether someone is there. You don’t want to call an electrician… Read More »No “Ding-Dong” Sound at the Bell
Maintaining the filter on your air conditioning and heating equipment isn’t fun or glamorous. So why bother? Because a clean filter allows for proper air… Read More »Save Money with a Filter Change
Does your home have one room that’s always cold? Is there very little air flow from the heating grill, even when it is fully open?… Read More »Do You Have One Cold Room?
Have you ever woken up in the middle of a winter night, shivering under the blankets and able to see your breath? Or have you… Read More »Maintenance Checks for Your HVAC System
A building’s central air-conditioning system must be periodically inspected and maintained in order to function properly. While an annual inspection performed by a trained professional… Read More »Central Air-Conditioning System Inspection
Most people don’t know how easy it is to make their homes run on less energy, and we want to change that. Drastic reductions in… Read More »Ten Ways to Save Energy in Your Home
