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So how do you find the right air conditioning contractor to install a new air conditioner for your home. Here are 7 things you should look for.
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1. Get three bids before you decide who to buy from. This will take impulse buying out of it. Getting bids from more than 3 companies is usually not necessary unless you just can not found someone you are comfortable with.

2. How long have they been in business. Fly by night companies pop up in any industry and this industry is no different. Although the length of time a company has been in business is not always an accurate look at their quality of work it is a start.

3. Do not buy on price alone. The most expensive may be overpriced and the least expensive may not be in business long enough to take care of your future service needs. Price is important, but should be part of your overall view o the system and company you buy from.

4. Ask for referrals. They should be able to provide a lengthy list of people they have done work for. If you are lucky enough to be dealing with a company that comes recommended from a friend or relative this may not be that important.

5. Make sure your installing contractor pulls permits on your job. This is required and is designed to protect you and keep your installation legal. Whether you live in a city or a county you should get a permit for your job.

6. Warranties are important in the brand you buy. Getting a matching system is not always that important and the name of the brand you buy is usually not as important as who you choose to install it. But warranties do matter and they are a sign of quality and confidence the manufacturer puts in their product.

7. Do not wait until July to buy. Air conditioning sales are a supply and demand business and you will pay more when it is hot than you will when it is cold. Preseason specials happen for a reason so take advantage of them and save some money at the same time.

In summary air conditioning is one of those things you do not think about until you really need it. These 7 tips you will help you find the right contractor for your new system wherever you live.

If you're planning a trip to Poland this summer, it's likely that you'll spend some time in the country's capital of Warsaw - and for good reason. Warsaw is one of Eastern Europe's most stunning cities, boasting a UNESCO World Heritage protected Old Town alongside the lavish Palace of Culture and Science, and a variety of monuments to Poland's turbulent past. However, one attraction stands out most in Warsaw - the grand Royal Castle.

Dating back to the thirteenth century, Warsaw's Royal Castle was once the official residence of Poland's monarch. It was home to the personal offices of the King, as well as the Royal Court of Poland until the Partitions of Poland, which ended the sovereign Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the eighteenth century. During World War II, the Royal Castle was partially destroyed by German bombers in the Invasion of Poland and then subsequently suffered further damage as a result of German bombardment and heavy artillery fire during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. In September 1944, on Hitler's orders the Castle remnants from the bombing were blown up.

Reconstructions, however, began to take place in the early 1970s, and in July 1974 the clock on the tower of the Royal Castle began working again - on the exact same hour at which it had been stopped during the Luftwaffe bombardment. Today, Royal Castle is primarily used for ceremonial purposes and as a branch of Poland's National Museum. What's more, many of the castle's original works of art are still available to view. This is because, during the Siege of Warsaw in 1939, much of Royal Castle's art collection was moved to different basements around Warsaw, and thus hidden from German authorities.

Visitors to Royal Castle will find that the castle interior consists of many different rooms, all which have been painstakingly restored with as much original detail as possible left in place. The Jagiellonian rooms - once home to Augustus III - now house a number of portraits of the Jagiello family, a Lithuanian dynasty that reigned over parts of Central Europe from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century.

Royal Castle's Houses of Parliament are the site of the root of Polish democracy, while the Royal Apartments were once the residence of Stanislaw August Poniatowski, the last King and Grand Duke of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Royal Apartments in Royal Castle also consist of the Caneletto Room, in which visitors will find many paintings of Warsaw to view. Interestingly, however, these paintings were not painted by Canaletto but by his student and nephew, Bernardo Bellotto, who signed his name Bernardo Canaletto.

Royal Castle is located at the Plac Zamkowy, on the cusp of Warsaw's celebrated Old Town, so travellers to Warsaw will find it easy to get their bearings from this landmark. Also of interest is the Copper Roof Palace - or Palac pod Blacha in Polish - which was built in 1720 and is situated right next to Royal Castle. If you're hoping to take in Warsaw's breathtaking attractions, you'll be able to find frequent flights to Warsaw from London Heathrow - so you can be sure of an easy way to travel to this spectacular city!