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How Air Duct Problems Can Mess Up Your Home's Heating And Cooling

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Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) air ducts have two main functions — they supply fresh air to different rooms and return stale air back to the system. These functions may look simple, but they are central to your heating and cooling efficiency. Here are a few ways duct problems can interfere with your HVAC’s operations. Improper Design and Sizing The size of the air ducts determines the volume of air they can handle. Read More»

What To Consider When Servicing Your Service Your HVAC System?

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Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems (HVAC) are an essential part of your home. In homes that use a single HVAC system to heat and cool the home, service for this system is critical, and failures or breakdowns are often a result of not taking the time to check the system over once or twice a year.  Service Intervals The time between service calls for your HVAC unit can vary by the type of unit and the amount of use it gets. Read More»

House Not Warm Enough? 3 Problems You Could Be Having With Your Furnace

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If your home is not warm enough this could be due to many problems. In most cases it will be your furnace. The first to do is to hire a heating system contractor to come to your home to investigate your furnace. Below are three problems the contractor may find. Pilot Light The contractor will first look at the pilot light as if it is not lit then you will have no heat. Read More»

Warning Signs Of Impending Furnace Failure

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Furnace failure rarely occurs out of the blue. In many cases, a total failure only occurs after you have ignored some problems. Below are some of the telltale signs that should tell you a furnace is headed for disaster and requires quick intervention. Difficulty Starting You should diagnose your furnace if it is no longer starting as easily as it used to do. Several things can affect a furnace’s ease of starting. Read More»

Your Water Heater And Broken Dip Tubes: What You Need To Know

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A broken dip tube is one of the most common reasons why water heater repair is needed. Unfortunately, this is a part that many homeowners have never heard of and are not familiar with. Here is everything that the average homeowner needs to know about broken dip tubes.  What a Dip Tube Is In the center of a traditional hot water heater tank is a plastic pipe or tube. Housed within this tube is a part known as the dip tube. Read More»

Do You Smell Smoke From Your Furnace? It's Not Normal

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Most people know that when they turn on their furnace for the first time, a minor smoke smell is normal. However, when your furnace produces a strong smoky scent, or if you continue to experience the issue long after the initial use of the season, this is not normal. Learn about a couple of the issues that could cause this problem and how you can correct it.  Air Filter  Air filters trap allergens and other debris so that they don’t circulate through the air in a home. Read More»

Don't Lose Your Cool: 3 Things You Need to Know About Your Air Conditioner

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When it comes to your air conditioner, what you don’t know can hurt you and your AC unit. Without proper care, your air conditioner won’t be able to provide you with the cool air you need during the summer. To help you avoid mistakes that could lead to costly repair bills, here are just a few things that you need to know about your air conditioning system. Never Run Your AC Without a Filter Read More»

Why Worry About Your Furnace Now?

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Summer may be drawing to a close, but it’s still hot enough in most areas of the country to make the idea of turning on a furnace almost laughable. Yet that’s exactly what you should be doing now because you need time in case your furnace needs repairs. You don’t have to run the furnace for a long time, but you should have a furnace repair company inspect it now so that you know you’ll have heat when cold weather arrives. Read More»

Think You Need A New Air Conditioner? Watch For These 5 Signs

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There are times when you wonder if your home needs a new air conditioner, especially now that it’s the middle of summer and sweltering outdoor temperatures are giving your current A/C unit a tough workout. Deciding on a new A/C system can be a hard call, which is why you should consider the following signs. 1. Your A/C No Longer Cools Properly After years of cooling like a champ, your A/C system suddenly finds cooling your entire home to be a challenge. Read More»

Not Sure Your Air Conditioner Is Working? How To Find Out

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The warm weather is here and on its way, depending on where in the country you live. If you are turning your air conditioning on for the first time but you are not sure it is working properly, that can be remedied. Here is how you can find out before you invite the AC technician over. Switching Your Thermostat to “Fan Only” Changes Nothing You may feel cool air blowing through the vents but not much of a reduction in temperature in your home. Read More»