What Are MERV Ratings?
Air filters serve an essential purpose in your HVAC system. They help prevent dust, pollen, pet dander and other contaminants from accumulating on your HVAC’s internal components and circulating through your home. They preserve your indoor air quality while saving...
How to Keep Your House Cool in Summer
Summer has finally arrived, and while you may welcome the warm temperatures and longer days, you may also dread the higher energy costs that will surely follow. Here are some tips for keeping your cool without spending a fortune on your energy bills. Get a...
AC Repair: How to Fix Your Air Conditioning
Millions of homes worldwide have air conditioning systems to make living spaces as comfortable as possible. Most of these units are easy to control with a programmable thermostat, allowing you to set it and forget it. However, like any other appliance, air...
Above & Beyond’s HVAC Energy-Saving Tips
Savvy homeowners are always looking for ways to keep more of their hard-earned money. In your efforts to live a frugal lifestyle, you might clip coupons, hunt for bargains and carefully stick to a household budget. However, you could be overlooking one of the wisest...
Above & Beyond’s AC Maintenance Guide
Your air conditioner works tirelessly to keep your home comfortable when it’s sweltering outside. Through all the heat and humidity of an East Coast summer, an AC makes your household a climate-controlled oasis. Too often, however, we tend to take this convenience for...
The Ultimate Guide to Indoor Air Quality
When you think about air pollution, you may picture hazy smog hanging over a city’s skyline, or perhaps a factory tower belching out black smoke. But did you realize the air inside your home could be even more dangerous than the outdoor air? According to the U.S....
The Complete Guide to Water Heaters
Water heaters are a modern convenience that you may take for granted until something goes wrong. Hot water is an essential part of cooking and cleaning, and you probably enjoy taking relaxing baths or showers to wash the day’s stress away. Whether you’re buying brand...
Everything You Need to Know About SEER Ratings
If you’re in the market for a new cooling and heating system, you may run into the unfamiliar abbreviation “SEER.” This acronym stands for “seasonal efficiency energy ratio,” and it’s a number that indicates how efficiently your new unit will run. You can save money...
Why and How to Change Your Furnace Air Filter
Your furnace’s air filter is a crucial component of your HVAC system because it keeps dust, pollen and allergens out of your equipment. Once this filter gets blocked, there is nothing preventing this debris from entering the unit and slowing down all the moving parts within.