Author Archives: Brad Bradley

The DIY Energy Audit: A Saturday Project With Long-Term Savings Potential

During a time when energy prices continue to skyrocket, it’s worthwhile to have an energy audit performed. This helps you determine where your home’s energy efficiency could improve to give

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Sizing Your Replacement A/C: The ABC’s Of Manual J

If you have made the decision that this is the year you’re going to install a new air conditioner, you should be aware that having your system correctly sized is

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Tend To Your Heat Pump This Spring, While You’re Tidying The Yard

Spring is the time of year that we start spending more time outdoors here in central Virginia. We begin to take more notice of the lawn, flower beds, garden and

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Freon Prices Are Going Up: Time To Retire That Aging A/C?

Announcement – it’s just become an excellent time for Richmond-area homeowners to purchase new, high-efficiency air conditioning systems. The reason is that most existing A/C systems in the country (about

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Solar Water Heating: Calculating How Much You’ll Save

If you’re weighing the costs and benefits of installing solar water heater, you may find that the long-term return on such an investment is well worth it. To help you

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Why It Pays To Have A Zoning System, Whether You Want A Single Temperature Or Several

Keeping your home either warm in winter or cool in summer can be a challenge. This is especially the case if you live in a multistory home. You may often

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When Clean Air’s A Priority, Duct Cleaning Is A Necessity

If you have allergies, asthma or another chronic condition such as COPD, you know how vital it is to keep your home’s air as free from contaminants as possible. Duct

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Foolproof Ways To Hold Down Your Water-Heating Costs

Saving hot water is an easy way to lower your energy bill. Water-heating costs come right after heating and cooling your home as the largest energy consumers in a typical

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Did You Nurse Your Furnace Through The Heating Season? Why Now’s The Best Time To Buy

Replacing a furnace during the winter can be costly. This is when contractors are busiest. A business that must work overtime or hire extra technicians to install a unit during

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Invest Your Tax Return In A Heat Pump, And You’ll Enjoy The Payoff For Years To Come

If you’re looking at replacing the HVAC system in your Richmond area home, a heat pump is an economical option to consider. Heat pumps offer much greater efficiency than furnaces

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