In many parts of the country, warm weather has already arrived, bringing with it the need for cold drinks, sun shades, and getting your air conditioner running for the season. Since your air conditioner sat over the winter and collected debris, it is important to prepare it for use by cleaning it inside and out. Here are some tips to help you clean your air conditioner unit and get it ready for summer's use.

Imagine running your air conditioner as usual, only for it to abruptly shut down without any warning. You try to turn it back on, but the AC unit still remains unresponsive. When you finally check the circuit breaker panel, you find the circuit breaker flipped to the "off" position. So you reset the breaker switch and turn your AC back on, only for the problem to happen again. To stop your air conditioner from triggering the circuit breaker panel's failsafes, you'll need to get to the bottom of the issue.

It may be the middle of winter, but sooner or later, you're going to need your air conditioner. Now is a good time to shake the cobwebs off your A/C unit and get it ready for the coming spring and summer months. The following offers an in-depth look at how you can prepare your home's A/C system. Make Sure the Outdoor Condenser Coil is Clean and Debris-Free Throughout the fall and winter months, leaves, branches, and other debris can migrate into the outdoor cabinet where the condenser coil resides.

If you live in the southern part of the United States, then it is likely that you experience some warm days throughout the fall and winter months. To help you make it through these days, you may decide to keep your air conditioner on, even if it is not always running. While this may seem like a good idea, it may be a mistake. Keep reading to learn why it may not be a good idea to run the appliance in cold weather.

You've covered the swimming pool, drained and rolled up the garden hoses, scheduled the furnace to be serviced, and applied protective mulch around tender bushes and trees as part of your annual preparations to ready your home for the coming winter weather. But many homeowners are surprised to find that even when they accomplish an extensive list of home-preparedness tasks, they are still forgetting to do one very important one before winter arrives—having their home's air conditioning system checked and serviced.

When your business relies on keeping customers comfortable, an HVAC system breakdown can easily result in lost sales, bad reviews, and terrible first impressions on new clients or first-time shoppers. This is why it is so important to know when it's time to retire your current commercial HVAC system. You don't have to wait for your HVAC system to go out with a spectacular bang before replacing it. Instead, you should look for these key indicators that your commercial HVAC system is ready to give up the ghost.

If you're concerned about keeping your home and family safe and warm this year, check your furnace's heat exchanger and home's air registers for problems. A cracked heat exchanger can place your home at risk for carbon monoxide leaks, and dirty air registers can make it harder for your furnace to heat your house. With the right information, tips, and advice you can prevent issues this cold season. Here's what you do to stay safe and warm this winter.

If you are installing a new air conditioning unit, there are several factors to consider when it comes to where it will be placed. Even though you may want to have the air conditioning unit installed in an unused and inconspicuous spot, it may not be the ideal location to get the best efficiency from the air conditioner. Here are a few things to consider when deciding on a location for the unit.

Performing yoga in the home is a relaxing way to stretch, mediate, and learn new moves. If you do yoga on a daily basis and have a specific area in your home, then there are multiple ways you can improve that area to optimize the whole experience. By working with electricians and general contractors, there are four upgrades you can implement into a home yoga area. These upgrades will make it more comfortable and relaxing to perform yoga everyday.

If you have asthma, then you know the signs that an attack is about to take place.  Taking in air becomes difficult, owing to the swelling of the bronchial tissue and the production of mucus, which blocks the airways.  All sorts of airborne contaminants can bring on an attack, including common things like pet dander.  In order to make sure your home is a haven from attacks, it pays to spend some time on the maintenance and upkeep of your home heating and cooling system.