Today we celebrate the invention of a precompressed helical spring – you might know it as SLINKY! It was invented by a naval engineer in the 1940s who was working with tension springs, in an effort to try to suspend shipboard instruments, one of the springs fell off his shelf and kept going – the
You would think with it being 90+ degrees outside that it would be impossible for an air conditioner unit to freeze but in fact it’s VERY possible. Here are some reasons an air conditioner can freeze: Poor airflow with the evaporator coil Your A/C is designed to pull the heat from your home and the
You may have heard, that this week the Northern Virginia area is getting it’s most humid air of the year. If you’re looking for an escape, there’s no better place to turn to then a cool, air conditioned room. But what are some things that cause humidity inside as well? Here are some tips to
