With only a brief and mild winter to interrupt the warm temperatures in Florida, residential air conditioners do an immense amount of work around the year. Now that we’re moving into spring weather and ACs are steadily running once more, it’s a good time to remind you that you must change or clean your air conditioner’s filter once a month.
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Variable-Speed Air Conditioners and High Energy Efficiency
Monday, February 15, 2016
When you consider how much work air conditioning systems in Orlando have to perform over the long hot seasons, it’s actually a marvel they don’t need to be replaced every single year! Of course, manufacturers construct ACs to last as long as possible, and if you take care of your home’s air conditioner (that means annual spring maintenance, without fail) it should provide you with around 15 years of cooling.
Is It Too Early to Call for Air Conditioning Maintenance?
Monday, February 1, 2016
It seems like only yesterday we were reminding people to have maintenance checks to make sure their HVAC equipment was prepared to handle the cooler weather of winter. But this is Florida, after all, and the winters here are mild and don’t hang around. In fact, it won’t be long until we’re enjoying warm temperatures once again—although perhaps “enjoying” isn’t always the right term for when it gets extraordinarily hot.
Some Common Misunderstandings about Air Conditioners
Monday, January 25, 2016
Air conditioners are a large part of everyday life, particularly in a place like Orlando, where we have resort-style weather for much of the year, and our summers can become brutally hot and humid. But because people often take ACs for granted—basically like background noise—there are many misconceptions that have developed around them. We’d like to clear up a few of the more common ones that we’ve run into as HVAC contractors in the area.
3 Benefits of Installing Zone Control for Your Home
Monday, January 11, 2016
What is zone control? It’s a way to divide up the heating and air conditioning of your home into a series of different “zones” that can be manipulated separate from each other. The conventional HVAC system has an all-or-nothing ventilation layout, so that each time the heater or AC turns on, the conditioned air from the blower goes to all of the rooms. Zone control uses dampers placed into the ducts to close off sections of the ventilation network so that only specific zones receive heater/cooled air. Thermostats in each zone control the settings, and all the thermostat are networked through a central panel that operates all of the zones.
Is a Heat Pump Really Effective for Heating a Home?
Monday, December 14, 2015
If you live in Orlando, FL, your principal concern for comfort during the year is finding a way to stay cool. Heating is still necessary, but it isn’t as large a concern. This is the reason that a heat pump is such a great comfort installation: it’s a powerful air conditioner that will keep your household cool (provided you had professionals size and install it) and then switch over to an energy efficient heating mode during the shorter winter season.
The Benefits of Professional Duct Sealing
Monday, November 23, 2015
Most homes use a network of air ducts to deliver cooled and heated air throughout the rooms. These ducts are disguised from view in most places behind plaster, drywall, and floorboards. However, just because the ducts are out of sight doesn’t mean they are protected from suffering damage. Wear, moisture, corrosion, and poor duct construction can easily result in the ducts develops air leaks. This is a significant problem, and if you detect that it’s occurring, you must schedule duct sealing from professionals right away.
The Ideal Setting for Your Air Conditioning Thermostat
Monday, November 2, 2015
Air conditioning during most of the year is simply a fact of life here in Orlando, FL. People take it for granted that a large percentage of their monthly electrical bills will go to running the AC. But homeowners often make simple mistakes with their cooling systems that lead to higher bills. One of these basic mistakes is placing the air conditioner thermostat at lower temperatures than necessary.
Do You Have Leaky Air Ducts? Here Are Some Ways to Tell
Monday, October 12, 2015
Leaks in the air ducts inside homes can account for an astonishing loss of up to 30% of the air moving though the ventilation system. When you consider that you pay to cool down that air (or, during our short spates of cold weather, heat it up), that is a lot of money that ends up going to waste. Leaky ducts also contribute to placing excess strain on the HVAC system and can even lead to dust and mold developing inside the ducts. If your ventilation system is losing air, you need to contact professionals to seal the holes.
3 Ways to Know That You Need to Schedule Air Duct Cleaning
Monday, October 5, 2015
The fall is a period when people often schedule important HVAC services, such as regular maintenance for the heating system and replacing an aging air conditioner after a long summer. One HVAC task that you might think of arranging for this fall is to have professionals clean the air ducts. You don’t need to have this service done every year, but if more than a few have passed since the last time you arranged to have professional duct cleaning, now is definitely the time to consider getting it taken care of.
