Most houses have humidifiers to relieve discomfort of dry nose, throat, lips and skin. Due to heating system in the winter it affects the wallpapers of your home along with walls, floors and ceilings. It also affects your body organs as skin is the biggest organ of your body. (more…)
The contractor Sebestyen & Williams, Inc. was hired by us to build our new home in 2004. The heating/cooling work was subcontracted to Sertech Heating & Cooling of Portland, In. They were hired by Bruce Sebestyen to install a Bryant geothermal HVAC open loop system to heat and cool our home with 2 units, one for upstairs and one for downstairs. We moved in and sometime during the first year we received a phone call from Wayne Blevins of Sertech asking if everything was working fine, which at that time it was. He told us if we ever had any problems to contact him, and not the builder. When we moved in we realized we had a problem with our well water. Hydrogen sulfide was present in the water creating a rotten egg odor and we also learned that it was very corrosive. We were concerned about the geothermal system and what problems might happen because of that. We also read the installation manual and it clearly stated that ‘no hydrogen sulfide should be present.’ We called Wayne B. at Sertech and he told us that it wouldn’t be a problem so we trusted him to know what he was talking about. In truth he DIDN’T know what he was talking about and in 2008 the downstairs unit quit working. We had a different Bryant heating/cooling service company come out to fix it for us. They informed us that the system was damaged beyond repair because of the hydrogen sulfide AND the 5 year warranty was also void because of that. We contacted Sertech about it and they came out and told us there wasn’t a problem with the water, it was just a bad reversing valve. We decided to have it looked at by three other heating/cooling companies, two of which do many geothermal installations. None of them identified a problem with the reversing valve BUT THEY ALL AGREED that the water should have been tested prior to installation or it should have been recommended to us that we get the water tested first. All agreed that repairing it was NOT an option, it needed to be replaced. There are numerous leaks in the copper pipes causing refrigerant leaks. Shortly thereafter the second unit also developed leaks and quit working. With the winter season beginning and no heat, we hired Huntington H/C to try to fix the leaks in the downstairs unit at a cost of $500 and the repair only lasted about 3 hours confirming to us that it was indeed not repairable! Trying to get this problem resolved with Sertech has been impossible! They refuse in every way to be held accountable for this. They have pointed the finger at all others except themselves. THEY had the installation manual with ALL the information as to the correct installation, no one else had it, we didn’t, the builder didn’t, the well driller didn’t. They had it and they should have known that! They should have tested the water or told us that it would need tested. If that had happened we would have known from the beginning that we needed to have a closed loop system installed. They only attempted to convince us that we didn’t have a problem with the water and tried to get us to spend money on replacing a part that really didn’t need replaced and would not have kept our home heated or cooled. The manufacturer voided the warranty because of improper installation, Sertech WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. So…we spent $12,000 for a system that no longer works and it will have to be replaced because of Sertech Heating & Cooling. We have also had problems with the duct work falling apart under the house, some of which isn’t even connected to anything, and there are several gaps. Their response was blamed on the builder because “he wanted a low bid.” Sertech DOES NOT CARE about the quality of their workmanship. I would think that if a good contractor cared about his reputation, he would say that he wouldn’t do the job if he couldn’t do it right. Obviously Sertech doesn’t care and will say or do anything to avoid responsibility. Buyer Beware!
An industrial heater can actually come in useful when it comes to the home and there are of course many reasons behind this.
Taking Care Of An Older Person
Many older people need a lot of care there is no doubt about that but what happens when it starts to get a bit cold in the winter and they start to get ill with it? One of the major problems with this is cost and the other big one is what comes when everybody in the house other than the elderly person is boiling hot. (more…)
It would seem that the cold front had caused many problems for the people in the UK this month and this is especially true for the old, young and ill! We certainly could have handled this a lot better than we did but as a country we managed to battle through it. We have spend a stupid amount of money on this and as a country have spent over £1.2 billion over just a few weeks and that has turned out to be a lot more than the average winter. (more…)
Recently it would seem that the technology has been risen up in terms of a weather station yet the real question that I need to ask here is, why are they still not able to predict the weather in the correct way? The real problem with this is that when you are making a plan to go out for the day and the weather you were told was coming in doesn’t and it ends up chucking it down. Not likely to see your girlfriend out in the bikini in this? (more…)
Heating your house is not cheap to do. Nobody enjoys hearing the sound of the heating bill as it hits the door mat. Now, with winter approaching and the weather already taking a turn or the worse, it’s time to turn the heating on. (more…)
Garage heaters that are electric maintain the temperature in your garage so that you can work comfortably in it anytime of the year.As these heaters work on the convection of hot and cold air, they are the best heaters available.If you know how to size up your garage, you will be able to choose the right and efficient heater for it .
Heaters which are too small will not efficiently circulate air to ensure the complete heating of the garage.Likewise, if the heater is too large, it consumes more energy than required.It is possible to choose the right sized garage heater with the help of these tips.
First you have to find out more about the insulation of the garage.You will need a larger heater than the one you could choose just by measuring your garage size if there is hardly any insulation in the garage and if it has more than one window. (more…)
While oil filled radiators may offer a wonderful source of heat for our homes, it is vital that they are used safely and correctly. To avoid any accidents from happening, precautions have to be taken. Following these measures will help to reduce the hazard associated with the radiators as well as avoiding injuries. (more…)
Although nearly everybody uses gas as their central heating fuel, many are totally unaware that oil can be used as an alternative. Oil is mainly used as an alternative to gas in areas where homes cannot access the gas lines. This is more common than most people think especially in rural locations. (more…)
For the elderly especially, keeping warm in the colder winter months is much more cost effective with oil filled radiators. When compared to perhaps the more traditional forms of heating such as gas and electric heaters or central heating, oil filled radiators come out ahead.
Whereas central heating can be expensive to run, electric heaters can become very hot when close to them meaning they can be dangerous for children or the elderly. (more…)