We're Chillin With Our New Frigidaire Heat Pump
There were several reasons for my silence yesterday. 1. We were up at 5 and did all of our pre-school activities. 2. We had school from 9-12. 3. About 9:30, the duct people arrived to assess our air flow, then they said that they would ... it lovely? And so clean.... Our new outdoor heat pump. It is quiet, bigger than the other [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 11:32:30
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Otaku Cleaning Time
When it comes to cleaning, I'm awesome at it because I like to see everything clean and in its proper order.However, when it comes to dusting, I dislike it because I have to dust every three days. My tools ... is this air conditioner duct because it is located right above............. My Gundam model kits. It takes [more...]
Date: 2008-10-26 04:01:00
Workers spend weekend using heavy equipment to build ice castle
SPICER - For the 14th time in 21 years, Spicer will have an ice castle for its Winterfest celebration. Advertisement: AFFORDABLE AIR AFFORDABLE AIR $10 Off Any One Service $10 OFF ANY ONE SERVICE- INCLUDING HEAT, AIRCONDITIONING, DUCT CLEANING, PLUMBING AND ELECTRIC. Expires Jan. 31, 2009 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 05:59:01
Laptop Tips: Must Know If You Have Laptop
If you are having a laptop for work purpose then I can imagine how much you love it, ... computer and storm inside with an air blower and clean all the dust by just pressing a button, second laptops are sensitive if you let so much dust enter in it then you’ll end up blocking its exhaust duct [more...]
Date: 2008-07-26 12:49:25
Warm Your Home With A Wood Furnace
Wood furnace is also known as a coal fired furnace that burns wood or coal in a sealed firebox to heat an exchanger ... with regards to air conditioning, evaporating coil as well as duct works clearance from combustibles due ... the cabinet or jacket, firebox, blower, access doors for stroking and cleaning and small blower to fan [more...]
Date: 2008-06-28 11:14:34
January Green Moms Carnival - Global Warming
Welcome to our January 2009 Green Moms Carnival! ... at GreenTalk tells us to Give your ducts some TLC to stop global warming At Non-Toxic Kids you’ll find tips on how to save gas, clean the air and stop climate change. At Passion [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 18:00:00
FS: CLEAN! 01' Integra F7|Hondata|SRR|ITR|S2 & more!
I love this car and thought i would never sell it! But i have a chance to make a big move and I'm gonna take it ... water pump GReddy Air duct plate Blox cam cap ITR FULL exhaust 8K HIDS Yellow high beam bulbs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. [more...]
Date: 2008-10-05 19:28:27
Bacon on the gas grill
Suburban Living Science Report #1: Bacon on the gas grill. Our humble suburban Deck House ( ... and trained contractor resulted in the 10″ duct carrying this 1200 CFM stream of air terminating in a roof ... if you’re patient. The grease disappears magically into the burners. There is no pan to clean [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 22:28:47
Getting a little practice in
Advertisement: AFFORDABLE AIR AFFORDABLE AIR $10 Off Any One Service $10 OFF ANY ONE SERVICE- INCLUDING HEAT, AIRCONDITIONING, DUCT CLEANING, PLUMBING AND ELECTRIC. Expires Jan. 31, 2009 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 00:00:00
Are you more secure?
Are you more secure? Posted on June 24, 2008 by Annie The Atlanta Journal-Constitution often reports on the foibles and follies of the CDC, ... air out of the lab and into a “clean” hallway. Nine CDC workers were tested in May ... its local neighbor. But consider the latest use of duct tape and national security as practiced [more...]
Date: 2008-06-24 20:12:24
Appliance Tune-up
Back when fuel prices were up around $4.00/gallon, the mere anticipation of winter energy costs was enough to send a shiver down people’s spines ... . Keep the coils well ventilated and clean so that heat doesn’t build up. Washers & Dryers Almost ... filter clean and separating your loads by thickness of material (i.e. don’t dry towels with bed [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 07:02:38
Five insane upgrades you should never do
Just because you can do something, that doesn't mean you should. That old truism goes double for computers. But some PC geeks are so fanatical about performance, so doggedly determined to push their hardware to extremes, that they'll go to ridiculous lengths to wring a few more clock cycles out of their components or add a little more cool factor [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 17:55:15
Cleaning Up Black Mold
Someone at home has been having a bout of respiratory ailments recently. No matter how much medicine ingested, the hacking cough remains ... the furniture, carpet, books, and the air we breathe can be full of spores that have circulated where the molds are growing. The worse is when they grow in between walls or in airconditioning ducts where [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 14:38:13
Can Honeywell Furnace Filters Really Help You Save Money?
One of the best brands in furnaces is Honeywell. In order to get your Honeywell furnace to run at its peak level, ... and dirt and help your house stay fresh. In addition to getting the air quality of your rooms in better ... who are familiar with homes that contain boilers or radiated heat often just can’t understand about gas-forced air [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 16:11:27
9 Ways to Control Your Allergies Symptoms
By K. Ngo An allergy is a hypersensitive response by the body’s immune system normally attributed to environmental, substances, foods, or drugs. The typical allergic response can include some or all of the following: runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes, dark circles under the eyes (especially in children) [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 14:41:11
BMX Vs. Cars (Part Two)
The second, and hopefully last edition of BMX Vs. Cars… This round features: Alfredo Mancuso, Big Daddy, Scotty Cranmer, Dave Mirra, Heath Pinter, ... m more into adding a little performance and an overall clean look and feel to the car ... , Dinan Carbon Fiber Cold Air Intake, Tein Basic Suspension Coilovers, Dual in-dash DVD Player, BBS [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:42:30
Cleaning Your Air Ducts - Not
From some of the emails we have been getting it is sounding like many of you are doing a great job of getting up and getting busy cleaning and ... about cleaning your air ducts. Sometimes they can make things worse too because of the moisture left behind ... to have our air ducts cleaned hoping that will help with our families allergies but it doesn’t [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 16:12:40
Furnace Cleaning For Your Home Enviroment
Why should I have my furnaces cleaning? According to the NADCA standards the removal of contaminants such as the collection of fungi, bacteria, ... to problems for those with asthma or severe allergies. Does air duct cleaning services affect the energy ... to the best of their ability, for a list of NADCA members near you, click here. Air duct cleaning [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 11:38:57
Your Time: 52 Things
It's the New Year, so I decided to provide a checklist for people to try out. Try a different one every week! ... of your fridge twice a year. 7. Change or clean the air filter for you furnace one a month. Makes ... florescent or LED bulb. 2. Install a programmable timer on things like outdoor lights, air [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 19:53:25
Make a New Year’s Resolution to give your HVAC a Tune-Up
Every year, we make New Year’s Resolutions to lose weight, get more sleep, and eat healthier ... discussion about how to give a little heating and cooling duct TLC, right? Move the couch. Check ... . Dirt will slow air flow and increase energy costs. I have an electrostatic air filter which [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 02:07:47
Discover Great 3m Furnace Filters
by Joseph Bary A 3m furnace filter is one that will stop the majority of the debris, grit and dirt from your furnace ... cleaned once every 24 months. This is almost always done by a professional. Cleaning up the air ducts ... as you are using the furnace more regularly. You should be careful about keeping up with your furnace cleaning [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 18:26:34
Tapping the Earth for home heating and cooling
Tapping the Earth for home heating and cooling Filed under Heat Pump News from across the World by admin January 14, ... air and hot water systems but not steam heat. Starting in 2006, nearby Harvard University installed ... in it because it’s a clean energy technology or because they’re looking to escape fossil fuel prices, said [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 16:29:22
Asbestos in the home
Asbestos in the home Submitted by: Michael Del Greco, New Jersey Home Inspector Lic GI 0121, President of Accurate Inspections, Inc, ... were developing cancers caused by asbestos in the air they were breathing. These cancers affect ... , heating pipes, ducts, boilers and furnaces would typically have insulations that contain asbestos [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 20:07:19
as taken from the san francisco chronicle. lazily edited by me.
25 low-cost, maximum-impact tips for a green 2009Cameron Scott, Special to SFGate.comFriday, January 9, 2009 1 ... . Done7. Stop buying expensive and toxic cleaning products. You can accomplish nearly all household cleaning and maintenance tasks with vinegar, baking soda, and boric acid. Download natural cleanser [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 20:52:34
Save Energy at Home - How to Reduce Your Energy Bills
Energy expenses make up a large amount of household expenditures ... s a network of air canal. External Bound The casing of the house is vital to saving energy. Wall ... in. Temperature Analysis Air conditioning and residential heating systems are often more powerful than they need [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 21:00:24
Heating up your home but not your bills
Whether home heating bills or energy conservation are your motivation, there are easy, ... costs. Clean or change furnace filters once a month or as needed. Invest in a permanent filter ... doors and windows. You can use leftover fabric, old clothing, etc., and stuff.Clean warm-air registers [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 12:59:59
Freeze Your Air Conditioning Costs
My wife and I are fortunate to live in a moderate climate and we were able to get by without using air conditioning until this week ... are a few things I do to save money on air conditioning costs: Air Conditioning and Fans Open windows ... minutes before we get home. It works well and saves us a lot of money. Use an air vent booster [more...]
Date: 2008-06-13 15:00:54
How Should I Clean My Air Duct?
How Should I Clean My Air Duct? AC Ducts require a strict maintenance regimen that is often different from measures taken for external parts and filters. If regular replacing and cleaning of filters are helpful in reducing the debris or dust in the home, it is time to check conduits which carry cleaned air from one room to the other [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 03:17:33
Fall checklist for a safer, warmer home
10 tasks that improve energy efficiency, save lives By Paul Bianchina, ... not regular duct tape, which doesn’t last. Also, check to be sure that all of the ducts are up off the ground ... small or seemingly insignificant — allow cold outside air to enter your home. The result [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 22:10:25
A-POWERED TRAINS IN GLASS TUBES (Dec, 1956)
view additional pages A-POWERED TRAINS IN GLASS TUBES They’ll give airliner speeds plus weather-free reliability ... -girdling tubes at speeds and in comfort far surpassing that of modern air travel, is no longer ... tubes, propelled at airplane speeds by compressed air. He also envisions glass-sheathed spaceships [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 04:06:52
10 Ways to Cut Your Home Heating Bill
Let’s keep our homes warm, happy, clean and green this winter! The green revolution isn’t just about doing right by the planet ... ) Clean energy – A clean furnace is an efficient furnace. Check your filters, check your ducts ... 3 to 8 percent from your bill. Next, get wet – moist air holds heat better and FEELs warmer [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 20:28:34
My Honeywell UV Air Purifier Is the Best
If you are a constant sufferer of allergies and always find yourself getting sick, ... my air clean. This has been a total godsend and I am truly blessed to feel so much better ... then perhaps a Honeywell UV air purifier is the answer for to your problems. I installed mine [more...]
Date: 2008-12-14 17:50:57
MORE Terms You Need to Know When Going Green
Here is part two of my posts on terms. The more that you know, the easier it is to make sense of the vast amount of information being thrown about today. Here are a few more terms that are often used, but rarely explained. RECYCLED CONTENT: Recycled content refers to the amount of a product that has been made from recycled materials [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 23:47:50
Honeywell Furnace Filters: Meeting The Needs Of The Consumer
by Joseph Bary One of the most respected names in furnaces is Honeywell ... your house stay fresh. In addition to keeping the air quality of your house in improved condition, they also ... boilers or radiated heat often do not understand about gas-forced air. Gas-forced air is pumped through [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 23:10:30
Looks
George, Madeleine. 2008. Looks. Start in the sky. Look down at the valley. Green, plush, peaceful landscape ... and the air-conditioning ducts and the bundles of wiring and the soft acoustic tiles, until you burst ... of the university, the clean white spires of the Congregational churches, the flat green welcome mat [more...]
Date: 2008-06-26 15:05:04
Carefully with the mold in your home
Do you ever feel breathless while in the house? Breathless can be caused by several things, in addition to dust and dirty air can also be caused by a fungus or molds in the wall next ... suspicious-smelling carpets, and using white vinegar or bleach to clean mold from garbage cans [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 13:56:59
The Gifts of the Body
People who are dying are not statistics. People who are dying are loved ones; parents and children, family and friends. People who are dying have bodies, dying human bodies with needs identical to the needs of those of us with healthy bodies. We understand so much about AIDS now - how it transmits, how the virus cruelly mutates, [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 21:08:15
Dryer Vent Cleaning to Prevent Dryer Fires
by Gina Fazil Most people do their part to keep their house, and all their appliances, in working order. Most people schedule a regular professional furnace cleaning, but few think ... from your home. The moisture helps the lint stick to the sides of the dryer ducts instead of making its way [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 09:35:09
The Need for Humidifiers
Dry winter air can wreak havoc on the body, causing a variety of cold and allergy symptoms. Dry air can also harm paint and wood furniture ... humidity. Humidifiers are designed to increase the moisture, or humidity, in the air. Humidifiers ... and electronically sent into the air. Cool mist humidifiers, also called evaporative humidifiers, use [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 11:16:57
Regular check ups can increase the longevity of air conditioners
All electrical appliances need regular cleaning and check-ups to ensure that they function in the correct manner ... often forget that air conditioners need cleaning and maintenance to help them run efficiently ... them on a regular basis. It is necessary that you check the air ducts once in a while to remove any [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 15:10:06
Dryer Vent Cleaning to Save on Energy Bills
by Gina Fazil Most people do their part to keep their house, and all their appliances, in working order. Most people schedule a regular professional furnace cleaning, but few think ... of your home. When the ducts become clogged, the dryer must work harder to remove the moisture [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 09:38:21
The Blogosfear - Part V
Part I/Part II/Part III/Part IV/Part V/Part VI/Part VII/Part VIII The family’s plans for Halloween were somewhat spurious this year. Given the option of a night in my mother-in-law’s or a weekend at my cousin’s house in Mullingar, I chose option C; (I had to fake a rather good breakdown for this option to be plausible) [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 22:59:17
Dryer Vent Cleaning to Save on Energy Bills
Dryer Vent Cleaning to Save on Energy Bills By Gina Fazil | January 7, 2009 by Gina Fazil Most people do their part to keep their house, ... cleaning, but few think to do so for their clothes dryer. Generally, when it comes to keeping a dryer ... vent cleaning professional has special tools for getting to the difficult areas. An annual cleaning [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 09:16:22
Happy Green 2009 from GH - Time to clean behind your fridge, check your furnace, change a lightbulb and save money!
Happy New Year. It's 2009 and one resolution we should all make is to think about our impact on the planet this year ... , but really, hey the main thing is to clean the coils - you pull it out from the wall and vacuum ... . But, at least pull the filters and either replace them, or clean them. This should be done at least [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 02:11:42
Properly Seal your Duct Work to Save Money
Sealing your duct work is a great way to improve the energy efficiency of your home. Ducts run all through your home transporting hot and cold air ... of your home and keep your duct work clean Save the Environment: Lower HVAC energy requirements mean less ... duct work may develop kinks that restrict air flow. Check that all the flexible ducts are tidy [more...]
Date: 2008-12-05 11:30:07
Nightly Ramble:Winter? Snowplows, Rahm Blago, And Other Corrupto-crats
Welcome one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the sphere… Bitsblog’s Nightly Ramble. Upwards of 50 degrees around here today. Weird after so much snow. It’s all gone now, of course, but fear not; the forecast is for cold and snow moving in for the season within the next week [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 21:01:43
Discover Great 3m Furnace Filters - Part 3
However, you still are required to maintain the furnace. When you operate a furnace, you have to clean it regularly. This means having the furnace cleaned up once every couple of years. This is usually carried out by a professional. Cleaning the air ducts is also a good idea if you wish to make the air [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 14:24:36
Joe asks Jody Victor : Making The Old Look New
Joe asks Jody Victor : Making The Old Look New by Joe Victor on Thu 08 Jan 2009 08: ... any carpet-upholstery cleaning spray or spot remover on the seats. On carpeted foor mats ... get loaded with ingrained mud, sand and debris. Upholstery can gather multiple stains from food, children [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 13:00:00
“Passive Houses” — Heating without furnaces, and other heat pump world news
“Passive Houses” — Heating without furnaces, and other heat pump world news Filed under Heat Pump News from across the World by admin Hey, ... with mold and stale air. A new air circulating system, in which cold air gong in is heated by the warm air going out, has solved this problem. But the sophisticated windows and heat-exchange ventilation [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 13:51:24
Air Conditioners - How to Cut Running Costs in Half
In today?s world, most people have invested in one form of an air conditioner or another. We have either window air conditioners in our homes or central air conditioners. They keep ... of running an air conditioner? When compared to the common household fan the amount of electricity [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 08:56:40
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