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Your Fall Home Maintenance Checklist: How Much Have You Gotten Checked Off?
At this time of the year, many homeowners are already beginning their preparations for the cooler weather. Before you know it, the temperatures will start to fall, so it’s definitely not too early to...
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What Makes for Good Ductwork Design? You’ll Need to Know for Your New Home or...
Whether you are building a new home, or are undertaking substantial renovation, implementing good ductwork design can save you money and improve the efficiency of your home heating and cooling...
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When You’re Upgrading HVAC Equipment and Appliances, Go With the Energy Star...
In today’s economy, homeowners are looking for ways to conserve energy and reduce home energy costs. In a typical household, heating and cooling costs now account for about 50 percent of home energy...
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Take a Little Time for Sealing Air Leaks Before Winter Gets Too Far Along
Weatherstripping and caulking your Cleveland area home is an important safeguard against winter’s cold and wind. The sooner you plug air leaks in your home’s exterior, the sooner you’ll start saving...
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Your Cleveland Home Has Several HVAC Systems: Here’s How They Work Together
You may think the cooling and heating abilities of your home come from completely different systems, but modern climate control technologies have allowed the integration of air conditioners and...
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Plumbing Tips for Fall to Keep Your Pipes Flowing
With summer coming to an end and fall quickly approaching, there are a few things you should do to prepare for the upcoming Northeast Ohio fall and winter. One of them is checking your plumbing....
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Effective Ways to Detect Carbon Monoxide in Your Oberlin Home
When inhaled in large amounts, carbon monoxide can be highly noxious. Because it has no smell and can’t be seen, homeowners need to know how to detect leaks in their homes. The longer a person is...
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Easy Ways to Winterize Plumbing and Pipes in Your Oberlin Home
If winter temperatures dip to 20 degrees or below, the water lines in your home are vulnerable to freezing. When plumbing pipes freeze, the water inside expands. The pressure this expansion creates can...
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5 Simple Ways to Cut Your Home Heating Costs This Winter
It isn’t difficult or expensive to cut your home heating costs without having to sacrifice your comfort. Not only will these tips increase your wintertime comfort, they’ll lower your energy usage...
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Essential Maintenance Tips for Home Heating Boilers
Home heating boilers should never be repaired by do-it-yourselfers, and even the manufacturer’s recommended annual servicing should be completed by a qualified heating and cooling technician. However,...
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Why is My Hot Water Discolored & How Do I Fix It?
Household hot water should be as clear and colorless as cold water. When it’s not, your water heater is the most likely suspect. Hot water heaters have average expected life spans of only around 12...
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Got a Clogged Sewer Line? Here Are the Next Steps You Should Take
It’s disheartening when you realize you’ve got a slow-draining sink, bathtub or toilet, but the main issues are determining how serious the blockage is, and where it is located. The worst case scenario...
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How to Change and Control a Room’s Humidity Level
Your home environment’s humidity has a lot of impacts on your health, comfort, and home maintenance, with problems arising if the humidity gets either too high or too low. If you can control a room’s...
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How to Prevent Mineral Buildup in Your Home Humidifier
When trying to relieve your Cleveland area home from excessive dryness, it is likely you use a home humidifier. When using the humidifier to add moisture to the air, you may have noticed a fine white...
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Tips for Troubleshooting Common Toilet Problems
Nobody loves a broken toilet. When something goes wrong, our first reaction is to get it fixed right away, but calling a plumber is often unnecessary. Read up on these simple steps for troubleshooting...
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Air Conditioner Maintenance Any Cleveland Homeowner Can Handle
If you expect your cooling system to handle the heat of the greater Cleveland area’s summers, you’ll need to stay on top of your air conditioner maintenance. Annual professional maintenance alone isn’t...
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8 Tips for Keeping Cooling Costs Low in Cleveland This Summer
When the temperature outside your home rises, chances are your electricity bill may as well. Like most homeowners, you don’t want to swelter inside your own residence, but you also don’t want to shell...
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Easy Ways to Reduce Household Dust and Improve Indoor Air Quality
Dust can be discouraging. Some homes just seem more prone to dust than others, as it penetrates through tiny leaks around windows or enters when the door is opened. If your home seems perennially...
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How to Reduce Your Water Bill This Summer
If your household water consumption is comparable to the average American family’s, you’re paying for approximately 3,000 gallons of water a month per person. Implementing the following strategies to...
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Common Reasons Why Your A/C Is Blowing Hot Air
One of the first things you may do when your A/C is blowing hot air is check the thermostat setting while thinking to yourself, “There must be some mistake.” Sometimes we set the thermostat to heating...
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