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When the landlord doesn’t fix the A/C

by Dennis Beaver | air conditioning, landlord/tenant

August 9, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver It’s March. You have just moved into a cute little rental house in California’s Central Valley, where summer temperatures are routinely – dangerously – well over 100 degrees. Within days the air conditioner fails, and a frustrated...

Big Brother wants to control your thermostat

by Dennis Beaver | air conditioning, consumer, technology, thermostat

January 30, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver Lovers of governmental conspiracy theories will enjoy today’s story, as we look at what has been an on-going effort—for at least 10 years — by California and energy utilities to take control of your home’s thermostat and much...

The case of the leaking hot water heater that wasn’t

by Dennis Beaver | air conditioning

November 22, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver One of the great things about air-conditioning is an increase in comfort due to reduced temperature and humidity as refrigeration extracts moisture from the air through condensation. That water must go somewhere, as the Jennings...

What landlords, tenants should know

by Dennis Beaver | air conditioning, housing, landlord/tenant

July 9, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to both tenants and landlords — anyone considering the purchase of rental property — wanting to increase income, “which took off like a 4th of July skyrocket following the stock market crash of...

Not changing your A/C filter may be costly

by Dennis Beaver | air conditioning, housing, landlord/tenant

September 5, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “We own a rental house in an agricultural area near Lemoore. Two years ago, a couple who work at the Naval Air Station rented the property. As is gets dusty – especially in this drought – the lease required changing the A/C filter...

The high cost of not changing your furnace and A/C filters

by Dennis Beaver | air conditioning, consumer

February 15, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver When was the last time that you changed your furnace or A/C filters? Do you know why, in addition to controlling furnace and A/C run times and temperatures, filters have a huge impact on energy use and the life of your entire...
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