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Top Benefits of Using a Smart Thermostat

You’ve probably heard of the smart thermostat. You may even know someone who uses this device in their house. But do you really know how it can benefit your home? It’s about more than just keeping your home at a comfortable temperature. In this post, we’ll discuss how using a smart thermostat can benefit you and your home comfort. Smart Thermostat Benefits So you’re thinking about switching to a smart thermostat? Here are just a few of the benefits you can enjoy with this: Save energy One of the greatest benefits of switching to a smart thermostat is the energy savings! Depending on your current home comfort habits, using a smart thermostat to manage and automate your home climate can help you save a significant amount on your monthly energy costs by helping you use your HVAC system more efficiently Stay comfortable A smart thermostat makes it even easier and more convenient to keep your home comfortable. These easy-to-use devices make programming your home climate to fit your schedule simple and stress-free. You can even adjust the temperature from your smart device to account for any fluctuations in temperature throughout the year. Analyze your energy usage Many smart thermostat devices

October 5, 2017 No Comments

3 Reasons Why You Need Proper Ventilation in Your Home

You walk into a room and are immediately assaulted with the musty, stale odor of stagnant air. In cases like this, it is easy to see—or, rather, smell—how improper ventilation can create an air quality issue. The problem of inadequate ventilation has increased in recent years. In pursuit of energy efficiency, many modern homes are designed to be airtight, trapping pollutants and allergens. As a result, these homes are chocked off from much-needed fresh outside air. Here are three reasons to ensure proper ventilation in your home. Volatile Organic Compounds These dangerous chemicals are emitted from thousands of everyday building materials, cleaners, and furniture into your home. They can lead to serious health concerns marked by respiratory issues, headaches, and neurological symptoms. Since it is nearly impossible to avoid VOCs in your home, the best way to prevent the buildup of the gasses is to provide proper ventilation. Moisture and Mold Without proper ventilation, a house can quickly suffer from too much moisture in the air. This is especially true in hot, humid climates where moisture is prevalent. The Department of Energy ranks air movement as the most efficient method of conducting moisture. Odors and Allergens Odors and allergens such as dust

September 13, 2019 No Comments

Toss These 4 Things for a Healthier, Happier Home

Most homes in the United States have items in them that are harmful to you and your loved ones’ health, some examples could be gardening products or harsh chemical cleaners, such as lye. However, there are a few common household items that many don’t consider to be harmful, but they actually are. Toxins from these items can enter the body through breathing them in, touching them, or just having low-grade exposure over time. Tips for a healthier home We’ve gathered a list of 4 common household items that many people don’t realize are actually harmful to your health. Consider ridding your home of these items for a happier, healthier living environment. For more excellent tips on how to keep your home environment, happy, healthy, and more energy efficient, be sure to bookmark our blog. We update regularly with excellent tips and tricks that go beyond HVAC (although, we cover that, too!) to keep you and your loved one’s comfy in your home all year long.

April 14, 2017 No Comments

Why You Should Care About Maintaining Your Home’s HVAC

Did you know that your HVAC should be inspected about twice a year? With spring right around the corner, you’ll want your AC to be checked out so you and your family can be as comfortable as possible once the heat hits. Once the colder months of the year roll back around, it is important to make sure that your home’s heater is in proper working order. Neglecting regular maintenance for your HVAC can cause you to run into some costly problems. Be wary of these serious issues that you can run into: Bad air quality in your home It is much more likely that you will experience more sick days during the winter than you would in the summer. This is due greatly to a lowered immune system in the colder months. However, if you are breathing in dirty air due to a heater that isn’t working properly, this will not help you in your efforts to stay healthy. If you regularly maintain your heater, you will have much cleaner air to breathe in your home. Costly repairs that could have been avoided If you were to never change the oil in your car, you would eventually have to invest in a whole new

February 19, 2019 No Comments

Improve Home Efficiency With These HVAC New Year’s Resolutions

Each year, people all over the country make New Year’s resolutions to help them improve their life over the course of the next year. But what about your home? There are many things that MightyServ homeowners can do to save energy and in turn, cut heating and cooling costs this year. Why not create some HVAC New Year’s resolutions? Below, we’ll offer a few tips for saving more energy in 2017. Energy-Saving HVAC New Year’s Resolutions Let’s face it. Much like any other resolution you might make for the new year, saving energy takes some time and effort. However, cutting back on energy usage in the home can offer big payoffs in the long run by lowering your heating and cooling costs over time. Here are the top 3 HVAC New Year’s resolutions you should make this year to save more energy: Most homeowners know that they need to routinely check and clean or change their air filters. However, not every homeowner is as vigilante about this as they should be. Clogged or dirty filters reduce air flow and can cause your air conditioner or heater to work harder than it should to keep your home comfortable. This can have a drastic impact

December 28, 2016 No Comments

How to Deal with Hot Spots in Your House

As the temperatures rise here in Los Angeles, you may notice that there are areas in your home that are hotter than others. In the HVAC world, we call these areas in your house hot spots. Hot spots are a frustrating phenomenon because other rooms can feel perfectly comfortable or even cold! But you don’t have to live with this! Hot spots are a totally sensible reason for calling in an HVAC expert. We have noticed many LA homeowners suffer with a sweltering room for years and years, thinking it doesn’t warrant a phone call to us. These are jobs we handle all the time! If you’re dealing with a room that’s unreasonably warm, don’t hesitate to call. To solve any hot spot problem, we first need to know what’s causing it. What Causes Hot Spots in my Los Angeles Home? In most cases, hot spots are not caused by a broken air conditioner. The most common reasons for a room that’s hotter than all the others are: Hot Spot Solutions MightyServ has many solutions to fix hot spots. There is no quick fix; our knowledgeable technician will need to visit your home to track down the source of the

June 24, 2020 No Comments

What is Duct Sealing?

In your home, you want to ensure that everything is working correctly so you’re not wasting energy. Wasting energy can result in expensive utility bills and you may not understand what the problem can be. The ducts in your home are often overlooked; however, many of the problems that homeowners experience are a result of problems in the duct system. As a remedy, duct sealing can be very beneficial to keep everything working correctly. What Is Duct Sealing Used to Fix? Duct sealing can help when you have holes, leaks, or disconnected parts of your duct system. These problems can result in higher utility bills, discomfort in your own home or your rooms feeling stuffy. Duct sealing can help fix these issues by covering up the problems and creating a tight seal, allowing your air to flow freely. Our team uses a sealant that works perfectly on your ducts that will remove any chance of air leaking through holes or gaps in your system. This means your system works more efficiently, saving you money, and allowing you to stay as comfortable as possible in your own home. Why Duct Sealing Is So Important Air duct sealing does a lot more than

June 13, 2019 No Comments

What is a Hepa Filter?

HEPA stands for High Efficiency Particulate Air. HEPA filters are advanced filters that create cleaner air than traditional air filters. These air filters are tested and approved by The Institute of Environmental Sciences and must trap 99.97% of particulates 0.3 microns or larger in order to be categorized as a HEPA filter. Benefits of a HEPA Filter HEPA filters draw air through them to trap pollutants such as dust, dirt, pet dander, and other harmful particles and pollutants. By installing a HEPA air filter in your home’s heating and cooling system, you’ll trap all the harmful particles that could trigger or worsen asthma or allergy symptoms. Improve Your Indoor Air Quality Switching to HEPA filters in your home is one way to improve your indoor air quality, but it’s not the only way. Change your air filters How often you use your heating and cooling system will determine how often you should change it out, but as a general rule of thumb, you want to change your filter every 30-90 days so that air can filter through unhindered by the dirt, dust, and other particles the filter has picked up. Bring the outdoors inside Keeping plants in your home can

August 6, 2019 No Comments

The Importance of Regular HVAC Maintenance

Your HVAC is an important part of your home. Keeping your house warm in the winter and cool in the summer is a vital part of keeping your family happy and healthy—and a happy and healthy family means less stress for you. Like any vital appliance in your home, your HVAC system requires regular maintenance in order for it to continue running at full capacity. If you see or hear signs of heater damage such as strange noises, foul odors, or your HVAC not heating and/or cooling properly, you probably need a repair or replacement for your unit. However, regularly scheduled, preventative maintenance can prolong your HVAC’s life and keep you from having to worry about the repair or replace argument for a while. Lower Your Bills When your heater or air conditioner has to work harder to heat or cool your home, you’re spending extra money to power the unit for longer periods of time. Dust and dirt can build up inside your system and can prevent air flow from efficiently and effectively reaching all the areas of your home. When your heater and air conditioner has been properly maintained and cleaned regularly, the unit has less work to

January 15, 2019 No Comments

Here’s How to Keep Your HVAC System From Overheating

The last thing that you want to happen on one of those hot, summer days — and this being Los Angeles, those days can extend well into November — is to lose the air conditioning in your home. But it happens a lot more than you might think. And it can make for a really miserable day. HVAC systems overheat for a few reasons. But they’re not supposed to, and they won’t if you take a few simple precautions. There are a few simple things that you can do on your own. And there are some things that you’ll want to trust a professional with. A little diligence on your part, some routine maintenance, and having it inspected by a reputable service company on a yearly basis is the best way to keep your air conditioner from overheating. Maintain Airflow Your air conditioner needs a certain amount of airflow to operate effectively. There should be at least two to three feet of space around the condensing unit outside to allow air to circulate. Restricted airflow is a common reason for overheating. You’d want to check around the outside of the unit, making sure that there isn’t anything blocking airflow. Early in the spring,

September 9, 2019 No Comments

Category: Home Comfort

Top Benefits of Using a Smart Thermostat

3 Reasons Why You Need Proper Ventilation in Your Home

Toss These 4 Things for a Healthier, Happier Home

Why You Should Care About Maintaining Your Home’s HVAC

Improve Home Efficiency With These HVAC New Year’s Resolutions

How to Deal with Hot Spots in Your House

What is Duct Sealing?

What is a Hepa Filter?

The Importance of Regular HVAC Maintenance

Here’s How to Keep Your HVAC System From Overheating

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