Is Your Air Conditioner Working Efficiently?

Is Your Air Conditioner Working Efficiently?

The summer season is fast approaching! As we head into the hottest days of the year, you’ll want to be sure your home air conditioner works efficiently. After all, even the best air conditioning units can run into issues that leave homeowners without relief from the...
The Dog Days of Summer

The Dog Days of Summer

As we move into the dog days of summer, we see a lot of thunderstorms with this oppressive heat and humidity. These storms can deliver a significant amount of rain 5-10 cm (2-4in) in a very short period of time. Many storm sewers can’t deal with this kind of sudden...
Are You Cool Enough?

Are You Cool Enough?

When we find ourselves in a prolonged heatwave such as we are now experiencing, we get a lot of calls with the complaint that the house isn’t getting cool enough. It may not have been that important to us in the past but in the time of coronavirus when we are all...
What It Means If Your AC Still Uses R-22 Refrigerant

What It Means If Your AC Still Uses R-22 Refrigerant

Oakville summers can swing from warm to very humid, especially near the lake, and that is usually when older cooling systems get tested. Some older central air conditioners are still running on R-22 refrigerant (HCFC-22), and many homeowners only learn that when the...