In last week’s Safety Sunday Article we introduced the concept of the 3 C’s as they apply to Safety and Prevention. As we mentioned in that article, we are going to delve into each one of those & see how it applies to one working on their houses that may contain lead. In this case, […]
The week in review: North VS. South Smackdown, CEA & Alabama RRP…
In all fairness, it has been a long week already with very little time to play catch up, much less work on a full blog article. While it has been a busy week, it sure has been interesting with some small little items that may be of interest. ACI Conference: North vs. South Smackdown In […]
Jettisoning them bad driving habits
As a reminder, in last week’s on Money Saving Tips & Tricks – Your Vehicle article we covered items directly related to the vehicle (tracking your mileage, your tires, nitrogen, fuel , additives, etc…) & slew of the most common urban myths. I do have one item to add under the Gas portion, and that is […]
Safety Sunday: The 3 C’s of Prevention
In many ways, the art or science of building or remodeling ones house is built around one action – Prevention. Prevention is quite simply an action or actions one uses to stop or hinder something from happening. For one quick example, we flash & detail windows properly to prevent water from entering the structure, which […]
Duct Testing – FAQ’s
In layman’s terms, what is a duct test? A duct test is simply hooking up a specialized fan & checking to see how “leaky” your duct’s are. How does one perform a duct test / what should I expect to see? Using a calibrated fan & connector as shown above, we hook the fan up […]
Money Saving Tips & Tricks – Your Vehicle, Part 1
Even before all of the issues started in the Middle East, we knew gas prices were going to be heading up to $4 to $5 range this summer. With the onset of the issues in Egypt & Libya, we have already seen gas prices spike earlier than anticipated & now we have no idea of […]
Safety Sunday: Combustion Appliances
In two of our most recent articles, we stated, “Each year all gas-fired appliances and the venting associated with it, should undergo a yearly inspection and be tuned up by a licensed and knowledgeable HVAC contractor certified by NCI or a similar organization. While we feel that all houses should have a carbon monoxide detector […]
Reading your Electric Meter
In our continuing series on reading your actually going to combine meters, we are running through the four main types of meters in use today (Water, Gas, Propane, and Electric) along with a few helpful tips for possibly troubleshooting that dreaded “this just can’t be right…” Generally, our final item is well known for causing […]
Reading your Propane Gauge
In our continuing series on reading your actually going to combine meters, we are running through the four main types of meters in use today (Water, Gas, Propane, and Electric) along with a few helpful tips for possibly troubleshooting that dreaded “this just can’t be right…” Generally, if you live in a very rural area […]
Reading your Natural Gas Meter
In our continuing series on reading your actually going to combine meters, we are running through the four main types of meters in use today (Water, Gas, Propane, and Electric) along with a few helpful tips for possibly troubleshooting that dreaded “this just can’t be right…” 2 Types of Natural Gas Meter: Generally, if you […]
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