On hot summer days, there is nothing quite so wonderful as a fully functioning air conditioning unit. These days, these handy units are such a big part of our summers that it can be hard to remember how we got along before they existed. One thing that is not quite so wonderful, however, is how expensive they can be to maintain. If you have had an air [...]

With the dog days of summer firmly upon us, finding ways to keep the hottest rooms in your house cool can be a tricky undertaking. Uneven cooling efforts lead to higher electricity costs as you run your residential air conditioning longer, with less efficiency. This problem can be especially common in older homes that were built before modern [...]