Take a hot shower with your air conditioner! I don’t mean this literally of course. That would be weird, might electrocute you, and ruin your air conditioner besides. I’m talking about free hot water via a heat recovery system that taps into your air conditioner’s heat energy to heat your shower, dishwasher and washer water. Is this real technology, or some mythical marketing hype? Read on and we’ll explore residential heat recovery and who it might work for. Read More
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Disturbing Tales – Why (and How) to Clean Window AC Units
Well, here in the northeast summer has fully arrived. For those of you in the mid and southwest it feels as if the Earth is on fire. Now that it finally got warm enough to warrant it, I decided (with the gentle, sweet help of my wife) to put the window AC’s in. For the first time, I decided a clean window AC unit might be a wise move. What led to this change in procedure you might ask? It has to do with our new neighbors. What we saw will make you want to clean your window AC units right now! Read More