Homeowners are always looking for ways to lower their costs. Although it’s admirable to search for ways to save money and cut down on waste, taking this to extremes can lead to problems. For example, when it comes to HVAC services, people often ask these questions:
Purl's Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Blog: Archive for the ‘Air Conditioning’ Category
Why It’s Important to Hire a Qualified Service Technician
Tuesday, August 30th, 2016Options to Include with a Complete System Replacement
Monday, July 18th, 2016No home’s HVAC system will last forever. Eventually, the heating and air conditioning system will wear down to the point where doing further repairs can be throwing money away. Costly repairs may only keep the system operating for a short time before it’s time for another repair. The system can also drain additional money through inefficient operation. A replacement system gives you a fresh start with an AC and heater that require few repairs and work at peak energy efficiency.
Why Can’t My Air Conditioning System Keep Up with the Heat?
Monday, June 20th, 2016We’re already experiencing searing hot days in the Central Valley as the summer weather really starts to hit hard. The weather forecast shows a slew of days where the temperature will be 90°+ and even 100°+. You need a great air conditioning system in your house now more than ever!
It’s Not Too Late to Schedule a New Air Conditioning Installation!
Monday, June 13th, 2016Have you taken a look at the forecast for the weather in Fresno and the Central Valley for the coming July? It’s going to be hot. Not just your everyday, “Hey, it’s hot today!” sort of weather. We’re talking about more than half the month averaging 100°F or above for midday. The cool days will have average highs of 95°F! This is hotter than we normally experience during the middle of the summer. The August forecast isn’t much better, with the 100°+ temperatures holding through much of the month, and going right on into September.
Why You Need Professionals for Air Conditioning System Installation and Replacement
Monday, June 6th, 2016You’ve made the choice to have an ailing older air conditioning system replaced with a new, energy-saving unit. Or you’re arranging to have the first AC system installed for a new home. Either way, to ensure that you have the best possible installation, it’s important to hire experienced professional HVAC contractors for this service.
Ways to Help Keep Cool This Summer
Monday, May 30th, 2016The central air conditioning system is our main weapon against the summer heat. But to help your AC system obtain the longest life possible, as well as to keep down your bills over the season, it’s a good idea to find others ways to keep cool. You can give your air conditioning system longer periods of downtime when you use some of these “stay cool” tactics:
Keep the window blinds closed
You won’t need to have the light sealed off from the inside of your house all the time, but for windows that face toward the sunlight during the day, keeping the blinds closed can prevent up to 30% of unwanted heat from coming in.
Invest in a whole-house fan
This is fan installed in the attic of your home that draws hot air up through the top of the house, which then allows outdoor air to rush inside. A whole-house fan is especially helpful during the evenings, when the air outside the house is cooler than that inside.
Use less light—or change to LEDs
Rely on natural light as much as possible, since incandescent bulbs give off extra heat. (This is also a good way to save on electricity.) For a great longer-term solution, switch over to LED bulbs, which don’t give off heat and use significantly less power than standard bulbs.
The fan-and-ice cubes trick
This is an old-fashioned form of low-cost air conditioning, but it still works! Place a bowl of ice cubes in front of a fan. The air will lose heat to the ice cubes and cool down. This is a good way to chill-out a small part of your house at minimal little cost (just the electricity to run the fan).
The wet sheet across the window
Here’s an air conditioning trick that’s been around for thousands of years: hang a wet sheet in front of an open window. The breeze that comes in will be much cooler, and will lower the room’s temperature quickly.
Drink plenty of liquids
A large part of staying cool is keeping your body cool instead of the air around it. Make sure that you’re well-hydrated on the hottest days of the year with plenty of ice-cold drinks.
My Air Conditioning System Is Noisy—Should I Replace It?
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016It’s important that you keep a close watch out for signs of troubles in your air conditioning system so you can have them fixed in time to beat out the summer temperatures. After all, summers in Fresno, CA can be intense, and the heat places a great deal of stress on an air conditioning system.
Some Things to Consider for a New Air Conditioning Installation
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016This is one of the best times of the year to have a new air conditioning system installed in your home: not only is there a great promotion to help you save money (see below), but it’s also an ideal season to prepare your house for the coming heat of summer. Our technicians will have an easy time scheduling your installation so you can start enjoying superior comfort and energy savings as soon as possible.
Dirty Air Conditioning Coils—And Why You Need Professionals to Fix Them
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016The warm weather is here… and it’s only going to get hotter during the next few months. To make sure that the AC that keeps your household cool through the spring and summer continues to do its job, it’s important that you watch for any signs that it is malfunctioning or starting to lose energy efficiency. (If you haven’t scheduled the air conditioner’s regular maintenance inspection and tune-up yet, now is a great time to have this done.) Taking care of these inspections in spring helps prevent performance loss during peak heat and ensures your system starts the season at full capacity.
Special on Whole House Fan Installation—And Why This Is a Good Idea
Wednesday, April 13th, 2016Using a standard air conditioning system isn’t the only way to provide comfort for your house during hot weather. If you are interested in finding an alternative residential cooling system for that will help you rely far less on the AC, then you should consider putting in a whole house fan. What these installations do is draw warm air up through your house, which then pulls in cooler air from the outside so you receive natural cross breezes through open windows. Right now, we are offering a spring special: 10% off the installation of a new whole-house fan. We recommend and install the QuietCool model.