Late Season Furnace Maintenance Tips

February 13th, 2023
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Spring is just around the corner and that means you’ll soon be making the transition from using your furnace to using your air conditioner if you haven’t done so already. But just because you’ll be using your furnace less doesn’t mean it’s okay to neglect furnace maintenance in Dublin, GA. 

The promise of warmer weather often inspires homeowners to tackle those home maintenance tasks they’ve been neglecting. Your furnace deserves some TLC after working hard to keep your home warm for the last few months. Here are some late-season maintenance tasks you can do to help ensure your furnace gets you through the rest of winter and prepare it for next season. For those thinking beyond maintenance, there are also ways you can upgrade your home heating for greater comfort and efficiency.

Why is late-season furnace maintenance essential?

  • It prevents winter wear and tear by ensuring the system stays efficient during lingering cold spells.
  • Replacing filters and cleaning components improves airflow and reduces energy costs.
  • A professional tune-up catches minor issues early, avoiding inconvenient breakdowns and costly repairs.
  • Maintenance enhances safety and air quality by detecting potential hazards like gas leaks or dirty filters.

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How Your Ductwork Can Become Leaky

February 13th, 2023
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You would never set sail on the ocean, or even a small river or lake, with a leaky boat. But plenty of homeowners are content to run their heating and cooling systems with leaky ducts. They often don’t realize that they have ducts with leaks, but even if they do know, they may shrug it off as not that big a deal.

Although leaky ducts won’t put your life at risk the way a leaky boat would, it’s still not a good situation. When ducts develop air leaks, they cause several problems for a home:

  • A rise in heating and cooling costs because of all the air that’s getting away
  • Poor comfort, with hot and cold spots appearing around the house and poor airflow from the vents
  • Dust and other unwanted particles getting into the the ductwork and then into the living spaces

The best way to counteract this problem is to arrange for professional duct sealing in Riverdale, GA with our team. We’ll use our training and the best tools available to make your ducts airtight once again.

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New Year, New Air: Duct Cleaning and Your Health

January 30th, 2023
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Many people make New Year’s resolutions related to their health. They vow to eat better, exercise more, and drink plenty of water. Those goals can get really specific such as cutting out specific food groups or quitting smoking. Perhaps you’ve made some specific health-related resolutions this year.

Although specific, actionable goals are good, a lot of people don’t think about simple things that influence our health on a daily basis. For example, your indoor air quality plays a significant role in the healthiness of your home. In fact, duct cleaning in Warner Robins, GA is one of the services we offer that can contribute to better health. Learn what’s potentially lurking in your ducts that could be contributing to less-than-optimal health in your home.

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What to Do About Uneven Heating in Your Commercial Property

January 30th, 2023
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Commercial spaces present big challenges when it comes to heating and cooling them. Even smaller commercial facilities are larger than the average-sized home and have far more people in them. Businesses often contain large, heat-creating equipment and have special climate requirements. For example, server rooms need to have specialized cooling and ventilation to prevent computer equipment from overheating.

One of the major challenges for commercial heating is ensuring proper heat distribution. A home may be able to get away with a few rooms that are colder than the others, but this isn’t something that should occur in a commercial space (unless by specific design, such as in a server room). If you begin to hear complaints about cold spots in your commercial business from employees, customers, clients, tenants, etc., it’s something you’ll want fixed. We’ll look at the ways our professionals can help improve your commercial heating in Covington, GA when it’s uneven.

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Is A Heat Pump A Good Investment in the New Year?

January 16th, 2023
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Perhaps you’re considering investing in a new HVAC system for your home in the New Year. It’s a great time to do so because homeowners have never had so many heating and cooling options as they do right now. Modern HVAC systems have become incredibly sophisticated and energy efficient.

Choosing heat pump installation in Vidalia, GA is an ideal 2-in-1 option for our mild winters here in Georgia. These eco-friendly systems could be exactly what you need when it’s time for a replacement. If you’re not aware of the benefits of heat pumps, read on to learn what makes them so uniquely suited to providing year-round comfort.

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How to Tell You Need a Mid-Winter Furnace Replacement

January 16th, 2023
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Nobody wants to replace a home heating system in the middle of the winter. It’s inconvenient and can leave you without heating for a stretch. But sometimes it’s necessary. 

The best way to avoid an emergency furnace replacement in McDonough, GA is always to have maintenance scheduled for the furnace in the fall. This helps the furnace get through the winter with few problems, and it also gives technicians a chance to warn you about having a failing furnace replaced before the winter arrives. 

However, you may still run into a mid-season replacement situation. It’s not fun, but our team will see that it gets done fast so you’ll have your comfortable home restored. Below are ways to tell it’s time to get a new furnace mid-winter.

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How To Avoid Furnace Repairs This Season

December 19th, 2022
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The first day of winter is almost here. With the temperate weather we’ve been having, this might come as a surprise to Georgia residents. In fact, this will be the third winter in a row we’ve experienced a La Niña pattern which usually means drier and warmer weather.

Although our heating season is shorter compared to our neighbors to the north, you want your furnace to be in tip-top shape when you start relying on it regularly. How confident are you in your furnace’s ability to provide uninterrupted service throughout the upcoming months?

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Is Your Upper Floor Getting Too Hot When the Heater Is On?

December 19th, 2022
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Heat rises. This is a basic scientific fact that most people learned in elementary school. It’s also a fact that can turn into a problem when you live in a two-story home. Heat moves through the floors to collect at the top of the building, creating too much warmth in second-floor rooms.

When you use a central heating system for your house, you expect the heater to provide an even distribution of warmth to all the rooms. But you may run into the problem of an overheated upper floor in your home when your heating system is running. You have the heater sending heat to both levels, and then heat from the lower floor rises to the upper floor, resulting in temperatures possibly too high for comfort.

Is this something you just have to “deal with”? Or are there solutions?

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How to Tell Your Ductwork Is Causing Comfort Trouble In Your Home

December 5th, 2022
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The season of giving is just around the corner. Why not treat your home to professional duct cleaning this holiday season? Duct cleaning is an important aspect of home maintenance. Not only does it keep the air in your home clean, but it also ensures the proper function of your home’s HVAC system.

Dirty ductwork is also responsible for numerous home comfort issues. When your indoor air quality is poor due to dirty ducts, it can cause a number of health and wellness issues. Because ductwork is not visible in a home, many homeowners neglect their maintenance when they’re out of sight and out of mind.

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‘Tis the Season to Schedule Duct Cleaning!

December 5th, 2022
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We know that telling you it’s a festive season to have your ducts cleaned may not jolt you with joyous holiday feelings. However, we hope to change that by the end of this post. Or at least convince you that having duct cleaning in Covington, GA is a good gift to yourself and your family.

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