I know a young couple who tell me they always fight over the thermostat—but their fights are actually a little different than the type my wife and I used to have when we were first married. We used to have a little ongoing conflict because I wanted our house to…
Juan in Sacramento, CA is having a few problems with the temperature of the air in his house, even though his AC seems to be fine. Juan asks: “Man, I feel like I haven’t gotten a decent night’s sleep in a long while. A few weeks ago, my AC started…
I used to watch a lot of terrible movies when I was younger. You know the type, right? Movies so bad they’re good—the ones filled with cheesy cliches, corny dialogue, and ridiculous plotlines. I watched them because they really helped me relax; I could just kind of turn my mind…
There are a lot of clichés that you tend to hear in my line of work about windows: windows are the eyes of the house, that good-looking windows are the easiest way to increase your curb appeal, that windows can even help mitigate annoying noise outside from your neighbors—the list…
Jen in Roseville, CA is one of the folks in our area who’s fortunate enough to have a basement, and she has a question about the ductwork down there. Jen asks: “I’m actually lucky enough to have a basement in my Roseville home. It’s really nice. We have a ping-pong…
One thing I’ve learned from my many years in this business is that there are always new fads that come out and sweep through the HVAC industry, things like electric fireplaces, new types of insulation, or ideas about when the best and most efficient times are to run your furnace…
One of the things I like about my job is that no two days are ever the same. It takes me all over Northern California, to a number of different styles of houses, where folks need help with a number of different challenges. It’s always interesting, which is great when…
In my line of work, I find that there are usually two very distinct types of plumbing leaks. The first type of leak is the kind that’s easy to spot, so you know right away where it’s coming from. The second, though, is the one that you don’t notice nearly…
Let’s be honest, during a California summer, there is no good time to turn on your air conditioner only to find out that it doesn’t work. And, of course, as luck would have it, this usually tends to happen on a sweltering hot day when all you want to do…
Our friend Hank in Sacramento, CA has a hankerin’ (sorry) to have a quieter backyard—but his AC unit is acting up. Hank writes: “I’ve gotten a bit desperate with a problem I’ve been having in my backyard. I like to spend my summer evenings out on my back patio, lounging…
