I live in a very old neighborhood; my house was built in 1893, which is the case for most of the homes around us. It’s a stretch of about 20 blocks and its very charming, lots of trees and character. You can imagine that a lot of these homes have no duct work, it just [...]

We’re all consumers, and we all want the best protection we can get on new purchases. It’s tough spending our hard earned dollars. Whether it’s something we have to replace, like a fridge, a washing machine or a TV or luxuries we want, like a hot tub or a sports car. When we do, we [...]

The air conditioner is one of those things in our lives that go relatively unnoticed until it’s really hot and sticky and we need its cooling breeze. Every year it sits there in the harsh Canadian weather, exposed to snow, rain, extreme heat, acid rain and yes, even dog urine! Some people cover them, some [...]

Most heating and cooling systems come with their built in efficiencies as rated by the manufacturer. For heating, it’s a percentage, e.g. 95% efficient. In cooling, it’s called S.E.E.R. and that stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. This is a standard test to rate the efficiency of an air conditioning system. The Canadian government sets [...]

I’ve talked about how Daikin Mini splits and heat pumps have helped consumers discover great things about their newly installed equipment. Things like, easy trouble shooting, lowering heating bills, incredible dehumidification, terrific air filtration etc., but what’s behind these things? What makes Daikin so much better than the competition? It’s advanced technology! A lot of [...]

Any piece of equipment installed in a home or business has the possibility of failing or running into some kind of problem. The Scenario About 2 years ago, one of our Daikin installing contractors sold and installed a Daikin 12,000 BTU heat pump system in a children’s creativity greenhouse. This is a facility designed as [...]

As a Daikin distributor in Ontario, we run into a lot of interesting challenges and we relish the chance to solve them with Daikin products. The challenge We were approached by a new custom home builder in Thornhill Ontario to consult on a heating and cooling system for his new build. He was looking to [...]

As I mentioned last week, here is a new product called “Quaternity”, exclusive to Daikin that offers exceptional features for indoor air quality, dehumidification and energy savings! The Product A first-of-its-kind air conditioning product is now available in Canada that improves air quality, while solving room temperature problems, significantly decreasing energy costs and reducing humidity [...]

Last week I mentioned I was going to talk about Daikin mini split air conditioners and how they could save you money. During the spring of 2010, I was called by one of my Daikin installing contracting customers to help him solve a heating and cooling issue with a customer of his. The Problem I [...]