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There’s a very good reason why winter is called the cold and flu season. Perhaps the most important factor is the dry indoor air we experience during cold weather in Waterford, MI and Oxford, MI. The ideal humidity level in your home is 40% to 50% but during winter that reading can often drop into the low 20’s or even the teens. Let’s take a closer look at some of the health problems that result.
Too often when homeowners in Waterford, MI and Oxford, MI think about indoor air quality (IAQ) they think of it as a minor annoyance. Dust on the furniture. An occasional sore throat. A few annoying sneezes. Kotz Heating, Cooling & Plumbing wants you to always remember some indoor air pollutants are life threatening. Let’s focus on the most dangerous. CARBON MONOXIDE If you’re going to talk about the immediate danger of death, then you must
Imagine this scene is playing out one night in the living room of your Waterford, MI or Oxford, MI home. The family is together binge watching—insert latest streaming sensation here—on the big screen. Your child looks at you and says, “Mom I have a headache that just started and seemed to come from nowhere.” You nod in sympathy and say something like I’m sure it will go away. A minute or two later your husband
Modern furnaces are wonderfully efficient, but they do take up space in your Waterford, MI or Oxford, MI home. Most of the time a furnace is installed in a basement, hall closet, or maybe a garage; but Kotz Heating, Cooling & Plumbing wants you to consider another option. Many times, an electric furnace can be installed in the attic. WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW There are a surprising number of benefits to an attic installation.
Are the decorations in place? Have the costumes been bought? Is the candy hidden away from the little ones…and some of the adults too? Yes, it is nearly time for Halloween which means endless scary stories about ghosts and goblins leading up to the night of costume parties and trick or treating adventures. Kotz Heating, Cooling & Plumbing also has some scary stories to share with homeowners in Waterford, MI and Oxford, MI when it
Are you one of those unlucky Waterford, MI or Oxford, MI homeowners who can’t seem to keep the house at the temperature you want? There can be many reasons this happens but there is one seemingly minor thing that Kotz Heating, Cooling & Plumbing believes doesn’t get enough attention when it comes to HVAC maintenance. We are talking about the location of your thermostat, including making sure it is at the correct height off the
