Dave's "Big Ideas" Blog

When Your Favorite Room Isn’t Cool Enough

When Your Favorite Room Isn’t Cool Enough Our local weather has been “hot” for long stretches this summer and it looks like our hot and humid days won’t be over any time soon. All these hot days also have your AC working full time, and what you’ve noticed is that … Read more

Signs That It’s Time to Replace Your Air Conditioner

Signs That It’s Time to Replace Your Air Conditioner Making the decision to replace your AC unit is not an easy one.  At some point, though, the expense of maintaining and repairing an older unit will be more costly in the long run than buying a new AC unit.  Here … Read more

The Final Days of R22 Refrigerant

The Final Days of R22 (and How They Impact You) With the cooling season now upon us we are turning on our air conditioners for the first time.  Those with older AC units may find that they are in need of service.  If that service requires a charge of R22 … Read more

Air Conditioner Service

How Many Home Projects Do You Have on Your List?  Check This One Off. With all of us contending with the coronavirus pandemic*, many are now spending much more time at home.  Working, doing online learning with our kids, and getting to many of those home projects we have been … Read more

Air Purification HVAC Systems

HVAC UV Lights Eliminate Air Borne Contaminants UV disinfection technology is well understood and used in millions of facilities, healthcare centers, schools and residential homes around the world. UV light products for HVAC systems are the simple, safe, and effective way to keep your air system clean and improve indoor … Read more

Lafayette Indiana Furnace Repair

Can Sudden Temperature Fluctuations Make You Sick? Many people believe that sudden weather changes can make you feel under the weather. In Indiana, where our winter temperatures can go from mild to extremely cold in just a few hours, there is ample opportunity to test this theory. It Takes More … Read more

Taking On the Challenge of Staying Healthy This Winter

Taking On the Challenge of Staying Healthy This Winter Each winter we close up our homes tightly to keep the heat in and the cold out.  One of the consequences of doing this is that the air quality in our homes deteriorates.  It comes as no surprise that we contract … Read more

Good Indoor Air Quality Makes for Happier Holidays

Good Indoor Air Quality Makes for Happier Holidays The busy holiday season is approaching and that means friends and family will be making regular visits to your home. Some will stay for a short visit, others for several hours, and there will be those that become house guests for a … Read more

Steps to Take if Furnace Isn’t Working

It’s Time for Your Furnace to Kick On, But It Doesn’t It’s finally gotten cold enough that you need your furnace to kick on.  Problem is it isn’t starting, or it is, but it is blowing cold air into your home.  But before you call an HVAC technician here are … Read more

Winter Furnace Checkup

Is Your Furnace Ready for a Freezing, Frigid and Frosty Winter? The 2019-2020 Farmers’ Almanac extended forecast is calling for another freezing, frigid, and frosty winter for two-thirds of the country. It’s predicting that the worst of  the bitterly cold winter conditions will affect areas east of the Rockies all the … Read more