As cold weather moves in, humidity levels naturally drop. That’s because cold air can’t hold as much moisture as warm air. Ideal indoor humidity during winter should hover around 45%. But dry winter air can cause your humidity to drop substantially, to levels of 15% or less. With this humidity imbalance come a number of potential problems that can affect ...
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FAS 2.0
A major upgrade to NORA’s highly successful Fuel Savings Analysis Calculator By Keith Reid NORA’s Fuel Savings Analysis calculator has been a useful tool throughout the industry since 2008. A salesperson or technician can use the calculator to provide a homeowner with an estimate of the cost savings involved with upgrading to more efficient oil heat equipment. However, as ...
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For years, conventional wisdom among installers has been that a geothermal system requires an alternate or backup heating source, but at least one installer is disputing the conventional wisdom.
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This article has been printed a few times and it's always been a very popular piece and answers some questions that constantly come up when doing combustion testing on oil, gas and LP
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