What to Do When Your Air Conditioning Freezes Up
When your cool air suddenly decreases or disappears altogether during the hot summer months, it’s understandably concerning. Your worries could increase exponentially when you check your AC unit only to find it encased in a block of ice. How can your unit be so cold in the midst of high…
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How Often Should Air Conditioning be Serviced?
While new homeowners will find themselves facing a laundry list of home maintenance tasks to tackle annually, one of the most important is keeping your HVAC system in ship shape so you always have the hot or cold air you need on demand. The first question most homeowners have is…
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How Many Air Conditioning BTUs Do I Need?
There is a lot of science behind air conditioning. Determining just how to cool large spaces with a central air system (or alternately, smaller units designed to cool a single room) requires a lot of thought, mathematics, and engineering to ensure that you enjoy optimal temperature control, and that machinery…
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How Long Should an Air Conditioner Run?
When it comes to HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems, most homeowners would rather leave inspection, cleaning, maintenance, repairs, and replacement up to the pros. That said, you don’t have to be an expert to know when your AC isn’t performing as it should. Your house might be too…
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How Often Does Your HVAC Filter Need to be Changed?
Most homeowners understand that there are maintenance tasks that must be performed regularly in order to maintain a functional home and get the greatest use value out of components. The typical homeowner annual checklist consists of things like cleaning rain gutters, flushing the water heater, and of course, servicing HVAC…
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How Long do HVAC Systems Last?
HVAC Replacement is Costly When it comes time to upgrade your HVAC system, from the furnace, to the air conditioning unit, to the ductwork, or all of the above, you know it’s going to cost a pretty penny. Even lower-end systems could set you back thousands of dollars. It’s no…
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How Often Should HVAC Ducts be Cleaned?
You know that you have to maintain mechanical equipment if you want it to function at its peak and deliver optimal longevity. This is why you take your car for an oil change every few thousand miles and why you service your HVAC equipment regularly. However, when it comes to…
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Why is My HVAC Not Cooling?
When the heat of summer descends, you want to make sure you enjoy a cool and refreshing home interior. So, you might be understandably upset if you crank the AC only to have lukewarm air flowing out. There are several possible reasons why your HVAC may not be delivering the…
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Should You Get the Air Ducts in Your Home Cleaned?
The typical annual homeowner checklist includes items like cleaning gutters, flushing the water heater, and of course, having HVAC equipment inspected, cleaned, and repaired for optimal performance. While most people understand the importance of checking their furnace in the fall and their AC unit in the spring, they never realize…
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Why Maintaining Your Home’s HVAC is Important
It isn’t until you become a homeowner that you truly begin to understand the burden of ongoing maintenance. The good news is that planning can help to alleviate some of the stresses of trying to manage home maintenance, which is why annual homeowner checklists with items like cleaning the gutters,…
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