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Q: What can I do to improve the air quality in my home?
A: Well, there are a couple of different things that you can do. Actually, indoor air quality is a growing part of our business. In the winter time, a humidifier will help put humidity in the air which will not only help with your sinuses and protect your woodwork, but it will also help you more…
Q: Do I need a carbon monoxide detector in my home, why and what kind?
A: Depending on the age and type of your system a carbon monoxide detector can be a very good idea. Carbon monoxide is usually introduced into the home when an older heat exchanger develops a defect. A heat exchanger is a piece of metal where, when the gas burns, it takes the heat out through more…
Q: Why should I participate in a service club?
A: Well participation in a service club, we call ours our comfort club, can offer many benefits. One benefit may be that the contractor who has your service club membership might be able to catch things before they go wrong, not after they go wrong. It is the same principle of why should you change more…
Q: How should I choose and HVAC contractor?
A: Well, some of the things you want to look for is reputation, how long have they been in the business? You will also want to find out what type of checks they do on their employees. Do they use sub contractors or are the people that work for them full time employees? Do they more…
Q: What’s a good price, what’s a fair price for an air conditioner or furnace filter?
A : It truly depends on the type of the filter it is. The more dirt you want to catch, the higher the MERV rating you want to get. Then the higher the MERV rating you want the higher the cost is going to be. For a filter around a 12 MERV rating, you can expect more…
Q: How often should I change the filter on my heating and air conditioning unit?
A: Well, that would depend on the type of filter that you’re using. Filters are rated on a couple different scales, the most popular being an MERV scale, that means a minimal efficiency rating value. Think of it like gas mileage, the higher the number, the better it’s cleaning the air. The result is some of more…
Q: How do you add Freon to your air conditioning unit?
A: Well, let me start by saying you should never have to add Freon to an air conditioning unit. Like a refrigerator, an air conditioning system is a sealed system. If it’s properly charged when it’s installed by the installer you should not need to add Freon. If you should ever need to add refrigerant, more…