Oil furnaces have proven themselves as a highly reliable way of keeping your Hagerstown home warm, even under the harshest winter conditions. Unlike gas-fired furnaces, an oil-fired furnace relies on its storage tank to provide the fuel oil necessary for operation....
Boiler Troubleshooting 101: A Homeowner’s Guide
Mid-Atlantic homes that use radiant heat rely on a continuous supply of hot water to provide comfort and safety when weather turns frigid. Boiler malfunctions are a major inconvenience that can make a home an icebox until the problem is fixed. Because of high pressure...
Rely on a Boiler for Cool Weather Comfort? 16 Maintenance and Operation Tips
They may not be the most common heating systems in the Baltimore and Dover area, but when well cared for, boilers can keep you as warm as any furnace. While boiler operation and boiler maintenance are different from running and maintaining a furnace, much of the...
Don’t Fall for These Myths About Residential Oil Heating
Whether you already have residential oil heating or you're considering switching to this type of system, you have probably heard a lot about how it works and the costs associated with oil heating. Learning the myths about oil heating gives you the opportunity to...
Oil Storage Tanks: Homeowners Have Different Types and Installation Options
If your home heating system uses oil for fuel, you also have to choose from different styles of oil storage tanks for holding your home's oil supply. Here's a brief introduction to using fuel oil for heating and the types of oil storage tanks available...
Finding the Most Efficient Heating System for Your Maryland Home
When you're in the market for the most efficient heating system you can find, you may quickly learn that it's a complicated process. While you can start the search on your own, it's faster and more convenient to involve an HVAC specialist at the...
Air Filters: An Invaluable Piece of Your Home’s HVAC System
HVAC systems have plenty of technical moving parts: evaporators and condensers, heat exchangers, blower fans, dampers, and so on. But it may surprise you to learn that one of the most important parts of the HVAC system is a small, inexpensive part that's easy to...
Take Control of Indoor Allergens and Watch Indoor Air Quality Improve
Most of the time a gas furnace runs reliably, especially if you keep it professionally serviced annually. In the rare event it doesn't run as it should, these guidelines for troubleshooting a gas furnace might fix the problem safely and quickly before you need to...
Look for NATE Certification When Searching for a Trustworthy HVAC Technician
It goes without saying that when you call someone to repair, service, or install your HVAC system, you want to get someone who knows what they're doing and can perform the task as quickly and competently as possible. You assume that your HVAC company will send...
Winter Can Be Dangerous for Homes — How to Protect Your Delaware Abode
Between the wind whipping off the Atlantic, the freezing rain, the sub-freezing temperatures and the heavy snow that falls a handful of times a year, winter in Delaware and the other Mid-Atlantic states can wreak havoc on your home. Winter weather can lead to ice...
