With winter over, you might have the desire to begin working outside. Before you head out to your yard with landscaping equipment, you might want to spend a bit of time checking for leaky pipes. Winter temperatures can freeze pipes and make them burst or crack. When it comes to water leaks, the sooner you … Continue reading Step-By-Step Guide: How to Find & Fix a Pipe Burst in Your House
If the sustained carbon monoxide levels become higher than 1,500 parts per one million in your house, immediately evacuate the property to negative health consequences. In order for a home to be considered safe, the carbon monoxide levels cannot rise above zero parts per one million. To ensure you are able to protect your family … Continue reading How Do Carbon Monoxide Detectors Work? Types & Benefits
Essential and On-Call Read our message to our community regarding COVID-19 preparedness. No matter what’s in store for your home and family, your Snell team is here to help. Since day one, we’ve followed CDC guidelines and cleanliness best-practices when delivering essential cooling, heating, and plumbing services here in your neighborhood. Today, we’re … Continue reading THE RIGHT CARE FOR YOUR COMFORT AND WELLBEING
There are a lot of ways you can make your home more energy-efficient, which will save you money on your energy bills and help you pursue other incentives, as well. If you are not sure where to start, choose one aspect of your home, such as your heating or your electrical system, to upgrade. Think … Continue reading 10 Ways to Make Your Home More Energy-Efficient to Save Money
Taping ugly electrical wiring to the baseboards of your house should be avoided. This will ruin the décor of your house and may become a safety hazard for children and pets. Instead, you should run electrical wires through your finished walls to preserve the safety and appearance of your house. At the same time, no one … Continue reading How to Run Electrical Wires Through Finished Walls in Your House
Heat pumps are engineered to provide warm or cold air to homes during the winter and summer months. Unlike a gas or electric furnace, a heat pump does not develop heat energy. A heat pump is an electrical device that works by extracting heat from a single location to move it to another area. During … Continue reading How Do Heat Pumps Work? Components, Benefits, & Drawbacks
There is a growing trend for do it yourself projects. You can take an old hutch, refinish it, and soon you will have a focal point in your kitchen. Electrical work is a little bit different. Small mistakes can create surges or even a fire hazard. The last thing you want to do is ruin … Continue reading 6 Types of Issues You Should Hire an Electrician to Fix
While you may be familiar with an electrical blackout, you may be wondering about the differences between brownouts vs blackouts. A brownout is defined as an intended or unintended temporary decrease in electrical voltage output. Brownouts occur when an electrical supplier minimizes the voltage to your city or suburb to accommodate heavy electrical usage in … Continue reading Brownouts vs Blackouts: Differences & Similarities
If you’re breathing contaminated or stale air in your home, this may have negative consequences on your health. The interior air in most houses contains more contaminants and germs when compared to the air outdoors. Since the average person spends a majority of their time indoors, it’s important to become familiar with ways to purify … Continue reading 10 Ways to Purify the Air in Your Home
Over the last 10 years, the cost of electricity has continued to steadily rise and with it, pulling an ever growing amount of cash from the pockets of Americans. As electricity becomes more and more expensive, homeowners are looking into less expensive ways to bring in essential electricity when it comes to heating and … Continue reading Solar vs Wind Energy: Advantages, Disadvantages, & Differences
