Home Hygiene Tips
January 2, 2024Taking care of your home is as important as taking care of your body. Cleaning and disinfecting your home helps reduce your risk of infection to keep you and your family healthy. Use these home hygiene and health tips to maintain a clean, comfortable environment. Understanding Why Good Home Hygiene Is Important General home…
Read more ›What Is Backflow Prevention?
July 11, 2023Backflow prevention protects a clean water supply line from contamination by ensuring it does not connect with a dirty water line. Water polluted by backflow can potentially cause health issues and damage your property. Business owners and homeowners must understand how backflow prevention works, how it can be achieved and the importance of backflow testing.…
Read more »How to Prepare Your Home for Winter’s Freeze
February 7, 2022If you have recently experienced damage as a result of our winter storms or are without power, experiencing frozen pipes, etc., we are here for you! To get started, contact the professionals at Tuckey Restoration, Inc. for service 24/7/365. For emergency service, please call us at (717) 249-1535 to request immediate assistance. The winter months…
Read more »Ask Our Experts: What is Passive Solar Heating?
December 27, 2021Note: Article originally published on January 24, 2016. Content and graphics revised on December 27, 2021. Question for Our Experts: I’ve heard about residential solar energy systems that require solar panels on a home’s roof.ย I hear this is often called “active solar heating.”ย But what is “passive solar heating”? Our Expertsโ Answer: Great question!ย …
Read more »Ask Our Experts: What is an Evaporative Cooler?
December 27, 2021Question for Our Experts: What is an evaporative cooler? Our Expertsโ Answer: Short Answer An evaporative cooler is a machine that cools air by passing dry, hot air over water, which cools the air while it evaporates.ย These machines are found throughout the USย for specialty commercial/industrial applications and only in hot, dry areas of the…
Read more »Ask Our Experts: What is a Heat Pump?
December 27, 2021Note: Article originally published on July 14, 2014. Content and graphics revised on December 27, 2021. Question for Our Experts What is a heat pump?ย Air conditioners are pretty straightforward.ย So are furnaces.ย But what is a heat pump โ and how can something with the word โheatโ in its name actually cool your home? Our Experts’ Answer:…
Read more »How Geothermal HVAC Systems Work and the Benefits They Provide
December 27, 2021Note: Article originally published on June 30, 2016. Content and graphics revised on December 27, 2021. If you own a home or business, youโd probably sign up in a heartbeat for a house or office thatโs consistently warm and toasty in the winter as well as cool and comfy in the summer. Those structures would…
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