Perfection! That is how those lucky enough to have observed the solar eclipse in totality describe the sight they saw on that fateful Monday. How did our creator line up our little moon with the huge sun so that they align exactly right with only the corona lighting up the sky? The corona is defined as the outermost layer of the sun’s atmosphere which extends millions of kilometers into outer space. Whether you’re an environmentalist or not, and whether you’re religious or not, the solar eclipse of the sun on Monday, April 8th, 2024, brought us all together in a very positive way. Although ecl ..read more

One of the vital elements for our homes is the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, better known as HVAC. It keeps us warm during the cold winter months and cool during the scorching dog days of summer. As a homeowner, we show little appreciation for proper operation and just hope that nothing breaks. When a technician is called down to fix the HVAC system it is often a hefty repair that will negatively impact your bank account.  With that said, to show our appreciation to the marvel of a properly working heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems we thought to shar ..read more

Laundromats have changed and been upgraded in the last decade so much that they are places for people to meet and greet. Although you will find all different types and ages of people in this venue it’s fun to mingle casually sometimes. You’re at your most natural wearing your casual attire which makes everyone a bit more comfortable to chat. Here are some reasons for you to hang around your neighborhood laundromat even if you have a set of washers and dryers in your home or apartment. 1 – Save Your Washer and Dryer from Breaking from Heavy Oversized Laundry Did you ever try to wash a quilt, he ..read more

We wanted to find out what the story is with air quality monitors for both the home and for outside the home. Thankfully we can look up on our phones the daily outdoor air quality and the range of acceptable numbers. I was not aware of a reliable air quality measurement other than carbon monoxide detectors. In this article we will attempt to inform you of the various types of both indoor and outdoor air quality monitors but will not give you our preferences which are easily obtainable on Consumers Reports. We will also inform you of how private citizens are helping their communities to combat ..read more

The internet and newspapers are always full of the problems society encounters with unsatisfactory air quality. We read about surveys and statistics claiming different areas around us with different pollution levels. Science has become so sophisticated in the area of air quality, and we have many new words included in our lexicon and dictionaries that folks a hundred years ago would have never heard of. Have you ever thought about who the people are who study the different aspects of indoor and outdoor air quality scientifically? One of the main associations that tackle this issue is the Unit ..read more

Anyone under forty would look at this title and probably be puzzled about this subject of researching the best way to upgrade or install central air in your home. This is because many of us are fortunate to have built new construction or have bought homes that already have a central air HVAC system. However, many of the seniors among us can recall the inconvenience of individual air conditioners in strategic places in the home or no air conditioning at all even in hot summer climates like New York and New Jersey. Some of us may recall the forced closeness of families sleeping in the one room ..read more

There is a lot of talk and articles regarding the effects of indoor air quality on our health. With all types of HVAC systems, it is sometimes complicated to find out exactly what if anything is wrong with our cooling and heating systems and what to do about it. Over the last few years, especially post COVID-19, there are quite a few options which supposedly will clean and improve the indoor air quality of our homes. Simple portable air purifiers can sometimes be enough and make the difference between clean and tainted air in our homes but more often than not the problem may be internally affe ..read more

The smart phone today can be used for more productive purposes than Meta (Facebook), movies, and shopping. It has now entered the realm of adjusting heating and air conditioning and preventing harmful indoor air quality. Central air conditioning was a big breakthrough and by the late 1960’s it was common for it to be included in newly built homes. When and why did the mobile phone transform into the “smartphone” of today? The Internet has been around for a while, but we used to have to go back to our homes, offices, or libraries to access it. This changed when the iPhone was released in 2007 w ..read more

Are you the type of person who loves to sink into the softest and luxurious feeling towels? Do scented towels improve your mood substantially? Then chances are you are the users of either fabric softeners in your washing machine or fabric softener sheets in your dryers. There is certainly a difference in the feel of a towel with or without an added fabric softener to the daily load and most folks love the inviting scent that is added. Have you ever put a thought to the question if those fabric softener sheets are harmful to your clothes dryer? What could possibly be wrong with using those shee ..read more

“What are those tiny bubbles in the air?” I asked my husband sitting next to me on a long overseas flight recently. “I don’t see any bubbles”, He replied. It was dark in the airplane and as usual I was unable to sleep as many of the other passengers were. So, I turned on my personal light while all the other seats were darkened. What initially looked to me like microscopic bubbles were, as I soon realized, actually simple particles of dust. However, I must have been the only one who saw them because only my light was on and those dust particles seemed especially large, which surprised me. This ..read more