Tag: Atlanta
How Improving Insulation Will Also Improve Your Air Conditioning
Good air conditioning in Atlanta is more than just a comfortable home. Our summers get hot here in Georgia, and a reliable air conditioning system is the best weapon you have in staying cool. Regular maintenance from a trained professional will keep your system up and running, but it’s not the only part of your house that helps you stay cool.
Common Causes of AC Short Cycling
“Short-cycling” is a condition in an air conditioner (as well as other comfort systems) where the unit does not complete its normal cooling cycle and instead shuts off early. You can usually detect short-cycling in an AC because the system will continually turn on and off…
Heat Pump Repair Guide: Common Mode Problems
A heat pump works in two basic modes: cooling and heating. In cooling mode—which is almost identical to the operation of an air conditioner—a compressor pumps high temperature gaseous refrigerant to a reversing valve.
Winter Is Over: Anything I Ought to Do about My Heating System?
Winter officially ends at the close of March, and although we’ve still had some chilly days in Atlanta, we can expect the temperature to warm up during the next month to the point that our heaters will spend longer off than on.
The Compressor and Heat Pump Repair in Atlanta, GA
Heat pumps use the same technology as air conditioners, only they use it to heat the home as well as cool it. The technology is quite sound, and while heat pumps struggle sometimes in cold climates (necessitating a smaller auxiliary furnace to pick up the slack)…
Common Ductless Heating System Repairs
Ductless heating and cooling systems have started to make the leap from the commercial world—where they have long been popular in businesses such as restaurants—over to the residential world. Ductless mini split heat pumps give homeowners the advantages of a heat pump…
Why You Shouldn’t Wait for a Breakdown Before Calling for Heating Repair
For small appliances around our home, such as toasters and microwaves, we are accustomed to waiting for the device to break down before we consider repairs for it… and in most cases, we won’t repair it, just purchase a replacement.
Heating Problems Caused by a Faulty Thermostat
Modern heating systems are intricate and complex devices designed to provide you with maximum comfort in conjunction with energy savings and safety. Among all the workings of furnaces and heat pumps…
The Advantages of a Variable Speed Furnace
Though there are many different heating options to choose from, traditional furnaces remain a popular option for home heating in Atlanta. The centralized systems used a system of duct to push heated air through your home…
Causes of Uneven Heating from a Furnace
An effective furnace in your home should keep the rooms evenly warm. If you start to discover rooms that are colder than you expect, it might indicate leaking in the insulation, poor sealing around the windows of outside doors…
Why Does My Heating Shut Off When My Home Is Still Cold?
Although we don’t need to rely on our heating systems for many months during the year in Georgia, they are still important for those stretches of cool days and chilly nights that come along during the winter. You want to make sure that your heater…
How a Faulty Relay Affects Your Electric Furnace
Furnaces have used an astonishing array of different fuel sources in their long history of providing people with heat during the chilly season. Eventually, the furnace entered the electrical age, and many of the most popular models today…
How Installation Affects Heating System Performance
In the question of heating installation, Atlanta GA residents need to take care. A good, reliable installation will help your new furnace perform at peak efficiency. One that uses shoddier parts, with a technician that rushes through the installation process…
Atlanta, GA Heating Guide: Insulation and Your Heating System
Insulation forms a thermal barrier in every location where it’s installed in your home. Life in Georgia would be far less pleasant without it, because during our long summer season the insulation keeps heat out, and during the short but stormy winter season, it keeps heat in.
How Can Heating Maintenance in Atlanta Protect My Comfort?
Our mild climate is one of the benefits of living here, and your heating system tends to get an easier workload as a result. Ironically, that actually makes routine maintenance from a qualified expert even more important than it might be elsewhere in the country.
Atlanta, GA Heating Tip: Properly Size Your System
You have a top-of-the-line heating system, or an older model with superb maintenance history—but you never seem to get the right amount of heat spread evenly through your home. Have you experienced this before?
