The great advantage of solar carports and solar patio covers is that they don’t require additional land the way ground mount does. As a result, solar panel carports offer a more efficient use of space than ground-mounted panels.
While a typical carport or patio cover provides shading and is undoubtedly a value-add for a home or automobile owner, its one-dimensional simplicity is a missed opportunity. We serve the cities and areas around Paintsville, Pikeville, Lexington, Georgetown, Richmond, Prestonsburg, Louisa, Belfry, Ashland, Hazard, Winchester, and Inez.
If you are concerned about efficient use of space, you should consider a solar carport over a ground-mounted system. Overall, solar panel carports have less restraints or conflicts than ground-mounted solar and can be considered preferable under many circumstances.
How does a solar carport compare to a rooftop solar panel installation?
As with ground mount solar, it is often assumed that versatile solutions like solar carports and ground mount are only meant for homeowners who did not qualify for rooftop solar panels. However, the reality is that these alternative options can often make more sense for homeowners due to a number of factors.
Issues with roof angle, orientation and size are eliminated with a carport because the panels will serve as the “roof” of the structure, and the supporting metal poles can be situated as necessary once the optimal array size and angle is determined. With rooftop solar, homeowners often run into issues installing a big enough system because they may not have suitable roof area. Space constraints are eliminated with ground mount solar and are rare with solar canopies and carports.

Contact us today for service. With Eastern Air Flow of Kentucky LLC it's a breeze for your HVAC needs! We serve all of Eastern Kentucky in the Big Sandy Region. We serve all of Central Kentucky from our Richmond & Lexington Kentucky office location. We serve all of the tri-state area from our Ashland, Kentucky office location. We offer specialized services in several locations across the state such as energy audits, combustion analysis, and carbon monoxide detection services. We serve Prestonsburg, Paintsville, Pikeville, Ashland, Winchester, Lexington, Richmond, Hazard, Inez, and surrounding areas.
We are a local family owned business in Central Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky, and the Tri-state area. We strive to provide our customers with the highest standard of service. We know that your home's heating and cooling system is one of the most important systems in your household. It is what ensures the comfort, air quality, and warmth that a home should provide.  Did you know that your homes heating and cooling system can account for up to 50% of your homes electrical usage? That is why it is important to maintain, and/or replace an old outdated heating & air conditioning system. 
Call Eastern Air Flow of Kentucky, a company you can trust to install, repair, and maintain your homes heating and air conditioning system. 
We are your local professional team of heating & cooling technicians. We are available to repair your broken air conditioner or furnace 24-7. 
We specialize in providing financing to any customer that may need it, ensuring that anyone who contacts us has a comfortable home. We believe a comfortable home is something that every family deserves. 
We work hard to provide several quality product offerings to our customers. We can install nearly any brand of heating and cooling equipment on the market, but we do have our favorites.  ​

Here at Eastern Air Flow of Kentucky we are all about helping you save money, so here are some helpful tips for this winter to help cut down on your power bill!
We currently serve in and around the following cities in Kentucky; Richmond, Campton, Salyersville, Pikeville, Hazard, Ashland, Lexington, Prestonsburg, and Paintsville.

• Turn your thermostat down to 68 to 70 degrees. For every degree you lower your heat in the 60-degree to 70-degree range, you'll save up to 5 percent on heating costs
•  Replace or clean furnace filters as recommended. Dirty filters will restrict airflow and increase energy use. Now is also the time for a furnace "tune-up." Keeping your furnace clean, lubricated and properly adjusted will reduce energy use, saving up to 5 percent of heating costs.
•  Reduce hot water temperature. Set your water heater to the "normal" setting or 120-degrees Fahrenheit, unless the owner's manual for your dishwasher requires a higher setting. Savings are 7-11 percent of water heating costs.
• Seal up as much as you can. You can a start by caulking leaks around windows and doors. Look for places where you have pipes, vents or electrical conduits that go through the wall, ceiling or floor. You can check the bathroom, underneath the kitchen sink, pipes inside a closet, etc. If you find a gap at the point where the pipe or vents goes through the wall, seal it up. Caulk works best on small gaps. Your hardware store should have products to close the larger gaps.
•  If you have rooms that aren’t in use, shutting off the vents on those rooms and shutting the door can help with the time and energy it takes to heat up your home or office.
•  Adjust your door thresholds. If you can see outdoor light under your door you're letting out the indoor air you've paid to heat. If the door is not in contact with the threshold, the air is going right under the door. Some thresholds have 4-5 screws that let you adjust the height and close the gap. Turn the screws counterclockwise to lift the threshold until the outside light is mostly gone. A little light in the corners is okay, but don't raise the threshold so high that it interferes with opening and closing the door. The door should not drag on the threshold or it'll wear out the weather strips.
•  The downside to fireplaces is that when they're not in use, your warm indoor air is escaping through chimney. Even when the chimney flue is closed, some warm air is probably still getting away. An easy solution is to block the airflow with an inflatable chimney balloon.
• Unplug your electronics. When you keep electronics plugged in and on stand by, you're wasting almost 10% of your residential electricity.

     Nearly all homes in Kentucky & surrounding states are great candidates for solar! Our solar systems typically hour a pay-back period of 36 to 60 months and cost less than a new side by side four-wheeler! We currently serve in and around the following cities in Kentucky; Richmond, Campton, Salyersville, Pikeville, Hazard, Ashland, Lexington, Prestonsburg, and Paintsville.

    With our live Solar Monitoring App you can watch various Solar Monitoring App you can watch various solar Production sites across Kentucky and see how many Kilowatts each are producing instantaneously. This is a live-stream of its real time production which is designed to show you that solar really works in Kentucky! We have sites located across Kentucky that we will be live streaming for you from time to time so that you can see Solar power REALLY WORKS!

    When researching solar for your home, remember that summer months produce more kilowatt hours than winter months and that electricity can still be produced on cloudy days. As always, contact us for your free solar site consultation. We consider hundreds of factors when sizing a solar site for your home so that we can deliver to you the results which you desire.

HVAC Maintenance Tips for Pet Owners
 
We all love our furry friends!  But with our indoor and outdoor pets we must take extra care doing maintenance on HVAC units! We service all of Prestonsburg, Pikeville, Paintsville, Ashland, Salyersville, Martin, Hindman, Hazard, Louisa, Richmond, Winchester, Morehead, Lexington, and surrounding areas.
 
1) The importance of keeping it clean
Dogs and cats shed lots of hair and create dander. Dander can and will cause unhealthy living environment if not tended to. Did you know that pet dander is the leading cause of allergies?  Keep your furry friends bathed and groom on a regular basis. As well as vacuuming, dusting, and maintaining your living space. Always vacuum (with the hose) your vents to prevent hair clogs.
 
2) Maintaining your air filter
Changing your air filter is a must to keep your system functioning properly. With pets in the home, it so imperative to change the filter once a month. Pet hair and dander will be filtrated through your filter, causing it to clog up more often, and even shortening the life of your HVAC system if your filter is not change frequently. Also, always check for exposed wires. Your furry friend may think that is a “chew toy” and can cause some major damage.
 
3) Outside Pets?
Do you have an outdoor pet, or a furry friend who can get close to your condenser? Take the following steps into consideration: Try putting up a barrier around your condenser unit. This will protect your unit from your furry friend marking his territory or even damaging your condenser unit with his teeth or claws! Another benefit of putting a barrier up around your unit is it will protect it from grass shavings when cutting the grass!
 
4) Consider an air purification system
Different types of indoor air cleaners are better at targeting different types of contamination. Having an air purification system can eliminate things like pollen, pet dander, dust mites and mold spores, so if these are the things you want to target, an air purification system might be right for you.
 
Considering signing up for Eastern Air Flow of Kentucky’s professional maintenance plan. Most of the mechanical breakdowns we see in the residential and light commercial heating & air conditioning field can be avoided with regular maintenance. We know that changing your filters and cleaning your heating and cooling unit can be easy to forget in our busy lives. It is for that reason that we have designed our Comfort Club to be as affordable as possible for all our customers. By signing up for our comfort club, you are ensuring your family's comfort by preventing breakdowns. When you sign up on our maintenance plan, you can expect two visits per year by a highly trained professional service technician.
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At the time of publication of this article, it seems that COVID-19 is here to stay. With that being said, we have to learn how to deal with this infection in the most safe and efficient way possible. Our COVID-19 Ultra-Violet lighting systems are available for purchase and installation across Kentucky in and around the following cities: Prestonsburg, Pikeville, Paintsville, Ashland, Hazard, Winchester, Georgetown Lexington, Louisville, and Richmond. Our services are also available in the surrounding states. We are only interested in science based facts here at Eastern Air Flow of Kentucky LLC. Here is what we know at this time about COVID-19 and how it applies heating & air conditioning systems:

• COVID-19 IS REAL
• COVID-19 can be very tough to recover from and deadly to individuals with underlying health issues such as Age, Cancer, Chronic kidney disease, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from solid organ transplant, Obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 or higher)
• COVID-19 primarily transmits from person to person through the air and inside buildings more easily than outdoors. 
• UV (ultra-violet) light can kill COVID-19

In June of 2020 a client of ours who operates a nursing home located in Lexington, Kentucky; reached out to us regarding their uptick in COVID-19 cases and possible solutions related to the heating and cooling systems located inside their building. 
In August of 2020 after a couple of months of research, we selected the UV lighting system that had the highest reviews and ratings from independent testing agencies. We selected a UV (ultra-violet) lighting system that been tested to an extent against COVID-19. We also researched and chose a highly rated disinfectant cleaner which had been tested to some degree against COVID-19 by a popular HVAC chemical manufacturer. 
We installed 16 UV lighting systems in the nursing home in Lexington, Kentucky and disinfected over 50 individual patient heating and cooling systems. This particular nursing home had positive COVID-19 cases since February. Their care protocols really have not changed any at all since early summer. The only variable that has changed within this nursing home facility since early summer was the introduction of the new ultra-violet lighting systems. Within 14 days of installing our UV lighting systems and disinfecting patient heating and cooling systems the nursing facility was COVID-19 FREE!!!

We cannot disclose our customers on this website, however professional references and contact information is readily available for any medical office, hospital, business, facility, or long term care facility that is interested in a free consultation in possible COVID-19 elimination and prevention. 

The REME HALO in-duct air purifier utilizes RGF’s proprietary Reflective Electro-Magnetic Energy technology. Installed into the supply plenum of your existing air conditioning or heating system air ducts, the REME HALO  in-duct air purifier produces Hydro-Peroxide plasma that is distributed through the air handler, through the duct system and into the conditioned living space. Unlike passive air technologies, which need pollutants to pass through the unit for purification or filtration, the REME HALO in-duct air purifier sweeps through your home or business actively purifying pollutants at the source. In addition, the charged plasma induces particles to coagulate or stick together making them bigger and easier for your filter to catch. Hydroperoxides occur naturally in the earth’s atmosphere and are part of nature’s process of cleaning the air.