Tag: Heating
Furnace or Heat Pump: What’s the Right Heating System for Your Atlanta, Georgia Home?
If you find yourself juggling the decision about which heating system is right for your home, a furnace or a heat pump, you need all the information possible to decide which will work best. The reversing heat pump, which operates as both a heater an air conditioner…
5 Simple Tips for Lowering Your Heating Bill
Here in Atlanta, heating bills tend to be lower than in other parts of the country, since our winters are mild and snowfall is rare. That doesn’t mean we can’t lower our heating bills with a little judicious preparation and foresight.
The Burning Question: How Long Will Your Heater Last?
There are certain questions our Comfort Zone Heating & Cooling technicians hear with regularity, and one of them is “how long will my heating system last?” This can be a dicey question, as part of the answer lay with the type of system you have, and the other part of the answer lay with how well your maintain your system.
Heating Tips to Help Save Energy This Winter
We are enjoying a last breath of warm air, but rest assured, winter is almost here. The cold months can often be the most expensive months for homeowners in terms of energy usage, especially when it comes to heating.
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.
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…
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.
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?
3 Common Heating Repairs in Atlanta, GA
Cold? Even in the relatively moderate winters in Atlanta, GA, your heating system is susceptible to wear and tear, damage as a result of faults or non-use, or other problems that need to be fixed by a heating repair technician.
Atlanta Heating FAQ: Why Install a Multi-Stage Furnace?
If you have an older furnace in your Atlanta area home, it is most likely a single stage furnace. Single stage furnaces (also called single speed furnaces) have only one speed, which means that when the furnace kicks on, it runs at full speed.
Atlanta Heating Question: What Really Happens During Heating System Maintenance?
At Comfort Zone Heating & Air, we often get asked if there is actually any benefit to getting regular maintenance on your heating system. We thought it would be helpful for our customers if we put together a summary of all of the tasks that get performed…
Atlanta Home Efficiency Tip: Three Common Problems That Reduce Efficiency
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), almost 40% of home energy is wasted due to common problems in the home that reduce efficiency. If you live in the Atlanta area, the home efficiency experts at Comfort Zone…
Why is My Heating Bill So High? An Atlanta Heating Question
At Comfort Zone Heating & Air, we want everyone to be comfortable in their homes all winter long. Unfortunately, some homeowners are dissuaded from heating their homes to the degree they would like to due to high energy costs.
