What is a Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV)? Heat Recovery Ventilators, or HRVs for short, are becoming more and more popular in mechanical rooms across Canada, especially in newest homes. But what do they do? And in what applications are they helpful? We're here to clear some of this up so you can make the best [...]

Keep Your Home Safe: Clean Your Dryer Vent Gone are the days of air drying your clothing on a regular basis. These days, we opt for the more convenient option of throwing clothes in the dryer to finish our laundry duties, especially in North America where it's cold most of the time. While the understanding [...]

How to Change Your Humidifier's Evaporator Pad Changing your humidifier's evaporator pad regularly will help the unit continue providing optimal humidity to your home when you need it. We recommend that you change your humidifier pad every 6 months to 1 year. The lifespan of your humidifier pad will vary depending on how often you [...]

How to Make the Temperature in Your Home More Consistent Between the Basement & Upstairs: If you’re looking to even out the temperature in your home, try installing a summer switch. Using your existing furnace & ventilation system, turn the furnace fan on so that it runs continuously. The switch that allows you to do [...]

Why Do My Air Vents Smell Weird? It’s one of the most annoying situations that every homeowner will relate to at some point or another: the mysterious stink. In this week's Dear Keven Letter, Tami and Acclaimed! office manager, Darlene explore a letter from one of our customers experiencing a lingering smell in their vents. [...]

Should My Furnace Be Making That Noise? Like Kevin McCallister in 'Home Alone', we were always afraid of the furnace as kids. The loud bangs, weird humming noises, and steel groans were never fun to fall asleep to - but are they normal? In this week's Dear Keven Letter, Tami & Keven discuss the spooky [...]