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February 20, 2024

How Often Should You Schedule Preventive Maintenance for a Heat Pump?

Heat pumps are 2-in-1 devices, offering your home both heating and cooling. There are a few attributes of a heat pump system that make it different from more traditional and separate, and one of these is scheduling bi-annual maintenance.

February 1, 2023

Considering a Heat Pump for Your North Atlanta Home? Look for the Energy Star Logo.

You are almost certainly familiar with EnergyStar ratings. They are those little stars you see on a lot of common household appliances, consumer electronics and other products. EnergyStar is a government program run by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy…

October 26, 2022

Atlanta Heat Pump Tip: Emergency Heat and What to Expect After a Power Outage

One of the advantages of heat pumps is that they operate on electricity, so you don’t need to worry about having maintaining a supply of fuel to keep yours running. Where a furnace or boiler might call for you to purchase supplies of oil or natural gas…

November 16, 2021

Atlanta Heating Guide: Troubleshooting 4 Common Heat Pump Problems + Our Military Discount on Repairs

Heat pumps are great pieces of machinery, but they are not perfect. They come with their own problems and issues. Usually these can be fixed pretty easily, but it’s good to know what you are looking for.

June 22, 2015

How Your Heat Pump Cools: The Reversing Valve

A lot of people wonder what the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner are, especially when they hear that a heat pump in AC mode is pretty much just like a regular AC. This statement isn’t exactly accurate, and here’s the reason why: the reversing valve.

March 28, 2014

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.

November 5, 2012

Atlanta Heating Question: What Size Heat Pump is Right for My Home?

One of the most important questions to answer when purchasing and installing any new heating or cooling system in Atlanta, no matter what type, is what size is best for your home. You need something that has enough capacity to heat or cool your whole home…

October 1, 2012

Atlanta Heat Pump Question: What Is an Air Source Heat Pump?

Most heating systems have as their main component some sort of heat generator, such as a furnace or boiler. These machines generate heat through some form of combustion, which obviously converts energy directly to heat…