In Like a Lion: Dealing with Temperature Swings
As most local heating and cooling companies can tell you, March is a notoriously fickle month.
Some years we get 31 days of early spring, other years
winter throws its big blow-out.
It’s a very changeable month, hence the old saying “If March
comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb.” It’s a pretty
straightforward concept: it’s winter when the month begins and spring when it
ends.
But what about years when March goes from lion to lamb and
back in the space of a few weeks or even a few days? It’s a fact of life for
heating and cooling companies: these… Read More
There’s hot, and then there’s too hot.
Many of us look forward to summer’s arrival, but some summer
days go past “uncomfortable” to flat-out dangerous, with heat so high that
staying outside becomes unadvisable.
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No one likes to think that they’re wasting money.
We all take efforts to get a good deal on the things we purchase, to make wise investments, to live within our means.
But sometimes, we throw money away without even thinking about it and without even leaving the house. Take your air conditioner: any AC repair company will tell you that if you’re not using it efficiently, you’re throwing money away.
Here are 10 ways you might be wasting energy – and thus money – at home. Continue Reading... 