Improving Your Home’s Efficiency is Easy with An Energy Audit

June 12, 2014

An energy audit is an assessment of your home’s overall energy efficiency and gives you a guide to making improvements that will lower your cooling and heating bills. These audits take into account your home’s insulation levels, air infiltration rates, and locations, and may include an assessment of your HVAC system’s ductwork efficiency. Licensed energy auditors and HVAC contractors can provide these audits and the most accurate tools to use to measure home efficiency include a blower door, combined with thermographic or infrared cameras. The blower door is an adjustable metal door that sits inside an

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What is Bipolar Ionization and How it Improves Your Indoor Air Quality

June 10, 2014

Modern homes are typically sealed up tight as a drum. Although this is a plus for energy-efficient living, on the down side it’s a stumbling block to healthy ventilation, which compromises your indoor air quality. However, you can use the same technology in your home that hospitals employ to clean the air — bipolar ionization. How it Works Bipolar ionization requires no chemicals or harmful substances to purify the air. Instead, it uses an electronic device to supply voltage to a two-electrode tube, which produces an ionization field. Health Benefits The ions

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Ductless Mini Split Systems Could Be a Good Addition to Your Home

June 5, 2014

A growing number of homeowners are singing the praises of ductless mini-split systems for a plethora of good reasons, such as energy-efficient cooling and heating, practical installation options and whisper-quiet operation. Read on to see how a ductless mini-split could be a nice addition to your home’s new addition. Ductless Mini-Split Systems Ductless mini-split systems are air-source A/Cs and heat pumps, and use the same refrigeration principles for cooling and heating as your larger central system. Ductless systems, however, are designed with compact components to deliver point-of-use cooling and heating, and here’s how:

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Do You Have a Plan? Investing in an HVAC Maintenance Plan

May 29, 2014

If you’re not investing in an HVAC maintenance plan, the heating and cooling system in your Central Arizona home is susceptible to unexpected repairs and various other problems that directly affect your health and your wallet. When your HVAC unit is well-maintained, your indoor air quality improves, your home is running at maximum efficiency and you can rest easy knowing the unit is functioning safely. Benefits of a HVAC Maintenance Plan Lower Energy Costs – A heating and cooling unit that is maintained by a professional HVAC company run at maximum energy

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What’s Involved in an HVAC Maintenance Check

May 27, 2014

Having a professional HVAC maintenance check is one of the best things you can have done for your peace of mind. You will know positively that both your heating and cooling will be good to go next time you need it, whether it is for summer cooling or winter heating. This is a comprehensive procedure that involves checking for problems and doing basic upkeep on every maintenance procedure. For example, the basics of every HVAC maintenance check includes: Checking the thermostat settings. Tightening all electrical connections. Lubricating all moving parts, including motor bearings

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Pet Allergies Can Be Debilitating: How an Air Cleaner Can Help, and Other Tips

January 30, 2014

Allergies are a complex condition; they can strike unexpectedly, or they can be something that plagues you from childhood. You can become sensitive to almost any substance in the environment, including, unfortunately, the pets in your home. Though getting rid of your dogs or cats is likely unthinkable, there are things you can do to address pet allergies. Pet Allergies and Symptoms The most common cause of allergic reactions to cats and dogs is to the dander they produce. Similar to humans (we produce dandruff and shed skin cells, too), pets regularly shed dander

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Those Energy-Efficiency Upgrades That You Make Today–They Could Help You Sell Your Home Tomorrow

December 5, 2013

Advanced technology has helped to create many products for today’s homes that make it a better place to live. Homeowners now have access to energy-efficiency upgrades for heating, cooling, water, and appliances that add comfort, convenience, and increased value to a home. Energy-efficiency upgrades cut costs, conserve energy, protect the environment, and add valuable features to your home that prospective buyers will find appealing. Heating – In most climates, we would advise homeowners to upgrade to a high-efficiency furnace if their current model is more than 10-15 years old. However, in the Phoenix area, cooling

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How To Prepare An Outdoor Air Conditioner for Winter

October 30, 2013

Wolff Mechanical not only helps with Scottsdale air conditioning services, but also is also available to help with heaters and water heaters. Winter is starting to enter the desert and you need to protect your air conditioning unit during the winter months. Last winter Phoenix saw snow in low levels and cold temperatures that can cause damage to outdoor units. Today we would like to share a few tips to help protect your outdoor air conditioning system during the winter months. Wolff Mechanical Five Tips For Winter Air Conditioning Protection Turn off the power

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Why Choose AtmosAir?

October 2, 2013

Wolff Mechanical is available for Scottsdale air conditioning services. One thing that is important to us is the quality of the air you breathe in your home or office. Many people in Arizona spend a lot of time indoors especially during the warmer months and air purification should be just as important to you as it is to us. We offer AtmosAir products to help remove toxins from the air in homes and offices in order to help you breathe clean air. Why Choose AtmosAir? AtmosAir is a great option to help purify the

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If You’re Using Your Programmable Thermostat Correctly, You’re Enjoying Energy Savings

April 16, 2013

A programmable thermostat is ideal for homeowners who want complete control over the temperature in their homes. These nifty little devices give you the power to determine what temperature you want your home to be at any given time. For example, if you get out of bed at 6 a.m., you can set the programmable thermostat to 72 degrees at 5:45 a.m. so your home will be warm when you wake up.Even though programmable thermostats can increase your home’s energy efficiency, make sure you’re using them correctly to ensure you’re getting the maximum energy savings available.

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