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By Johnny Tubbs / Energy saving columnist

You rely on your homes HVAC system throughout the year, and regular maintenance is essential to keep it running smoothly and guarantee your comfort. If youre debating whether a preventive maintenance agreement is worth the investment, consider the following benefits:

Save money on both annual upkeep and necessary repairs The cost of a maintenance agreement is often comparable to paying for just two seasonal HVAC tuneups. When you factor in the repair discount thats part of an annual contract, youll come out ahead.]]>

Enjoy priority service Does it seem that whenever your HVAC system needs repair, theres a long line of customers ahead of you? Thats because breakdowns typically occur when homeowners first start up their systems for the season. When you have a preventive maintenance agreement, youre put at the head of the line, so youre not left out in the cold, or the heat and humidity.]]>

Extend the life of your HVAC system Your homes heating and cooling is a mechanical system that needs regular maintenance to reach its true useful life span. Given the high cost of replacement, it just makes sense to maintain your current system to the best of your ability.]]>

Experience fewer breakdowns and need fewer expensive repairs During routine maintenance visits, your HVAC technician can spot and correct small issues, subsequently preventing them from escalating into larger, most costly repairs.]]>

Lower monthly utility bills Well-maintained HVAC equipment is more efficient, and therefore it uses less electricity. Since your system runs continuously throughout many months of the year, even small adjustments and improvements in its operation can have a big impact on your annual electric expenses.]]>

Maximize your systems cooling and heating capacity Regular maintenance can reverse a systems lost capacity. Instead of dealing with heating or air conditioning that barely puts out enough warm or cool air to keep you comfortable, you can reap the benefits of your HVAC systems full capacity.]]>

For more information on the benefits of a preventive maintenance agreement, contact Conroe Air. We proudly service the heating and cooling needs of homeowners throughout Montgomery County. Visit http://www.conroeair.com or call 1-888-904-3378.

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Dear Annie: My brother, "William," recently passed away in his sleep. His passing came as a shock to everyone. He wasn't ill or showing any indication that something was wrong. We suspect it was a heart attack.

However, the real tragedy of his passing is that William and his two children had been estranged for more than 19 years. When I called his son and daughter to inform them of their father's passing, I could tell that they certainly felt the loss, and they also understood that any opportunity for reconciliation was now lost forever. All the years of anger and resentment suddenly appeared senseless.

I do not know the reasons for the estrangement, but I can place blame on William, as well as his children, because all of them were adamant that they were "right" about the way they felt. I had discussions with my brother, but he was never ready to open up communication with his kids. I also met with my niece in the hope of persuading her to phone her father and try to talk things out. She didn't. And her brother declined to talk to me about it.

Whatever wounds they had incurred had not healed, and there was no change of heart. With their father's passing, they will now have to cope with their inaction for the rest of their lives.

Please pass my letter along to your readers. Life is too short to harbor ill feelings and resentment, especially with loved ones. God gave us the blessing of children. Parents and children should not toss this blessing aside for what turns out to be in hindsight some perceived slight or miscommunication.

Mourning My Brother

Dear Mourning: Our sincere condolences for the loss of your brother. We hope your letter serves as a heartbreaking warning. People often think they have limitless time to fix relationships, but you never know what will happen. If someone is important to you, work it out. Talk it through. Get an unbiased third party to mediate if necessary, but don't let it fester until it's too late.

Dear Annie: I am a heating and cooling professional. In the past month, I have gone into many homes to repair their furnaces. Several times, the only problem I found was faulty batteries in their digital thermostats.

Please inform your readers that spending five dollars and replacing their thermostat batteries could save them an $80-$100 service call from their heating contractor. They should change these batteries every year. Perhaps next fall, when they are thinking about Thanksgiving or buying holiday gifts, they could pick up some extra batteries as a gift to themselves.

Staying Warm in South Dakota

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DEAR ANNIE: My brother, "William," recently passed away in his sleep. His passing came as a shock to everyone. He wasn't ill or showing any indication that something was wrong. We suspect it was a heart attack.

However, the real tragedy of his passing is that William and his two children had been estranged for more than 19 years. When I called his son and daughter to inform them of their father's passing, I could tell that they certainly felt the loss, and they also understood that any opportunity for reconciliation was now lost forever. All the years of anger and resentment suddenly appeared senseless.

I do not know the reasons for the estrangement, but I can place blame on William, as well as his children, because all of them were adamant that they were "right" about the way they felt. I had discussions with my brother, but he was never ready to open up communication with his kids. I also met with my niece in the hope of persuading her to phone her father and try to talk things out. She didn't. And her brother declined to talk to me about it.

Whatever wounds they had incurred had not healed, and there was no change of heart. With their father's passing, they will now have to cope with their inaction for the rest of their lives.

Please pass my letter along to your readers. Life is too short to harbor ill feelings and resentment, especially with loved ones. God gave us the blessing of children. Parents and children should not toss this blessing aside for what turns out to be in hindsight some perceived slight or miscommunication. -- Mourning My Brother

DEAR MOURNING: Our sincere condolences for the loss of your brother. We hope your letter serves as a heartbreaking warning. People often think they have limitless time to fix relationships, but you never know what will happen. If someone is important to you, work it out. Talk it through. Get an unbiased third party to mediate if necessary, but don't let it fester until it's too late.

DEAR ANNIE: I am a heating and cooling professional. In the past month, I have gone into many homes to repair their furnaces. Several times, the only problem I found was faulty batteries in their digital thermostats.

Please inform your readers that spending five dollars and replacing their thermostat batteries could save them an $80-$100 service call from their heating contractor. They should change these batteries every year. Perhaps next fall, when they are thinking about Thanksgiving or buying holiday gifts, they could pick up some extra batteries as a gift to themselves. -- Staying Warm in South Dakota

DEAR SOUTH DAKOTA: Thanks for the welcome information. We admit that replacing thermostat batteries did not occur to us, but we will pay more attention in the future, and we hope our readers will, as well.

DEAR ANNIE: "Finally at Peace" said she learned to appreciate those grandchildren who keep in touch and stop mourning the ones who don't. I, too, spent an inordinate amount of time "grieving" the loss of my nieces and nephew after my parents and my husband passed away.

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Geothermal heating and cooling systems are based on the temperature differential between an underground source and a building to be heated or cooled. Most people think of geothermal heating systems as tapping into an underground hot spring or something similar; but those type of geological formations are rare, and there are relatively few places where classic geothermal systems can be economically installed. However, geothermal heat pumps that involve laying a series of piping loops underground, removing the heat stored in the water of the pipes, and using it to heat a building have become technically feasible and can offer significant savings on utility bills.

Geothermal heat pumps do not create heat by burning fuel or from any kind of combustion. During winter, geothermal heat pumps collect the natural underground heat through a series of pipes installed in loops below the surface of the ground or at the bottom of a pond. Fluid circulates around through the loops underground and picks up heat and carries it to the building. There, a compressor (usually electric) and a heat exchanger remove and concentrate the heat and release it inside the home.

One of the great advantages of geothermal heat pump systems is the fact that they can heat during the winter and cool during the summer. In the summertime, 150 to 450 feet underground is much cooler than the surface temperature in most cases, so the fluid that circulates through these deep underground pipes will return to the building with a cold load that can be used to cool the building

Drilling costs for a geothermal pump system can run from $10,000 to $30,000, depending on the size of the system and the type of ground that has to be drilled. These drilling costs have to be added to the cost of the heat pump system when calculating the total cost of a geothermal heat pump installation.

Geothermal heat pump systems cost around $2500 to $3000 per ton of capacity. Given that an average to somewhat larger home will require three tons of heating/cooling capacity, the cost comes to about $7500 to $9000 for the actual geothermal heat pump equipment.

Assuming average costs, the total cost of a three-ton geothermal heat pump system would be $8250 for the heat pump and $15,000 for the drilling, for a total of $23,250. A traditional electrical heating and cooling system costs around $4000 a ton, so an equivalent three-ton traditional heating/cooling system would cost around $12,000. However, keep in mind that the utility bills of homeowners with geothermal heat pump systems tend to average 20 to 30 percent less than homeowners with traditional heat/cooling systems. Assuming a savings of $80 a month on your utilities, the extra $12,000 you paid up front for the geothermal pump system will be recouped in 13 years (and geothermal pump systems last 20 to 25 years, on average).

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