by Dan | May 9, 2017 | Air Quality, Cooling, Heating
Much is being reported in the press these days about the rising cost of energy. There is talk about renewable energy versus fossil fuel versus nuclear generated electricity; the merits of electricity versus natural gas and electric vehicles versus combustion engines....
by Dan | May 9, 2017 | Heating
Much has been said in the debate about electricity versus natural gas. The present government’s position is that they would like to get rid of natural gas. I don’t know when Ontario will drop natural gas, if ever, but it begs the question of which fuel you should use....
by Dan | May 9, 2017 | Heating, Plumbing
Most HVAC appliances are now very efficient, and water heaters remain the last bastion of opportunity for energy improvement. We are seeing high efficiency water tanks and even heat pump water heaters enter the market. I have one in my home. The big challenge in this...
by Dan | May 9, 2017 | Cooling, Heating
One of the big revolutions in the HVAC industry is around thermostats and controls in general. The old round or rectangular thermostat with two switches and a mercury bulb are real dinosaurs. In fact, they’re being changed out with such volume that we have an...
by Dan | Oct 20, 2016 | Air Quality, Cooling, Heating
Over the past couple of years, it has been a rare day when I have not received a phone call at dinner time from an overseas telemarketer trying to sell me duct cleaning, despite the best efforts of our government to establish do not call lists and issuing penalties...
by Dan | Oct 20, 2016 | Heating
In our last issue of An Engineer’s Opinion, I announced that we were entering the water heater business with a new rent-to-own product. I also outlined some of the benefits of this type of product vs. renting for life. About half of the water heaters we installed over...
