Month: August 2018

Chillers and How to Choose the Best HVAC Contractor

Rhonda Elliott

Chillers create cool water used in the generation of air conditioning in buildings.  However, without proper cleaning, they can cause problems.  Due to spillages and soil blockages, they can hurt your efforts in cooling a building.

The chiller may require either mechanical cleaning or synthetic cleaning relying upon the force of the stopping up. Mechanical cleaning disposes of mud, slime, green growth and other free materials from the smooth-bore tubes. Mechanical cleaning incorporates brushing the tubes, evacuation of the water-box covers, and flushing the chiller utilizing clean water.

For the tubes that are inside upgraded, it is prescribed to look for proficient counsel with respect to the proposals for mechanical cleaning. Substance cleaning, then again, expels scale from the chiller. For compound cleaning, contact an expert who will suggest the right substance answer for the activity. After the substance cleaning, the chiller ought to have an intensive mechanical cleaning.

Chillers generate chilled water which is used to provide air conditioning … read full article

Can You Beat The Heat?

Rhonda Elliott
HVAC technicians installing central air conditioner

It is an annual dilemma how humans can beat the heat seeing how the temperatures seem to go up higher and higher as the years go by. The public comes up with all sorts of tips and tricks to overcome the heat and survive the next couple of months when the sun is shining in all its glory. It’s the time of the year when homes are buzzing from the sound of air conditioners working 24/7 to keep everyone the household cool and comfy all day long.

Unfortunately, not everyone can afford to have an extensive cooling system installed in their homes. Not to mention that electric bills will skyrocket during summertime and people would rather spend their money on food rather than pay for costly cooling fees. Yet it is a cycle we all can’t avoid as the seasons change every single year.

With a rising population of the indoor generation, it is even more crucial to have indoor … 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