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The Best Apps to Help Reduce Energy Usage

In a world that is increasingly technologically driven, many Long Island home owners find themselves grappling with high utility bills due to the amount of energy consumed by the devices and gadgets they use. It is important for you...

Dealing with Uneven HVAC Cooling in Your Long Island Home

If you live on Long Island, New York, you are well aware of the fluctuations in temperature throughout the year. Our summers can be brutally hot, in fact in 1936 it reached a record high of 106° on Long Island. At such a time you...

Common HVAC Odors and What Causes Them

Your home’s HVAC system is by far one of its most important components as it helps to ensure that the house remains cool and comfortable during the hot Long Island summer months and keeps you from freezing during the cold New York...

Home Remedies for Long Island Summer Allergies

It happens every year. The birds migrate back from the south, the leaves turn green, the flowers bloom, and a light dust of yellow blankets your Long Island car, home, porch - basically everything in sight. While the season ushers in...

What is the Life Expectancy of Your Long Island HVAC System?

By now, most of us have turned on our Long Island home’s central air conditioning. Here at Dole, when we install a HVAC system we are typically asked the question: “How long will it last?”. The answer is not that easy to answer. The...

Spring Cleaning, the Easy Way

Does the thought of spring cleaning stress you out? We know how daunting the idea of doing lots of work in and around your house to get it ready for warmer weather can be. It doesn’t have to be so demanding. They key? Work smarter, not...

Boosting Indoor Air Quality in Your Long Island Home

Believe it or not, the air inside our Long Island homes and offices can be more polluted than the air outside. The air inside your home may be polluted by fire-retardants, lead, radon, and volatile chemicals from fragrances used in...