Author: Uptek

Tricks to Keep Your Home Warmer for Less This Winter

9 Ways to Keep Your Home Warm While Saving Money As energy costs continue to rise, homeowners are finding themselves searching for ways to save money on utilities like electricity and gas. Homes can be heated using either electricity or gas, and how high and how often you turn up your thermostat reflects on your […]

HVAC Tips for Allergy Season

HVAC TIPS FOR ALLERGY SEASON After a few days of waking up in the morning with itchy eyes and a runny nose, you’ll probably be ready to try just about anything if it will help with your home allergies. There are a lot of things you can do during allergy season to help your body […]

Hot Savings & Summer Thermostat Temperatures

There’s nothing worse than feeling uncomfortable or hot in your home. With summer temperatures on the rise, it is tempting to turn down the thermostat to offset the heat. However, the U.S. Department of Energy suggests that we run our air conditioners at 78 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer. This temperature is a lot higher […]

Humidifiers Help Asthma Sufferers

California is home to approximately 5.2 million people living with asthma according to a 2017 report from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). A 2013 article refers to the exhaust-filled industrial corridor that stretches from Los Angeles to Riverside as the “diesel death zone” because of the extensive air pollution from dark clouds of […]

Beating a California Heat Wave When Your A/C Is Broken

BEATING A HEAT WAVE WHEN YOU HAVE A BROKEN AC You may not depend on your air conditioner much when it’s April and daytime temperatures are close to perfect. But when summer comes, it can bring a heatwave with it that will have you running your air conditioner 24/7. Unfortunately, the middle of a summer […]