Smart Thermostat Facts

I work for an architectural firm in the heart of downtown.

The firm has over 900 employees of several unusual backgrounds. It is entirely nice to see designers, engineers plus builders come together plus create a masterpiece. My branch of the corporation focuses of healthcare design. There are several complicated laws plus such surrounding the building of a hospital or medical office building because they household sick patients. My friend and I normally have to outsource Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C engineers that work in healthcare exclusively. This can get severely costly, but our corporation just had a revelation. My friend and I decided to expand the office plus hire our own Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C engineers. This means my friend and I can now have all of our Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C needs plus repairs done in house, saving the corporation thousands over the course of a year. My friend and I have one patron that is certainally difficult plus paranoid about making sure all the HVAC duct plus air conditioner units are all up to codes plus standards. I understand they are only trying to make sure they pass inspections. It is also important that their patients don’t come to the hospital plus then leave even more sick. There can giant problems if the air filters don’t work respectfully plus dust particles are floating in the air. It can cause patients lungs to fill up with germs plus several patients need wash air to breathe so they can heal. Our Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C engineer are the best of the best plus know exactly what they are doing, however so my friend and I feel 100% confident that they will be able to help service this difficult patron plus meet all of their needs.

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I have lived in the same household for around fifteen years.

• It is the same condo my Grandparents lived in and they passed in onto my parents.

It is a attractive household and my family has become undoubtedly comfortable, especially because the condo is paid off, because my parents no longer have a mortgage payment, the decided to do some big renovations to our home. They started with our family room appliance and got state of the art new technology put in. Our refrigerator now has a TV, the ice unit is automatic and the dishwasher will text you when the dishes are dry, next, they wanted to move on to the most problematic unit my friend and I own and that would be our Heating and Air Conditioning unit. I don’t guess the Heating and Air Conditioning unit has been updated since I have lived there and that is over fifteen years, and every afternoon my friend and I wake up and the a/c is make a cranking sounds, it seems like the Heating and Air Conditioning unit is working to taxing and might just overheat. I told my dad my friend and I need to shut off the Heating and Air Conditioning unit and give it a cut while my friend and I looked for an a/c repairman to come over and repair the problem! However, my dad did not listen to my advice and continued to let the unit run. I right away started to see smoke coming from the Heating and Air Conditioning closet and the odor indicated that something was burning. Maybe if my dad would have listened to my advice my friend and I could just update a couple of parts, but now my friend and I have to update the whole machine.

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I have lived in the same house for around fifteen years. It is the same house my Grandfatherrents lived in & they passed in onto my parents. It is a wonderful house & my family has become honestly comfortable, especially because the house is paid off, but because my parents no longer have a mortgage payment, the decided to do some big renovations to our home. They started with our dining room appliance & got state of the art new technology put in. Our refrigerator now has a TV, the ice device is automatic & the dishwasher will text you when the dishes are dry, next, they wanted to transport on to the most problematic device my pal and I own & that would be our Heating & Air Conditioning unit. I don’t suppose the Heating & Air Conditioning device has been upgraded since I have lived there & that is over fifteen years, but every afternoon my pal and I wake up & the a/c is make a cranking sounds, it seems like the Heating & Air Conditioning device is working to difficult & might just overheat. I told my Mom my pal and I need to shut off the Heating & Air Conditioning device & provide it a split while my pal and I looked for an a/c repairman to come over & repair the problem, but however, my Mom did not listen to my advice & continued to let the device run. I immediately started to see smoke coming from the Heating & Air Conditioning closet & the odor indicated that something was burning. Maybe if my Mom would have listened to my advice my pal and I could just upgrade a couple of parts, however now my pal and I have to upgrade the whole machine.

 

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Our salesman for the security system really surprised us when he told us that he worked closely with an HVAC dealer in town to incorporate full monitoring for homeowners

I am amazed at how far technology has come when it comes to monitoring our lives. If you want, a system can even be controlled remotely from across the world while you are on vacation. We learned about all the possibilities when we installed our new security system last month. The list of items such as locks, lights, and even our heating and cooling system that could be set up and controlled blew us away. With the introduction of WiFi years ago advances in connectivity are amazing. We also have the advantage of voice controlled devices that enable us to check on the safety and warmth of our homes while at the office or just out running errands. This is especially important if you have varying schedules with children and other members of the family. It allows you to save on energy too by adjusting the temperature for times when the house is empty. Now, the concept of all this technology running your home or office can be overwhelming to many people and they may even consider it an invasion of privacy but for us it is perfect. Our salesman for the security system really surprised us when he told us that he worked closely with an HVAC dealer in town to incorporate full monitoring for homeowners. We coordinated appointments with both and we are very happy with the results of the installation of our security cameras and Smart thermostat. We love showing off the capabilities to friends and giving them the contact information for both companies that we worked with too.

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If you have ever attempted to make beer or wine on your own you may not know how much temperature plays a role in the fermentation process and the end results

Did you ever wish you could turn your hobby into a full time job. You know, one that you could actually do and have it pay the bills at the same time. Let me tell you, when you can accomplish this it is the best feeling in the world. I know this because that is exactly what I did. Years ago I started brewing beer as a weekend hobby. Like everyone else I started with one of those kits you can buy and then slowly started developing my own recipes. Now, that hobby has become my passion and my full time job. I have won awards in many local contests and my brews are served in many restaurants too. The expansion of the business meant that I needed a facility to house the vats and equipment. It needed a commercial sized HVAC system to keep my product cool during the brewing and bottling process. I also needed a very strong ventilation system to remove contaminants that could affect the beer. The smallest amount of bacteria in the air could ruin the beer or make it less appealing to consumers. The recipe and brewing conditions need to be consistent in order to produce a quality product. If you have ever attempted to make beer or wine on your own you may not know how much temperature plays a role in the fermentation process and the end results. If the mixture is too warm during the process it can turn, “skunky” or if it is too cold it may not develop the proper alcohol or carbonation. My HVAC equipment is one of the most important things for my business so I had to make sure that it was top of the line.

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Many people across the country suffer needlessly with headaches, sleepless nights, and even dizziness.

These symptoms can all be related to the constant change in barometric pressure. Did you know that a simple appliance that is already in your home. Most homeowners and even those who rent have an HVAC system of some sort in their home. There are many forms of heating and air conditioning but the one thing that they all have in common is the ability to control the climate conditions in your home. They can adjust the humidity levels, clean the air through filtration, and make many of the symptoms non existent while you are home. You may not be able to control the weather or the world around you but you can have your own private sanctuary with the purchase of the right equipment. A simple call to your local HVAC dealer can make that happen. They will even come to your home to assess the conditions and make recommendations that may help you make your home safer and healthier. You may need to make some adjustments and even purchase extra equipment but in the long run isn’t it worth feeling better overall when you are home. Escaping the heat and humidity of Summer or the cold damp weather of Winter and entering your own home where you feel safe and healthy is worth every bit of investment that you may make. If you do happen to catch a cold, the flu, or other illness, the filtration on your HVAC system can help remove those germs so it doesn’t spread to other family members too.

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A few years ago my neighbor had a small barn built on his property.

He said that it was going to be used for storage and within no time he had it filled to the brim. He had stuff from his parents’ house and his grandparents too that needed to be kept and he said he didn’t want to pay for a climate controlled storage unit any longer. He assumed that the items would be fine so long as they were kept up off the ground on shelves. Many of the items were keepsake ones and photos too. I warned him that the change of temperature from summer to winter and back to summer could damage these things but he insisted that it would be fine. After a year or so he wanted to go through some of the boxes and pass items on to his kids. When he started looking through things he realized that many had mildewed because of the humidity that had built up in the shed when it constantly heated and cooled. This is why his parents had kept the items in a climate controlled space. Precious memories were now lost and items ruined that could not be replaced. I felt bad for him when he told me about it and suggested that he put in some sort of small dehumidifier at the very least to help control the humidity. The barn has electricity anyway so it wouldn’t be hard to do this and it could help to preserve the items that were not lost. Either that, or, he could move all of the stuff into his basement where it would be safe too. Of course he doesn’t want to give up his man cave for that.
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When my grandmother passed we knew that we needed to clean out the house.

We also knew that this was going to be a huge undertaking because she had lived there for over 50 years and the accumulation of items was immense.

My sister and I were assigned the task of cleaning out the upstairs bedrooms and walk in attic. Seeing as it was the middle of July we were not looking forward to this job because we knew it was going to be warmer upstairs. Grandma didn’t have central air conditioning so we open the windows to try and get a breeze. This worked for the bedroom some selves however the attic did not have any windows. We opened the doorway to the walk-in attic and were met with a wall of stale hot air. I almost choked as I walked in and when we looked around and saw all of the items there was no way we were going to be able to work there without some sort of ventilation. We went downstairs and told my brother what the problem was and he immediately called the hardware store to see if there was some sort of event that could be installed. They suggested that we put in a heat driven vent on the roof and an electric fan vent at the one end to draw out any build up that was in there. We hired a contractor to do both and within a few days the overall feeling of the room was much better. It was so warm in there but at least you could breathe because the air was not hot and stale. Cleaning out the house was a huge undertaking and once that was done we put it on the market.

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Maintaining the proper climate control in your home is important for many reasons.

The first, and most obvious, is that you want to keep your family comfortable year-round. Did you realize that your HVAC system does far more than that in taking care of you and your surroundings? If you don’t have proper heating and cooling, along with moisture control and ventilation. many things are affected beyond your own personal comfort. Everything from the furniture and woodwork in your home, to the other living things such as houseplants, is affected by the climate in which you live. Having a faulty HVAC system can cause problems that you may not consider such as mold and mildew developing in a climate that is too moist, or your woodwork being damaged by an environment that is too dry. I never realized all of this until I decided to purchase several house plants and had a problem keeping them alive. I went to the Garden Center to ask their advice and one of the first things they asked me was where the plants were placed, and what type of HVAC system I had. The placement I understood however I didn’t understand why they cared what type of HVAC system I used. When I told him that I had a forced air system they suggested adding a humidifier to the rooms that had the plants because they said it was too drying and tended to kill plants instead of keeping them healthy. I would have never dreamed that my climate control could be a problem for something like plants I just figured that if I watered them they would be fine. Apparently the air conditioning that I depend on to remove the excess humidity during the summer was also drying out all the leaves on the plants.

 

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We have just lived through a storm that can only be described as apocalyptic.

The devastation that surrounds us is unbearable and I am not sure how our area will ever recover. Making matters worse is the fact that winter will be here in just a few weeks and I am not sure how people will survive without heat and electricity. Even those with generators are struggling because fuel is in short supply or so overpriced that they can’t afford it. Basic human needs are all that many are focusing on right now. The storm damaged so many homes and businesses that many are left living out of tents or whatever they can use to make some sort of shelter. Without electric, even the local HVAC repairman can fix the systems for those who were fortunate enough to still have a home to heat. We were lucky that we didn’t have a great loss of life during the storm itself, but, I fear that if we don’t get help soon many lives will be lost due to the elements. I know that people have travelled from many states away to help restore our infrastructure. Even the repair people are surviving on little sleep and we are very grateful for their help. We can only hope that our power is back on soon. Heat is a vital resource during the winter and even if we have to live in a large shelter with many of our neighbors, we will survive and help each other through this very trying time. I only hope that we never have to go through a storm like that again.

 

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