Winter is your HVAC system’s time to shine. Before you switch on your furnace for the first time this season, there are a few steps you should take to make sure it’s ready. Here are a few easy ways to winterize your HVAC system. 1. Get HVAC Maintenance The most effective way to get your heater ready for cold weather is with a professional tune-up. A maintenance appointment will clear out debris from the system and make adjustments to improve its performance and efficiency. Regular maintenance is crucial to keeping your furnace running reliably and at peak energy efficiency. 2.
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Why Air Filters are Important for Your Heating System
Have you changed your air filters recently? If you haven’t given it a second thought, now is the time. You want to run your system as efficiently as possible. An air filter plays an essential part in the heating system’s operation. Filters Make Your System More Efficient If you want to run an efficient heating system, you need to use an air filter. It is important to change the filters regularly. When the filter is clogged, your system has to work twice as hard to move the air in your home. Dirty filters can lead to higher energy bills as
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Planning for Your HVAC Service Visit
Our Tips to Boost Your HVAC System’s Performance It’s that time of year again where we prepare for a change of seasons. Since your HVAC will be changing gears, it’s helpful to prepare the air conditioning for some downtime and get ready to use the heating. Our maintenance service provides you with all the things you’ll need to prepare for the change. Here are some simple tips to make our visit more beneficial. Preparing for Our Visit The first thing you’ll want to take care of is ensuring that the air filter is clean and up to date. Changing it
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Benefits of Inspecting the HVAC System Separately Before Buying a New Home
Most homebuyers make it a point to hire a professional to perform an inspection on a potential new house. Unfortunately, it can be easy to forget to examine the HVAC system during the process. If you’re planning on buying a house, there are a few reasons to inspect the HVAC system separately from the rest of the property. 1. The AC System Is Half of Your Energy Bill The HVAC system is half of the energy bill that you’ll pay each month. Therefore, it makes sense to inspect the parts to ensure that everything is operating efficiently. A technician from
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Tips to Conserve Energy at Home
If your utility bills skyrocket during cold or hot weather, there are some steps you might consider to conserve your energy use. These changes won’t deprive you of comfort, but they can help decrease your energy bills. Unplug It Look around your home at all the equipment and gadgets that you don’t use regularly. Do they have lights that remain on when the device is not in use? If so, every light you see is draining energy 24/7. If your coffeemaker has a digital display, unplug the pot when you are not using it. The same goes for any appliances
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Choosing the Best HVAC System for a Multi-Family Home
There are a few considerations you will need to weigh when choosing an HVAC system for a multi-family home. Your choices will determine the flexibility and comfort of the home’s inhabitants. Let’s have a look at the issues that factor into your choice. Peak Load Flexibility When installing a single-family HVAC system, knowing your peak energy demand is a much simpler calculation. In the case that multiple families will be sharing the building, the energy load differential depends on many different factors. If you are in the market to install an HVAC system for a multi-family home in the Commerce
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Why You Should You Get a Product Warranty
When purchasing new cooling and heating products, you have all sorts of important decisions to make. For example, many consumers wonder if they should get a product warranty. While this feature certainly doesn’t improve the system, it does tend to be quite useful. Getting a product warranty gives you valuable peace of mind. Get Quality Products If a company is reliable enough to be attaching a long warranty to a product, it’s a sign that they have faith in it. A warranty can be a sort of guarantee that you are getting a quality air conditioner or heater. It lets
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Keep All Your Summer Cooling Bills as Low as Possible
Homeowners often worry about their comfort levels as temperatures rise. When the bill comes due, however, they wonder if they overdid things. Paying high bills month after month can drain your finances. Here are some ways to avoid that problem. Make Sure the Home Is Insulated If cool air escapes through door and window frames, then the AC runs longer and harder to bring down temperatures. Have a professional check your home for drafts and other ways cool air may escape. Seal up those imperfections and keep the cool air inside. Sometimes, the way to seal cracks costs next to
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Signs You Need an Air Conditioner Replacement
Everything has an expiration date, including your AC unit. However, it may be difficult to know whether you should go through a repair or replace the unit when you experience a problem. Here are some warning signs that you need an air conditioner replacement. Leaks Your AC unit isn’t supposed to have water coming out of it. If you notice little puddles of water under your AC, there’s a leak. Sometimes, the leak could be refrigerant. A refrigerant leak is potentially dangerous to your family’s health, so you can’t take the risk. Call a professional air conditioning company to get
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Good Reasons for an Getting AC Tune-Up
AC companies usually recommend that home and business owners get their air conditioning units inspected in the spring. That way, customers will be prepared for the summer months, which can be hot even in the Denver area. Even better, property owners should request maintenance on a regular basis. There are several good reasons for this. Even New AC Units Develop Problems Brand-new AC units, be they central AC units, heat pumps or ductless systems, develop issues over time. These issues start off small but can grow and multiply. Getting ongoing maintenance, then, is a way for property owners to avoid
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