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The Rinaldi's Blog
by Scott Hudson, Vice-President
A Complete Guide to the Different HVAC Types: Pros and Cons
Shopping for a new HVAC system can be a complicated process. There are a lot of different options out there, and a lot of different features you can choose from. How do you know what kind of system is right for your needs? Here's a guide to help you figure it out....
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How to Celebrate Air Quality Awareness Week as a Homeowner
It's Air Quality Awareness Week! This annual EPA-sponsored event is meant to promote the value of clean air and how to make it better wherever you are. When resting, the average adult breathes about 11,600 quarts of air daily. Everything that’s in the air goes into...
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What All Homeowners Should Know About Ductwork Maintenance and its Benefits
You don't worry much about your ductwork, do you? After all, it's tucked away in the attic, walls or basement, and it seems like there's no real reason to give it a thought. But over time, with all that cold and hot air coming through and year after year of expanding...
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When HVAC and Bugs Collide
Beautiful skies and warm weather aren’t the only things that spring ushers in around Orlando. The advent of spring also brings the bugs back in full force. The eternal pursuit of food and shelter can lead bugs straight into your HVAC system, especially if the...
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Why Homeowners Should Be Aware of Electronic Cigarettes When Controlling Indoor Air Quality
It's well known that smoking tobacco indoors pollutes a home's air supply with numerous chemicals and carcinogens. What about the new trend of vaping electronic cigarettes that's touted as a less hazardous alternative? If you're concerned about air quality in your...
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Simple Ways to Host a Safe Easter Egg Hunt
Easter is coming! One of the most fun annual traditions is the Easter egg hunt. But if you're hosting one in your home for the neighborhood kids, there are a number of concerns, in terms of both comfort and safety. Here are a few tips to help you host a safe Easter...
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A Guide to Using Your Energy Tax Credits
Are you considering making energy efficient improvements and equipment upgrades around your home this year? If so, you may qualify for tax credits, and/or other types of rebates and incentives that can help offset the upfront cost. Here's a helpful guide on different...
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The Benefits of Using a Dehumidifer in the Spring
Here in Florida with its subtropical climate, the average annual humidity level is a high 74 percent. The level spikes in spring and summer, because warmer air holds more moisture. If you're seeing the effects of high indoor humidity this spring, now's the time to...
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How to Banish Airborne Bacteria and Improve Your Air Quality with UV Lights
UV (ultraviolet) lights do a remarkable job at improving air quality indoors with little effort on your part. These light bulbs mimic a spectrum of sunshine that acts as a disinfectant for bacteria, viruses and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The UV lights clean by...
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Is Your Air Conditioning Affecting Your Skin?
Dry skin is not something we usually have to worry about in Florida. In fact, if there are any advantages to living in a humid climate, it's that we're not usually afflicted with the level of dryness that can make skin and scalp flake, while also drying out nasal...
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IAQ Concerns for At-Home Gyms
Your exercise room or home gym offers an ideal way to get in shape for better health. To maximize your benefits, you probably took a lot of care choosing equipment, and make regular workouts a priority. Another top concern should be the air quality in your home gym,...
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How to Improve Home Comfort with Spring Cleaning
With the warming outdoor temperatures, it's time to tackle spring cleaning and maintenance chores to spruce up your home for the coming summer. When you're putting together a spring to-do list, be sure to add on these HVAC-related tasks to improve your home comfort....
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Laundry Room Ventilation Concerns for Renovations
When a home remodel is in the works and it includes the laundry area, you’ll have to build in laundry room ventilation. Building codes require vents for dryers to take out the excessive heat and humidity, along with any combustion gases associated with gas dryers. The...
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Ways to Prepare Your HVAC for Spring
Spring comes early in our part of the world. In fact, we sometimes use our air conditioners right through the winter, with the occasional switch to the furnace: all the more reason to get spring HVAC preventative maintenance. Spring is as good a reason as any to call...
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How Does Furniture Affect Your HVAC?
When you think about factors that might trigger certain HVAC effects in your home, furniture may not be at the top of the list. However, many things of a certain size placed inside the house exert some influence on the indoor environment. The type of furniture and the...
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Color and Temperature: How They Connected?
We all know that certain colors heat up when exposed to sunlight – that's why we don't walk barefoot on black asphalt in the summer. This color-temperature relationship affects your home comfort, too, and the amount you pay for heating and cooling. Understanding Color...
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Why You Should Get an A/C Tune Up
Spring is a gorgeous time of year here in Orlando, but its arrival is a sign that sizzling-hot, humid weather isn't far behind. To avoid any worries about your home comfort this summer, now's the ideal time to get a jump on cooling system maintenance. Here are a few...
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Picking Heat Pumps: Air Source vs. Ground Source
Heat pumps warm your home in winter without consuming natural gas or utilizing electric heating. In the summer, the same unit cools your house like conventional A/C. In addition to consolidating heating and cooling into a single, efficient unit, heat pumps can...
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