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Why You Need Whole-House Humidity Control. Raindrop on window with Handle Blur tree background Rainy Season.

Why You Need Whole-House Humidity Control

May 30, 2025

When indoor plumbing became more popular in the 1940s, a whole new level of comfort and convenience began for homeowners. However, with that convenience came new challenges. One of those challenges is controlling humidity levels so they remain safe and comfortable inside your home.

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Spring Money-Saving Tips

May 15, 2025

According to the US DOE, air conditioners use about 6 percent of all electricity in the US at a cost of roughly $29 billion to homeowners.

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Why Is My Heat Pump Turning On and Off Frequently? A woman turning her heat up.

Why Is My Heat Pump Turning On and Off Frequently?

April 30, 2025

Homeowners generally favor heat pumps for their efficiency. However, a number of common issues can cause them to run very inefficiently. When your unit turns on and off continuously, this can significantly drive up your energy bill and damage its parts.

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How a Whole-House Humidifier Keeps You Healthy

How a Whole-House Humidifier Keeps You Healthy

April 15, 2025

There are many advantages to adding a whole-house humidifier to your Pennsylvania home. Adding a humidifier can increase the comfort level in your home and lower your annual energy expenses. Proper humidity levels can allow you to maintain indoor comfort levels at a lower temperature which uses less energy for heating.

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How to Reduce Dust in Your Home

How to Reduce Dust in Your Home

March 31, 2025

Everyone has it, and nobody wants it: dust. It might seem like a minor nuisance, but in reality, dust is no laughing matter, no matter the setting.

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Why Is My Heat Pump Freezing Up?

Why Is My Heat Pump Freezing Up?

March 14, 2025

Our team at Murphy’s Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning regularly gets calls about frozen heat pumps. Though common, a heat pump freeze-up usually means your system’s components are not working correctly.

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What Is a Heat Pump?

February 28, 2025

What’s the best way to preserve resources? Working with what you already have. Heat pumps make your Springfield home more comfortable by using heat that already exists. It pushes heat from outdoors to indoors (to warm) or pulls heat from indoors to outdoors (to cool).

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How To Detect a Sewer Line Leak. The water valve on the pipe.

How To Detect a Sewer Line Leak

February 14, 2025

Whether it is the suspiciously lush patch of grass in your Broomall, yard, the unmistakable, nose-crinkling scent of sewage, or the ominous gurgling sound reverberating up your drains, these are some of the signs every homeowner dreads—signs of a sewer line leak.

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How Do I Keep My Heat During Extreme Cold Weather?

How Do I Keep My Heat During Extreme Cold Weather?

January 31, 2025

We receive countless calls every time the temperatures drop below normal ranges, as homeowners here in Springfield encounter problems with their home’s heating system. With the record-low temperatures and extreme conditions most of the country is currently experiencing, our Murphy’s Plumbing Heating & Air Conditioning professionals want to share some insights and tips with you to keep your indoors cozy while Old Man Winter blusters away outdoors.

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10 Things to Consider When Buying a New Furnace. Photo of a woman sitting on her couch playing on her phone.

10 Things to Consider When Buying a New Furnace

January 15, 2025

Winter in Springfield, is shaping up to be especially harsh this year. Can you imagine not having your furnace to help you make it through? You go to turn it on … and instead of rushing warm air through your ducts, it rattles, groans, and then just sits in sullen silence, clearly protesting another season of overworked servitude.

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