When you hire a contractor, you want honesty, fair pricing, and quality from a company you can trust. But how can you find out about a company before using them? There’s got to be a better way than trial and error. This is it. Here are seven simple questions you should answer before selecting a company. .

Tune-Ups Are Free!!! Years ago, the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service at Louisiana State University teamed up with Gulf States Power to identify what benefits if any were provided by an air conditioning tune-up. A series of homes were heavily instrumented, data was collected over time, tune-ups were performed, and data was collected again. The results of this landmark study were staggering. The researchers found that tune-ups saved energy and restored lost capacity. How much? Average monthly savings from a tune-up $32.76 Average cooling capacity restored 0.79 tons .

To understand why many of today’s health problems can be caused by the home you live in, you need  to look back a few years to see what caused this to happen. You see, during the energy crisis of the early 1970s, highly insulated “tight” homes became popular because of their potential to reduce energy costs. Within a few years, however, complaints started to arise, due to health, and excessive moisture issues caused by indoor pollution, and associated moisture problems within these homes. .

Is your heating and air conditioning system so old it belongs in a museum? Maybe it's not as old as T-Rex, but if it's past its prime, it could be eating you for lunch with high utilities. When is a air conditioner,  furnace, or heat pump past its prime? How old is too old? .