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Beware of This Major Furnace Safety Hazard

November 15th, 2021

We don’t want to act alarmist about gas furnaces, because they’re generally safe options for home heating. Furnace manufacturers build gas furnaces with safety features and must meet strict standards. If you take care of your furnace with regular maintenance each fall, it has little chance of becoming dangerous.

But we want to bring your attention to a furnace problem that’s the most common cause for a gas furnace becoming unsafe: a cracked heat exchanger. If this happens to your furnace, you’ll either need immediate heating repair in Bryn Mawr, PA or a full furnace replacement.

How Can I Pay Less to Heat My House This Coming Winter?

November 1st, 2021

It’s a fact of life in Pennsylvania: homes need heating systems running during the winter. And heating systems require energy to power them, and energy costs money. As the winter weather settles in, you can expect to see a rise in your utility bills.

If you come to this post, it’s probably because you think you’re paying too much to heat your house. You’re likely right: we’ve offered HVAC service in Newtown Square, PA for more than 40 years, and we’ve seen the many ways homeowners can inadvertently increase heating costs.

We’re here to help you overcome unnecessarily high heating charges. We can’t make your heating free, but we can help you not feel so afraid of looking at your monthly utility bills during winter.

Let’s get started…

What Parts Make a Heat Pump Different from an Air Conditioner?

October 18th, 2021

Heat pumps are similar to air conditioners. In fact, air conditioners are technically classified as a type of heat pump. A heat pump is a device that uses the circulation of refrigerant to pump heat from one location to another. In the case of an air conditioner, the system is designed to pump heat in one direction: from inside a house to the outside. A standard heat pump is designed to be able to switch the direction it can move heat so that it operates as both a cooling system and a heating system depending on the setting.

For a heat pump to work in both modes, it has several features an air conditioner doesn’t have. To help you better understand how a heat pump is able to serve its two functions, we’re going to take a look at what parts make it different from an air conditioner.

October Is (Semi) Official Heating Maintenance Month!

October 4th, 2021

Fall starts in September, but the arrival of October is when you can genuinely begin to feel the change in seasons. As people shift over to a Halloween type of mood, the temperatures will also start to cool off. It’s a refreshing change, but it also means that winter is not too far off.

This is why we think of October as Official Heating Maintenance Month. Or semi-official, because you can also have maintenance done at other times of the fall. We just think October is the ideal time to have it taken care of: right before the holiday rush starts when the weather still isn’t cold enough you need the heater running most of the day.

Grade Your AC at the End of Summer!

September 20th, 2021

Each summer, your air conditioning system takes on a heavy burden: keeping your house and family comfortably cool through the heat. It’s easy to take an air conditioning system for granted—a utility that’s always there when you need it—but age and wear eventually overtake any AC. Even the best maintenance won’t keep an air conditioner running forever.

Now that summer is ending, we recommend you take stock of your air conditioning system’s performance over the season. Think about how well it cooled the house, how dependable it was, if it needed repairs or other services, how much it cost to run, its age, etc. Take all this information, and then give your air conditioner a grade on the standard “A through F” scale you remember from school. Then check our reference guide below.

Get to Know Your AC: The Major Parts That Keep You Cool

September 6th, 2021

Air conditioning systems are complex refrigeration devices, meaning all their parts contribute to helping cool down a house. It would take up too much space to list all the parts, so in this post, we’re going to look at only the key parts that actually create the cool air you feel coming from the vents. Knowing these parts will also give you a better overall grasp of how your AC works–which will help you recognize when it isn’t operating right.

Do You Think You Paid Too Much to Cool Your Home This Summer?

August 23rd, 2021

If you do, then we can help you. When it comes to air conditioning in Wayne, PA, we’re the local pros with more than 40 years of experience installing, repairing, and maintaining air conditioning systems.

Central air conditioners make large demands on the electrical system of a home. That’s one of the reasons an overworked AC can cause a circuit breaker to trip. When an air conditioner goes into its cooling cycle, the compressor consumes about 3,500 watts per hour. To put this in perspective, running the AC in “fan-only” mode consumes about 500 watts per hour. This will give you an idea of how much energy goes into cooling your house.

If you noticed steeper electrical costs this summer, there are several possibilities for why it’s happening. We’ll look into these causes and some steps you can take to get those bills down.

Why Did the AC Trip a Circuit Breaker?

August 9th, 2021

Are you having an issue with your air conditioner lately where it keeps tripping the circuit breaker at the main panel? So you often have to flip it back, only to have it trip again after some time. If this sounds familiar, chances are that your AC is developing issues that require professional AC repair in West Chester, PA.

In this blog, we will go over the main reasons why air conditioners develop this problem and how to fix them.

When an AC’s Compressor Dies, Does the AC Have to Be Replaced?

July 26th, 2021

If you’re reading this because the compressor in your home’s air conditioning system has burnt out, we do have to be honest that this is not great news. The compressor is the heart of an air conditioning system, almost literally because it causes refrigerant to circulate through the rest of the air conditioner and carry out the heat exchange cycle that cools your house. The compressor consumes the most amount of electricity of any component in the AC (and often all the appliances in your house), and when it fails, it may mean the entire AC is finished.

But is this always true? You may have heard that “dead compressor = finished air conditioner.” There is some truth to this. There are also exceptions. We’ll take a look at four different steps you can take when AC repair in West Chester, PA won’t bring back a compressor.

Reasons Water Is Leaking From Your AC

July 12th, 2021

As the temperature begins to go higher here in Pennsylvania, ensuring your air conditioner is in optimal working condition will become vital to your comfort at home. As long as your air conditioner is working fine, you have nothing to worry about.

If your AC starts giving you problems though, you need to get in touch with professional technicians for HVAC service in West Chester, PA, to come and fix it immediately.

A common AC problem that should prompt an immediate call to HVAC professionals is when the unit starts leaking water inside your house. If your air conditioner is leaking water, it is not a good sign. Are you confused about why that is happening? Don’t worry because we have you covered.

We will discuss some of the reasons your AC might be leaking water in this post so you can understand the importance of calling professionals for AC repairs immediately.