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What to Watch For: HVAC Safety for Kids

What to Watch For: HVAC Safety for Kids

HVAC safety becomes a bigger issue when small people like kids inhabit the house. We all know that kids can get into almost anything when you’re not looking. Therefore, it’s

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Which HVAC Parts to Know

Which HVAC Parts to Know

Quick, how many HVAC parts can you name? For many people, the list begins and ends with “thermostat.” It’s perfectly appropriate that this familiar device prominently displayed on the wall

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Does Summer Affect IAQ?

Does Summer Affect IAQ?

While indoor air quality is a concern at any time of year, summer IAQ presents season-specific issues inside the typical home. Poor indoor air quality can be a source of

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Cool Dad: Father’s Day Gifts

Cool Dad: Father’s Day Gifts

Father’s Day on June 17 is an opportunity to make a cool Dad feel even cooler, despite summer weather. The fact is, most guys like to receive stuff that’s sensible

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Reasons Why Your Air Filter Always Looks Dirty

Reasons Why Your Air Filter Always Looks Dirty

The sight of a dirty air filter in your HVAC system should be no surprise: the average system pushes about 1,000 cubic feet of air through the filter every minute

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How Window Treatments Affect HVAC Efficiency

How Window Treatments Affect HVAC Efficiency

One of the larger gaps in an effective home energy efficiency strategy are windows. In summer, solar energy in the form of sunlight streams through glass and heats the indoors,

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Insider Look: How Thermostats Work

Insider Look: How Thermostats Work

Thermostats brought automation to early heating systems, beginning with inventions to remotely control coal-fired basement furnaces as far back as the late 1800s. Throughout the 20th century, the residential standard

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The Importance of Preventing HVAC Coil Corrosion

The Importance of Preventing HVAC Coil Corrosion

Preventing coil corrosion is far preferable to the alternative. Air conditioner refrigerant leaks due to advanced corrosion of an indoor evaporator coil or outdoor condenser coil are generally non-repairable. Due

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Prevent and Protect: Spring Storm Preparation for HVAC

Prevent and Protect: Spring Storm Preparation for HVAC

Spring is on the way and storm preparation is on our mind. At this time of year, competing warm and cold fronts converge in Indiana skies. The seasonal clash that

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Improve IAQ with UV Lights

Improve IAQ with UV Lights

In 1903, the researcher who proved that UV lights effectively destroyed tuberculosis bacterium won the Nobel Prize. Since then, the use of UV (ultraviolet) light as a natural disinfectant has

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  • About Jeff

    Jeff Paitson Jeff Paitson is a third generation business owner who continues to run the business with the same values that have been passed down from previous generations since 1922.

    Jeff’s belief is that the business belongs to Jesus Christ; therefore 10 percent of the company’s profits go toward the Maryland Community Church.

    Jeff is a Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce member and in his spare time, he enjoys photography.
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  • About Ethan


    Ethan Ethan Rayburn is a lifelong resident of Terre Haute and a 2005 graduate of Purdue University.

    An Eagle Scout, Ethan spent four years as a non-profit executive with the Boy Scouts of America before joining Paitson Bros. as a comfort advisor and later General Manager. In that role, Ethan has brought a renewed enthusiasm for customer care, integrity, value, and service to Paitson Bros. Heating & Air Conditioning.

    Ethan enjoys singing and was a member of the Purdue Varsity Glee Club. He also enjoys playing and coaching soccer, spending time with his family and two young boys, and volunteering his time and resources with his church, Terre Haute First Baptist Church, which he has attended from a very young age.
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