In the heat of summer, the sun can feel like your enemy. Instead, maybe it’s time to invest in solar panels and turn the sun into your friend? When you start getting much of your electricity from the sun, you can feel a bit better about cranking up the AC on the hottest days of the year. Let’s take a …
Salt Chlorine Generators Are a Better Way to Chlorinate Your Pool
Whether you use liquid, powder, or tablets, traditional pool chlorine is obnoxious. It stings your eyes, bleaches out your swimsuits, corrodes your pool, and can be harmful if you handle it improperly. Luckily, there’s a better way to chlorinate your pool. What Is a Salt Chlorine Generator? Salt chlorine generators convert dissolved salt into chlorine gas, which disinfects your pool …
Add a Pool Heat Pump and Swim Year-Round
If your pool is more than just a place to escape the hot summer sun, you probably get sad when you need to drain it every fall. What if you didn’t need to stop using your pool when the temperatures dropped and could instead swim around the year? With a pool heat pump, that dream can become a reality! Traditional …
Save Your Skin – Get a Water Conditioner
Does it seem like your hair and skin are always dry, no matter how many lotions, conditioners, or other products you use? The culprit could be your home’s water. Hard water is extremely drying, so a water conditioner could help save your skin and hair. What is hard water, and why does it dry out your skin? What is a …
What’s the Difference Between Solar Water Heaters and Solar Panels?
Solar water heaters and solar panels (also known as solar PV systems) are both great investments, but they work quite differently. What’s the difference? Which one is better for your home? Here’s the information you need to decide which system is right for you. What Are Solar Water Heaters? Solar water heaters work by pumping cold water up to special …
Improve Your Home’s Air Quality With an Air Purifier
Whether you’re concerned about odors, germs, or your home’s overall air quality, a Qualitair air purifier can make a great addition to your existing HVAC system and HEPA filters. Why should you worry about your home’s air quality? What are the benefits of air purifiers? How do they work? Here’s what you need to know about whole-home air purifying systems. …
Summer Is Here – Get Your Attic Ready With a Solar Attic Fan
Do you dread how much your electric bill goes up every summer thanks to your central air conditioner? A solar attic fan can reduce the load on your AC without adding anything to your electric bill each month. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons you should add a solar attic fan to your home this summer. You …
Why You Should Add a Drinking Water Filtration System to Your Home
There are a lot of great reasons you should invest in a drinking water filtration system for your home. For example, whole-home systems are more convenient than faucet or pitcher filters, they’re better for the environment and more cost-effective than plastic bottles, and they may raise the value of your home. Let’s take a closer look at why you should …
Solar Pool Heaters Are Better for Your Wallet and the Environment
Whether you’re concerned about the environment, your electric bill, or both, solar pool heaters can warm up your pool by 10 to 15 degrees without increasing your electric bill or using fossil fuels. How do solar pool heaters work, what are the benefits, and what is one thing solar pool heaters can do that regular heaters can’t? Read on for …
Upgrade the Heart of Your Pool System With a Variable Speed Pump
Did you know that pool pumps are sometimes referred to as the heart of the pool system? That’s because they pump crucial chemicals throughout your pool and bring water to the filter, chlorinator, and heater to be sent back to your pool clean and sanitized. Upgrading your pool pump to a variable speed pump could save you thousands of dollars …