Smart Thermostat: What makes a thermostat smart? In our connected world, a smart thermostat is one that grants access to itself via the internet. Whether that access is a website, a phone app or voice control via google or alexa, if you can control it’s basic...
Air conditioning systems dehumidify as well as cool the air. (the first air conditioner was installed in a printing shop to keep the paper dry so it didn’t have to close on humid summer days) They cool by reducing sensible heat (lowering temperature) and...
75° F & < 60% Humidity In the news these days you will find energy companies asking homeowner to keep their thermostats 78° and up. If you put your thermostat at 78° and don’t feel comfortable, why is that? Humidity! Most people feel hotter when the...
Bacteria (white slime): Bacteria (it was previously commly thought to be algae, but is now known to be bacteria) seeks a warm/moist environment to grow with a good food supply, which can be found in oversized, short cycling AC equipment as well as dirty air filters...
Tons of Ice In the early days of cooling, ice harvested from lakes in the winter was stored and used as the medium to absorb the summer heat from the air. Blow a fan over ice, the heat of the air is absorbed by the ice (the cool of the ice is not added to the air)....
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