Is Sealing Your Forced Air Ducts Worth the Money?

By |2019-10-22T19:40:35+00:00October 22nd, 2019|Categories: air ducts, air-conditioner, air-conditioner installation, Air-conditioner Maintenace, air-conditioner SEER ratings, air-conditioning ducts, Central Air-Conditioning, forced air ducts, Forced Air Heat, Furnace, furnace ducts, Heater, Heating system, high-energy air-conditioner, HVAC system, New air-conditioner|Tags: , , , , , |

Forced air-conditioning and heating units require ducts for the air to be pushed to the various areas of your home. Often, homeowners are surprised when purchasing a new HVAC system how important sealing duct systems are to the overall efficiency of your air-conditioning or furnace unit. Ducts and Energy-Efficiency Most people want the most energy-efficient air-conditioner [...]

What You Need to Know About High-Efficiency AC. SEER Ratings Explained

By |2019-09-25T16:31:11+00:00September 25th, 2019|Categories: air-conditioner, air-conditioner installation, Air-conditioner Maintenace, air-conditioner SEER ratings, Central Air-Conditioning, high-energy air-conditioner, HVAC system, New air-conditioner|Tags: , , , , , , , |

When you go shopping for a new AC, you will inevitably hear about SEER ratings. But what are they and what do you need to know? Energy Efficiency—What are AC SEER Ratings? SEER ratings stand for “Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio.” Yes, it is ratio, not rating, though many make this mistake. Basically, this energy is a [...]

High-Efficiency Air-Conditioning—Is it Worth the Cost to Upgrade Now?

By |2019-09-16T18:26:21+00:00September 16th, 2019|Categories: air-conditioner, air-conditioner installation, air-conditioner SEER ratings, Central Air-Conditioning, high-energy air-conditioner, HVAC system, New air-conditioner|Tags: , , , , |

Many people wonder how long their central air-conditioner should last. While most last 12 to 15 years, numerous factors do figure into this equation. Properly maintained your air-conditioner could last up to 25 years. Plus, it can be more cost-efficient to replace the unit if your system is more than 10 or 15 years old due [...]

Heating and Air-Conditioning Systems– Changing Filters is Good for Them, and for You

By |2019-09-12T14:08:46+00:00September 12th, 2019|Categories: air-conditioner, Air-conditioner Maintenace, Central Air-Conditioning, Forced Air Heat, Furnace, Heater, Heating system, HVAC system|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

“Everyone knows” you must change the filters in your heating and cooling units, right? This question may not seem as strange as it sounds. Many times, younger, newer homeowners don’t know that. For many months, and sometimes even longer than a year, the filter goes unchanged, until the air-conditioner, no longer with any airflow, dies a [...]

Regular Maintenance is Essential to Maintain Peak Operating Efficiency and Longevity

By |2019-08-26T17:16:27+00:00August 26th, 2019|Categories: air-conditioner, Air-conditioner Maintenace, Central Air-Conditioning|Tags: , , , , , , |

Maintenance of your air conditioner is an essential part of your routine home maintenance. Most often, this is done at the beginning of spring or summer, before the air-conditioner will be in use fulltime. Servicing your air-conditioner will help extend both it’s life and helps keep it operating at peak efficiency, thus reducing your utility bills. [...]

Need Air-Conditioning? A Look at Your Options–Central Versus Ductless

By |2019-07-23T19:15:47+00:00July 23rd, 2019|Categories: air-conditioner, Central Air-Conditioning, Ductless Air-Conditioning|Tags: , , , , , , |

What is my best option to cool my house? Central air or ductless? Summer can be unbearable without proper cooling in your home: sleepless nights, low energy days. No one wants to live with the temperatures soaring past 100 degrees. Once upon a time, there were few other options. You could get a window unit, or [...]