Bob Mims Heating & Air Conditioning Blog : Archive for April, 2020

Is it Time for a New Water Heater?

Monday, April 20th, 2020

tankless-water-heaterYou’ve been spending a lot more time at home lately so you decided to work through a checklist of “home improvement to-dos” to help pass the time. The laundry has been done, the furniture has been cleaned, all wintertime decor has been put away and a refreshing springtime look has been brought into your home. You’ve even started on some easier tasks to help prepare things for your HVAC system to switch to cooling mode once the heat arrives.

While you are in preparation mode, don’t forget to think about your plumbing, specifically your water heater. If your water heater has been a reliable resource to you for many years, it can be easy to forget to check on it with all the other spring cleaning tasks you’ve got on your plate. With that said, checking in on your water heater to ensure that it is going to keep doing its job will save you a lot of discomfort. Why? Because checking your system now can alert you to the fact that you might need a water heater replacement in the near future.

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4 Air Filter Facts You Might Want to Know

Monday, April 6th, 2020

woman-with-allergiesThe air inside your home plays an important role in how comfortable you are and, in some cases, how healthy you feel, too. This is why having good indoor air quality is pretty important.

Let’s be clear though, just because your home isn’t filled with smoke or smog doesn’t mean that it has good indoor air quality. Your indoor air quality is impacted by factors such as dust, pollen, humidity or lack thereof, and even how much fresh air you have access to.

One way to help improve your indoor air quality is through the use of air filtration systems. If you don’t already know about the ins and outs of  whole-house air filtration, we can provide some helpful facts to help you learn a bit more about their potential benefits.

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