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How the Energy Star Most Efficient Label Can Benefit Your Alton Area Home Edit

May 29, 2014 December 22, 2017

If you’re looking to upgrade your air conditioner, furnace or another appliance, the Energy Star Most Efficient designation is worth watching for. Whether you’re up in Alton or down south by Carbon Glen, Maryville, and Troy, it takes quality heating and cooling systems to deal with the highly variable Southwest Illinois climate. By looking for …

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Terms You Should Learn: AFUE, SEER and HSPF Edit

May 13, 2014 January 4, 2018

If you are considering adding to or upgrading your whole-house HVAC system, you should learn the terms AFUE, SEER, HSPF, among others. These acronyms all stand for efficiency rating systems for heating or cooling systems. By ensuring each system – whether it’s a furnace, heat pump or A/C – is the most efficient model you …

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Are You Setting Your Heat Pump at the Right Balance Point for Wintertime Comfort?Edit

December 3, 2013 March 15, 2021

Air-source heat pumps work on a novel principle: instead of directly producing the heat that you need to keep warm through the winter, the heat pump will find heat energy in the outside air and bring it into your home, using refrigerant as the medium of heat exchange. But for it to be effective at doing …

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