Yearly Archives: 2022

AGING CONTROL SYSTEMS | Building controls will develop problems as they age. At Total Comfort Solutions, we take a deep dive in figuring out the reasons for those failures and how…

NEWS FLASH: The latest from the The White House COVID-19 Team is a strategy to help manage the majority of COVID-19 cases in the US by “encouraging all building owners to improve…

IMPORTANT POINTS TO CONSIDER BEFORE REPLACING AN HVAC UNIT | If you're on the fence about whether or not you should replace your building's AC unit, check this list out.…

REAL WORLD SCENERIO: An attorney’s office I visited today, whose desk was towards the back of the building, said his room is 80°+, but the receptionist who was up front…

CAPTURE LOST PRODUCTIVITY IN ANNUAL OWNING & OPERATING COSTS | What does it mean if a surgery center has to shut down temporarily due to not having the humidity levels…

STALE OFFICE AIR IS MAKING YOU AND YOUR TEAM LESS PRODUCTIVE | "Ventilation"... AKA: fresh outdoor air brought inside, is critical for determining one's health. But does air quality also…

BOILER NOT WORKING? 7 MOST COMMON REASONS FOR BOILERS GOING DOWN | There are a lot of reasons why a boiler may not be working. Common issues we see at Total…

“Uptime” is a measure of system reliability, expressed as the percentage of time a piece of heating, cooling, or ventilation equipment, typically grouped as a system, has been working and…

COMPRESSOR FAILURE, WHAT CAUSES THEIR BREAKDOWN? | The compressor is considered to be the heart of the air conditioning system. Therefore, if it fails, the entire air conditioning system fails.…

ENERGY SPENDING IS SIGNIFICANTLY BEING OFFSET BY QUARTERLY PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE | A recent study has proven that not only does tasked professional “PM” on mechanical systems increase equipment longevity, but…