HVAC stands for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning — it’s the system that provides heating and cooling to any building. Basically, your HVAC system enables your home to stay at comfortable temperatures all year long. An HVAC system uses air from the outside to provide high-quality, regulated air inside. But in order to maintain that perfectly controlled temperature, you need to replace your HVAC system when necessary.

So, how long do HVAC systems last?

Your home is the one place where you have complete control over the temperature. You have the freedom to choose how warm or cold you want to be. You get to choose what time the air conditioning kicks on or when the heat starts. But how exactly do you control the temperature in your home?

You probably don’t think much about your light bulbs until you have to change them. With that said, it’s well worth your time figuring out what kind of bulbs power your lamps, task lighting, and other sources of luminescence in your home. After all, the quality of light makes a huge difference in how you see the world around you. We all know that feeling of “oh-no-do-I-really-look-like-that?” when you look at your reflection in a harshly lit mirror.