Today’s modern central heating and cooling systems for homes, if designed well, can be extremely intelligent. Most modern thermostats can be programmed to heat or cool your home by whatever schedule is convenient. Some even support geofencing, allowing the system to optionally know when you’re about to get home by the gps location of your phone and turn on your heating or cooling, making your home comfortable before you even walk in the front door. All of these features allow you to “set it and forget it,” only touching your thermostat a couple of times a year if you wish.

There can be a down side to all of this convenience, however. 

Held annually, the volunteer run Liberty Rugby Auction Night is a chance for the community to support Seattle youth sports, participate in a silent auction of products donated by local supporters while also enjoying a delicious spaghetti feast. Evergreen has donated 2 Air Scrubber Plus air cleaners, to be auctioned off at the event. Come to the event on Friday April 21st and support Liberty Rugby!

As human technology continues its upward climb, our thirst for energy grows. Unfortunately, the non-renewable sources of energy we use to drive our technology continue to damage our planet. To combat this, scientists are actively looking for less environmentally harmful energy sources, with the eventual goal of 100% renewable energy. In the meantime, we should all do what we can to reduce our carbon footprint.

The question of whether to repair or replace older, broken equipment typically comes down to a simple analysis. Estimating the cost of current and future repairs on the old unit against the cost and benefits of installing a new unit can generally guide you to the best decision. However, when it comes to older central air conditioners and heat pumps, this evaluation is quickly becoming a moot point.

Here in Seattle, we’ve had a cold and rainy 2017 so far. It’s hard to imagine, but Summer is right around the corner. In fact, we could be in for another sizzling summer. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), there’s a strong chance that we’ll see yet another El Niño a little later in this year, which brings warmer, dryer weather to the northwest.