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What You Need to Know About Refrigerant Safety and Your HVAC System

by Michael C. Rosone |

If It’s Bad for the Ozone Layer, It’s Bad for You.

If you’re a facility manager, you may think all you need to know about your air conditioning system is that it’s working properly. If the building is cool, why worry about how that happens?

The reason you should be concerned is that refrigerants, the chemicals in your air conditioner that actually do the cooling, can pose a serious threat to your building’s occupants (not to mention the planet’s ozone layer) if not handled properly.

It’s important to understand the potential dangers posed by refrigerants so you make sure to hire only qualified technicians to work on your air conditioning system, and so that you take precautions to prevent any accidents from occurring in your building.Read More

Your R22 Air Conditioner: Repair or Replace Guidelines

by Michael Rosone |

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This is an update to one of our most popular and helpful blog posts. We’ve added advice for those of you who have an older R22 AC unit that uses the Freon refrigerant which is being phased out. Here’s the original: Repair or Replace An Air Conditioner: The Right Way to Decide.

If you’ve got an aging air conditioner, you may be breathing a sigh of relief when Labor Day rolls around. You made it through another summer with the old unit! But don’t talk too soon, fall can still get steamy in NYC and if your unit is not performing as it should be, you could still experience a breakdown during a brutal week of Indian summer weather. Then you’ll need to decide whether to repair or replace it.

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What Does an HVAC Air Purifier Do? The Facts for Buyers

by Michael C. Rosone |

hvac air purifier

While many are concerned about outdoor air quality due to wildfire smoke polluting the air, we also need to be concerned about the air we breathe indoors. That’s a good reason to consider new technology that can improve indoor air quality, including an HVAC air purifier and air filtration system.

According to the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the air inside can be at minimum 2 to 5 times (and up to 100 times!) more polluted than outside. It’s not only smoke and smog that threatens the safety of indoor air, it’s also VOCs, mold, bacteria, and viruses.

Here’s how an HVAC air purifier can help promote good health by improving air quality in your home and workplace.Read More

Prepare Now for a Longer, Hotter Summer

by Michael C. Rosone |

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Longer, hotter summer seasons are becoming the norm. Data collected by Drexel University’s Urban Health Collective clearly shows that heat waves are more frequent and hot summer weather is lasting longer. Will 2025 be hotter than 2024? Summer heat predictions say that 2025 temps will likely approach record-breaking levels.

Extreme heat is not just uncomfortable, it’s deadly. Heat waves kill more people in the U.S. than hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods combined.

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Low-Cost & No-Cost Energy Saving Tips for Restaurants

by Michael Rosone |

Energy saving tips for restaurants

If you’re interested in reducing energy usage and costs, you’ve come to the right place. There are plenty of energy saving tips for restaurants that lower energy consumption and your bills. Here’s the good news: not all energy saving tips for restaurants require a huge capital outlay.

First, let’s take a closer look at the root of the problem.

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