We are experiencing extremely cold temperatures this week. Home heating equipment temperature design requirements for our area are minus 15 degrees below zero. It's important to know because the temperatures outside will be below minus 15 degrees and it has an...
Brendan, Eric, Karl, Luke, and Kendall volunteered on during the Oct. 13, 2018 Heat's On event. 31st Annual Heat’s On A Huge Success "Madison Area Mechanical and Sheet Metal Contractors Association (MSC) and Steamfitters Local 601 had nearly 50 members se...
Customer Question: Do I open or close my low return register during the colder months? Answer: Open low return register during colder months. Now that temperatures are consistently colder, you likely have your furnace running to heat your home. If your home ...
All Comfort Services electrical division works with local businesses designing, installing, testing, and maintaining electrical systems. Aaron Robarge, All Comfort Services master electrician, completed a lighting renovation project at Parthenon Gyros he...
Contact: Kendall Richards, Impact Committee Chair for Feel the Love Wisconsin, and President of All Comfort Services Phone: 608-838-7300 Email: krichards@allcomfortservices.com Date: August 15, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feel the Love Wisconsin Seeks ...
Does your home have ductwork? If so, check to see if you have high and low returns. During warmer temperatures, hot air rises. Your heating and cooling system has a return and that return should capture the warm air. When you close the low return the warm air ...
It’s not unusual to see Harbor Athletic Club busy, even during a workday morning, with members going to classes or working out. Harbor has a large Middleton facility with three indoor pools and one outdoor pool, sports courts, cycling and multiple pro...
On February 9, 2018, the Federal Government passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. This update may affect many taxpayers who purchased a high-efficiency furnace, air conditioner, boiler or water heater (tankless) installed in the calendar year 2017. Here...
There’s one thing you can’t survive without when you’re running a distillery, and that’s a still. When Yahara Bay Distillers needed to expand their homegrown still to a German-made pot still system, they needed more expertise. “We ...
Ha Long Bay Vietnamese & Thai Bistro serves up a menu that will delight your taste buds. There are numerous authentic Vietnamese, Thai, and Lao dishes on the menu. “Everything is good. We know people want different things and so we have many things to ch...
All Comfort Services Earns Esteemed 2017 Angie’s List Super Service Award for Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, and Electrical Service Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service All Comfort Services is proud to announce that it ha...
Lynn has been a customer service representative at All Comfort Services for 3 years. She grew up in Charleston South Carolina and has been living in Wisconsin for 24 years. “I’ll never get used to the weather," says Lynn. She enjoys her granddaughter and T...
By Debbie Wuksinich, Comfort Consultant, All Comfort Services Indoor air quality is really important to me. Today’s homes and buildings are more airtight and considered to be more polluted than the outside air. When I meet with a customer, I tell them abo...
Make sure you're prepared for the Madison Wisconsin area winter months with the following tips to help keep you safe: 1. Test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and change the batteries. Are there batteries in them? Are the batteries current? Batteries lo...
Homeowners, you don’t need to settle for heat or cool discomfort in your home when there are many options to either correct or supplement your home heating and cooling system. First, how did it get that way? Perhaps you just bought a new home. Assuming th...
Most homeowners don’t know where to begin when replacing a gas furnace, and they are often confused about where the furnace is located and call it a heater instead of a furnace. (In the home-heating world, a heater is considered an electricalportable space h...
On Saturday, October 7, 2017, 70 members of Steamfitters Local 601 inspected and serviced heating systems for 95 area veteran homeowners in Madison and Dane County. During the check-up, two homeowners were found to have faulty heating systems and will have the...
It’s getting darker earlier and evenings are cooler. We are heading into the fall season. Below is a checklist of things you can do to get your home ready for winter: 1. Service Weather-Specific Equipment Drain...
Most people have heard of ductless cooling and heating systems, and they have probably seen the small, indoor devices installed high on walls in homes, restaurants or office buildings. But what do you really know about these systems? 1. They Offer Highly Flex...
When the thermometer reads 90°F, you know that summer has truly arrived. And though the sunshine may be a welcome change from the gloom of winter, keeping your cool through months of constant heat can be a challenge. Luckily, the XC25 air conditioner from Len...
Did you know that a Lennox PureAir™ whole-home air purification system improves indoor air quality better than any single system on the market?* If you or a family member suffer from allergies that are triggered by indoor air irritants, a PureAir system can ...
Do you ever get one part on your car replaced only to have another part fail soon afterward? Car engines are complicated systems, and all of their individual parts are carefully matched for maximum performance. A new part with radically different operating cha...
Now You Can Spring Clean Every Part Of Your Home—Including The Air! A PureAir™ whole-home air purification system from Lennox® improves indoor air quality better than any single system you can buy.* So if your family suffers from allergies that are aggra...
Spring has already sprung—but it’s not too late to get your lawn ready for a season filled with cookouts, backyard games and stargazing on a blanket in the grass. With just a little work, you can transform your great outdoors into an extension of the comfo...
If you own a home air conditioner that was manufactured before January 1, 2010, your system could very likely be using a refrigerant (Freon™) called hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)-22 (also known as R-22). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires tha...
Genesis Painting Business of the Week Thank you, WIBA 1310 Genesis Business of the Week! 1310 WIBA interview with Owner and first tech Larry Davies. ...
All Comfort Services and participants donated their time and resources to help local veterans during this year's 29th annual Heat's On project. On October 8, volunteers checked and cleaned over 50 homes of area veterans referred by the Dane County Veterans Ser...
Apple Spice Salad This recipe is featured in our fall 2016 newsletter. If you'd like to receive future recipes and offers sign up here. Five spice is the ingredient that makes this salad special. Five spice can be found in many stores. Penzeys Spice has a nic...
Should I have my air ducts cleaned and how often? It is my belief there are certain situations which call for a duct cleaning but it isn't something you do like annual preventive maintenance on your furnace. For example, if you are building a new house, that...
The impact on homeowners In order to comply with the new efficiency standards, homeowners are going to be required to install water heaters which are physically larger and use better technology. The installation of the product will change as well so there wil...
MERV is an acronym for Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value. Or in English, “how well does your air filter work?” MERV ratings have a range from 1-16. The higher the MERV rating, the more efficient at removing dust particles and other contaminants that exist...
There are many things you can do around your home this Spring and Summer to prepare your house for the warm weather that is fast approaching. One of the most important is to keep your family safe. We suggest cleaning the kitchen exhaust hood and air filter. Ke...
What is a Silent Leak? Leaking toilets cause more water waste than any other fixture in the home. A silent toilet leak (the one you normally can’t hear) can waste around 500 to 800 gallons of water per day! The ones you can hear will waste much, much more. ...
Are there any health benefits that come from HVAC system cleaning? Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems have been shown to act as a collection source for a variety of contaminants that have the potential to affect health, such as mold, fu...
Incentives The U.S. federal government provides tax credits for renewable-energy systems. The Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit allows individuals to claim a tax credit up to 30% of the installed cost, with no cap on the limit credited. To find out what...
The follwoing was written by John Lienhard, at the University of Houston. It gives us a glimpse into the invention of the flush toilet. The story goes that Thomas Crapper created the toilet, hence the name, Thomas Crapper. Is this really true? A good informati...
There are all sorts of misconceptions about how we are to act during severe weather. For instance, did you know that if you open all of your doors and windows before a tornado hits, that your home has a 70% chance of survival? Well, that’s actually not true....
The following is from consumerreports.org Getting started - Gas furnace guide How do most people go about buying a furnace? First, they call contractors and ask for estimates. To prepare this report, we did too. More than 500 specialists in residential heati...
You can never be too sure about the protection of your home and family. All Comfort Services is proud to offer Home Security and Automation to our customers. Here are a few tips to protect you and yours: Plan to “burglarize” yourself. You’ll discove...
The SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio), developed by the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, is an important tool for evaluating the efficiency of a central air conditioner. Provided by the manufacturer in standard product information, ...