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Taking care of your HVAC Systems All-Important Condenser Unit

Rhonda Elliott

If you have lived in your home for more than a few years you are probably familiar with just about every inch of your property inside and out. That means if you heat and cool your home with a convenient HVAC system you realize by now that you have a large component of it in your basement that controls the heat and another large part of it outside that helps cool your home. Many people know that it’s good to get a tune up every once in a while on the inside furnace but fail to do any type of routine maintenance on the outside air conditioning condenser unit. Here are some things you should do to keep your condenser unit running well.

Before starting you are going to need a few things to get the work done. You will either own these things already, have to purchase them or have to borrow them from a neighbor. They are all … read full article

Broken Heater – How Would You Know?

Rhonda Elliott
Technician troubleshooting furnace

Do you have a broken heater?  Some issues are obvious and noticeable while some are subtle and require thorough examination to determine the issue. If you know what you are looking for, it simply means that you will have an easier way of identifying potential and developing problems as early as possible before they become too much handle.

Just as white blood cells are the first line of defense in our body, regular HVAC maintenance is also the first thing we need to do if we want to defend our HVAC systems from having system failures and malfunctions. However, aside from just maintaining your equipment, it is also important to keep an eye on signals that may indicate that there is indeed something wrong with your unit. Gradual increases in our utility bills are easily overlooked if the increase is relatively small, especially if it is a few cents.

These increases, however, can accumulate into bigger problems in the future … read full article

Radiant Furnaces and Boilers

Rhonda Elliott

Invisible electromagnetic infrared waves provide us with the warmth that we really need. Compared to other heating methods, for instance, electric pumps, are excellent for heating up any space.

Anything close, especially those that are in the direct pathways of the infrared beams can immediately feel its warmth. Once it warms up, heat is emanated from different objects that are close. Hence, it uses up less energy and is exceptionally productive too.

Many American homeowners use either heaters or boilers to warm up their homes. Heaters make warm air which is then conveyed inside the inside of the house through the use of pipes. Then again, boilers utilize water as the medium to warm up the home utilizing steam or high temp water. For steam boilers, they are scattered into funnels which are then taken to steam radiators.

Forced air furnaces can be powered by natural gas, fuel oil, liquid propane (L.P. gas), or electricity.

Natural gas is the most … read full article