I want one of those fancy new thermostats!

I want one of those fancy new thermostats!

I live in a very cold climate and rely on my furnace to keep me warm all winter. I’m a baker and it is impossible to make sourdough if the house is cold. It must be kept at a very warm and comfortable temperature. I place my sourdough starter in a warm room that is

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Warm feet, hot heart

Warm feet, hot heart

One of the best presents that I ever gave myself was the upgrade of my radiant flooring. The winters used to be the most miserable part of the Year for me however now I have actually come to enjoy them. I used to spend the four months out of the Year complaining and feeling achy

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The addition to our home will need additional ductwork

The addition to our home will need additional ductwork

I know that the addition to our home is going to need some additional ductwork once we get started, and I am a little bit concerned that it is going to end up pushing us over our budget. We have been saving up a lot of money over the past couple of years so that

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Office politics causes heating troubles

Office politics causes heating troubles

When my hubby first took his job as an accountant downtown, he was absolutely gleeful about making manager one day. He worked long hours, went in on weekends, plus pretty much did whatever the boss wanted. He thought that all of this was showing his loyalty to the contractor plus that he would be rewarded

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Increase Comfort in the winter with a Humidifier

Increase Comfort in the winter with a Humidifier

The combination of heated air and tightly insulated houses can reduce humidity indoors, resulting in scratchy throats, frequent nosebleeds, dry skin, and static electricity in the winter. The self-explanatory solution to all these problems is to install a humidifier, which increases the moisture levels in recognizable rooms or throughout the entire house. A humidity level

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Trying to make sense of all the HVAC deals

Trying to make sense of all the HVAC deals

Thee is so much to choose from and it seems that each HVAC dealer has a different promotion going year round. Trying to make your way through life by making the best choices can be difficult. Everything in life can be gotten at a better deal if you know where to look. There is always

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Getting proactive for Summer Heating plus A/C savings

Getting proactive for Summer Heating plus A/C savings

It’s that time of year again; I realize that it’s only the start of January but that’s pre-Springtime for us. I live far enough south that we are actually already seeing pollen starting to cover the cars. It’s not full on yet but it has started, as soon as I have to scrub any pollen

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I was on a road trip when my AC went out

I was on a road trip when my AC went out

My wife honestly enjoys road trips, plus so do most of my children. I do not understand why they care about road trips so much because I honestly hate them, but to me, there is hardly anything worse than sitting in a automobile for hours upon hours.. It feels like such a waste of time

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Having great air quality is important

Having great air quality is important

The best afternoons I prefer walking my pet is when there is good air quality outside. Having good air quality outside is the best time to do any kind of walking. And especially when it comes to walking my pet! This is the one reason why I like to take them for a walk in

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HVAC upgrade completes renovation

HVAC upgrade completes renovation

I wasn’t so sure that work on this house would ever end. But going into this project, I knew there was going to be a lot of work. My wife and I have tackled other home renovations in other houses. Yet, we had never taken on a project of this scale and scope. We bought

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Mom needs a maintenance plan

Mom needs a maintenance plan

I have consistently had to mother my own mother. She isn’t developmentally disabled, that I know of. She just has never honestly been all the bright! As a result, I was consistently the one taking care of the family, making sure the younger youngsters did their homework, plus cleaning up the house. As the oldest,

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I chipped my teeth on an a/c

I chipped my teeth on an a/c

I care about to help people. It is just one of those things that brings me a lot of joy. My hubby says that I help people too much because I often will neglect my own health and safety to help others, which is legitimately true. I have tried to work on saying no to

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Don't adjust the temperature on the thermostat too often

Don't adjust the temperature on the thermostat too often

I have a tendency to want things exactly a particular way. The temperature in a room is something I obsess over, then for the longest time, I had a terrible habit concerning this. I would fiddle within my thermostat way too often. For a while, I did not realize just how damaging this could be

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