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Choosing a Challenging But Do-Able New Year’s Resolution

December 6, 2012

The year 2013 is upon us and as we reflect on the year behind us, we also look to the year ahead and everything it has to offer. For many, this time of year provides the inspiration to make life-altering changes and resolve to live better. Fast forward to January 30, 2013 and most of [...]

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Simple Ways To Save On Heating Costs This Winter

November 5, 2012

Keeping your heating costs down this winter doesn’t have to involve a great deal of work or money. In most regions throughout Canada, heating during the cold months accounts for your home’s highest energy bills throughout the year, so anything you can do to lower these bills will leave more money in your pocket. Here [...]

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Use Ceiling Fans To Boost Your Home Comfort This Winter

November 5, 2012

Ceiling fans are great for keeping cool in the summer. But did you know that ceiling fans are also designed to keep you warm in the winter? This fact, which many people don’t know about or simply overlook, can keep your home more comfortable during the winter months and reduce your utilities bill. Ceiling fans [...]

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AFUE: The Key Rating When Buying A Furnace

October 5, 2012

When buying a new furnace, price is an important factor but so is energy efficiency. Greater efficiency means lower energy use and lower energy costs. Fortunately, furnaces have an AFUE rating, allowing you to compare different models’ energy efficiency.  AFUE stands for annual fuel utilization efficiency. To evaluate the energy use of furnaces or boilers, [...]

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Breathe Easier This Fall With An Air Cleaner.

October 5, 2012

An indoor air cleaner helps you combat one aspect of indoor air pollution: airborne particulates. They play a major role in making indoor air as much as 100 times more polluted than outdoor air. Particulates are known sources of allergens and are implicated in more serious illnesses such as childhood asthma. Inorganic dust particles as [...]

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Setting your Thermostat for Savings

September 5, 2012

Varying weather conditions in Ontario can really give your HVAC system a run for its money – literally. Summertime temperatures can reach uncomfortably high levels, especially when humidity is present, forcing homeowners to crank up the AC. By contrast, homeowners will crank up the heat in the winter when temperatures drop below freezing.  For many [...]

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Tips for End of Summer Air Conditioning Savings

September 5, 2012

As we approach the end of summer, it’s a good idea to give your air conditioning system some service, as it’s been humming along for a few months and may need attention.   Most of these tips are things you can do to make your system more efficient and protect it from unnecessary wear and [...]

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Top 5 Tips for the Optimal Daily Routine

September 5, 2012

September has arrived and with it a reminder that summer is almost over for another year. For some people, this means a return to the everyday grind. The kids go back to school, our yearly vacations are over and the weekend trips to the beach are but a memory.  Here’s how you can get into [...]

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Planning the Perfect Stress-Free Thanksgiving

September 5, 2012

Thanksgiving is still a month away, which means there is just the right amount of time to plan the perfect family Thanksgiving and mitigate all of the stress that comes along with it. The key, however, is to start planning now.   Everyone knows how stressful the holidays can be and Thanksgiving typically signals the [...]

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Effectively Keeping Your Home Cool

July 29, 2012

In Ontario and surrounding areas, this summer has been tremendously hot and most of the energy used by HVAC systems goes into cooling your home. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to use your air conditioner more efficiently and to decrease the amount of heat entering your home.  Increasing the efficiency of your air [...]

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