The storm season has officially began in the Southeast. We all know how unpredictable the storms can be!

The bad news, as we’ve learned in recent years, is that storms can bring power outages that can be anything from inconvenient to dangerous or even life threatening, if you rely on electricity for home medical equipment.

The good new is there’s an easy way to protect your family from the perils of a power outage: invest in a whole-house backup generator.

If you are like most people, you aren’t thinking about your HVAC system until it stops functioning the way it should. Do you know one of the biggest sources of a system complication or failure? Clogged air filters. Read on to learn more about how air filters function in your HVAC system and what can happen when they aren’t changed on a regular schedule.

It's finally warming up outside. You're spending more time in the sun and opening your windows to let the stale, dry winter air escape your home to make way for that fresh spring breeze. This weather makes you feel like cleaning — your car, garage, closet, and air ducts?

Air duct cleaning in spring may not be the first thing on your mind, but it's actually the best time of year to do so. Why? We'll tell you.

Our indoor spaces are enclosed and have a lot of pollutants such as dust, odors, chemicals and microscopic living organisms like bacteria. It’s easy to get sick from all these pollutants, especially if you suffer from allergies or if your immune system is weak.

Spring is considered to be the prime season for allergies. According to statistics, in excess of 50 million people in the United States suffer from allergies. In fact, it is considered to be the 6th highest leading cause of chronic-based illnesses within the country.

Most people try to take great care of their vehicles. Between oil changes, repairs, simple maintenance, fluid checks, and part replacements, your vehicle gets a lot of love. Routine maintenance is an important part of making sure that your car works properly and it also helps you prevent more costly repair needs further on down the road.

Now think about how often you use your air conditioner. Most people try to take great care of their vehicles. Between oil changes, repairs, simple maintenance, fluid checks, and part replacements, your vehicle gets a lot of love. Routine maintenance is an important part of making sure that your car works properly and it also helps you prevent more costly repair needs further on down the road.

Now think about how often you use your air conditioner. Don’t you think this important home comfort system deserves some love too?

What is indoor air quality (IAQ) and why is it important in your work environment? When thinking of air quality, the first conclusion usually drawn is we are strictly speaking residential applications. Over the last decade, businesses, warehouses, and even hospitals are now understanding the importance of cleaner air in their work environment.

While you may not yet be detecting it in the air outside, change is definitely on its way as we move from the arctic chill of winter to the warming weather that comes with spring.

This also means that soon it will be time to switch over from heating your home to cooling it instead!