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When a breaker trips in your home, it's due to overcapacity or a short: The breaker trips, stopping the flow of electricity as a safety mea...

Routine maintenance makes sure your heat pump is working at peak performance. But if one room is typically colder than the rest of your hom...

To ensure that your toilet doesn't overflow, remove the lid from the toilet tank and close the rubber flapper—unless you have a pressure-...

What is emergency heat—and why do I need it? As a follow-up to our recent blog “My A/C won’t keep my house cool enough on a 95-deg...

It's 95 degrees outside, and you can't get your indoor temperature to go below 75 degrees—even with your thermostat set on 72 degrees. It...

One year ago in May, severe rain in Charlottesville, Va. caused the banks of rivers and streams to flood; so much so that people lost their...

If your air conditioner was installed before 2010, an R-22 refrigerant phase-out has been taking place in the air conditioning industry (si...

There are many steps you can take to create a more air-friendly indoor environment. Some of the devices and claims can make the topic of ai...

Defined as relative worth, merit, or importance: value is different for everyone. The "best" may not always be the right value for your hom...

Snow and ice are in the forecast for us (again). If you're off to grab a few provisions, don't forget to build in a little time to make sure...

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