Each year we remind DIYers to play it safe when hanging lights outdoors for the holiday season. So if you’re planning to decorate over the long Thanksgiving weekend, review these tips and suggestions to keep your home and family safe while showing you’re ready to welcome the holidays.
…It’s just a matter of weeks before the holidays arrive and kitchens across the country will be full of the tantalizing aromas we associate with them. Are you sure your kitchen will be ready for the extra workload?
Modern Appliances Can Overload Older Kitchens
Homes older than…
With Colorado’s history of lightning strikes, power line and transformer troubles, and the looming threat of brownouts as increasing demand is put on the electrical grid, a line voltage monitor should be part of any variable speed heat pump installation.
Most traditional HVAC equipment has only two speeds—on…
It’s a rare fall (or spring) when Coloradans don’t lose power. Heavy, wet fall and spring snowstorms wreak havoc on overhead power lines, from falling branches or simply their own weight. Many locals choose gasoline-powered portable generators to get them through the occasional weather woes, and those are…
Now you can get the environmental benefits and cost savings of heat pumps in your laundry room. Heat pump clothes dryers make up half of the market in Europe but have only recently emerged in the US. But with 60-70% greater efficiency than traditional electric dryers, their popularity…
Like other appliances, water heaters wear out. But unlike a broken vacuum or a dead microwave, when your water heater goes out, it’s a major problem. And if the tank fails due to corrosion or a faulty fitting, it can be a wet and destructive disaster.
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