Like many homeowners interested in keeping their air conditioning systems in great shape, chances are you want to tackle some of the necessary maintenance tasks yourself. Handling your own A/C maintenance does help save time and money, but there are certain things that are better left in the hands of a seasoned air conditioning company. The following highlights a few examples along with a detailed explanation of why the DIY route is a no-go.…
That bulky piece of equipment right outside of your house is an important appliance that helps keep you and your family cool all summer long, but you probably never give it a second glance. This appliance is your condensing unit that provides your home with cool central air conditioning. If you don’t take care of this system, you are shortening the life of the unit and could end up needing a replacement (or some sort of costly repair) before long.…
The thermostat tells your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) when to heat or cool your house, as well as the desired extent of cooling or heating. Different thermostats come with different features. The more features your thermostat has, the more it will do. Here are some of the top features of the best thermostats.
Electronic
The most basic difference between thermostats is that some are manual and others are electronic.…
All the water in your home comes from somewhere. When you turn on the faucet or run your washing machine, the water comes from pipes that are embedded in the walls of your home and the foundation beneath your house. When your pipes are functioning properly, everything works as it should. However, when these pipes spring a leak, that’s called a slab leak. It’s detrimental to the water systems in your house and to your foundation itself since a slab leak can erode your foundation and cause structural damage.…
Air conditioning systems help to keep homes and businesses cool during the hot summer months. If an air conditioner fails, installing a new one quickly can make the difference between total comfort and suffering in sweltering heat.
The outdoor air compressor plays a critical role in the generation of cool air. Any errors made during the installation of the outdoor compressor could compromise the safety and efficiency of your AC system in the future.…
If you need to have a residential air conditioning installation in your home, for whatever reason, there are several things that you are going to need to consider to make sure that you are getting the right air conditioner for you and your house.
Size
When you are looking at all the various units out there, you want to make sure that you are getting one that is the right size for your house.…
The heat outside is sweltering hot. You can’t wait to get home, take off your shoes, and enjoy the cool environment made possible by your home air conditioner. As much as you appreciate the air conditioning system that you have in your house, you probably have never stopped to think about the evolution that took place for it to be possible to be as cool in your home as you prefer to be in spite of high temperatures outside.…
When you have a new air conditioning system installed in your home, you want that system to last for a long time. You want to be able to use that system for years to come, without complications to the system that you just had installed or to your home. That is why you want to go over the installation process in detail with the contractor who will be installing your new air conditioning system.…
If you have noticed that your oven is having problems with baking your food or the breaker is tripped each time you use the oven, you may wonder what is causing the problem. If so, look for the following signs that your oven’s upper heating element is starting to go bad.
Food Cooks Unevenly
One of the most obvious signs that there is something wrong with your heating element is that the food you are trying to cook in your oven does not come out evenly.…
If you are having a new home built or need to have your whole HVAC system revamped, you should at least consider having a geothermal heating unit installed. The whole premise behind geothermal heating is the fact that the earth maintains a constant temperature between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit at a mere eight feet underground. A geothermal unit uses this to heat your home in the winter and then can cool the house in the summer.…
