Posts in january , 2017

Jan 31 4 Common Air Conditioner and Furnace Mis...

Today let’s continue the trend that started off yesterday by looking at some aspects of home HVAC ownership that affect both the air conditioner and furnace. For most pe...

Jan 27 Replacing Your AC and Furnace Together

Air conditioners and furnaces are two parts of a whole in more ways than one. They’re the yin and yang of your Austin air conditioning and heating home comfort system. O...

Jan 26 Furnace Types

When it comes to home heating in Austin, furnaces remain far and above the most common form. This is true of the United States in general and has been for a while. Why is this...

Jan 24 All About Passive Solar Heating

There’s more than one way to skin a cat and there’s more than one way to heat a house. Some ways work better than others for different people and different regions...

Jan 23 Why is Your Heater Leaking?

comes to almost any household appliance, or really any appliance or machinery one can think of, water leaks aren’t something you want to see. From your refrigerator to y...

Jan 22 The Various Types of Space Heaters

Space heaters represent the ultimate marriage of convenience, energy efficiency, and comfort when it comes to heating in Austin in the winter. Think about how your ceiling fan...

Jan 18 3 Common Boiler Issues and Fixes

Boilers have a rich history about them. They have been used in many different applications to varying degrees of popularity for centuries. In the 20th century, they saw abunda...

Jan 17 2 A/C Options for a Boiler Heated Home

Houses come in many shapes in sizes, these days more than ever before. And the way people heat their homes varies just as much. Furnaces are the most common type of heating in...

Jan 16 Mini Split Heat Pumps versus Heat Pumps

We’ve talked before about the various features and functionalities of heat pumps on this blog. We’ve also touched upon the existence of ductless heat systems, name...

Jan 15 Why Is Your Furnace Loud?

The amenities of our modern lifestyles all ultimately come down to providing one of two things, convenience and/or comfort. Refrigerators and laundry machines are convenient,...

Jan 12 What Happens during a Heating Maintenanc...

To keep your HVAC system functioning at the top of its game, it needs some special attention every once and a while. That’s not to say that heaters and air conditioners...

Jan 11 Sealing Your Ducts for Better Heating

They’re the least visible but most far-reaching part of your HVAC system. They allow the conditioned air to reach every room in the house. They’re the ducts and al...

Jan 11 Common Furnace Problems & Troubleshootin...

In an ideal world, we’d never have to troubleshoot a problem with our furnaces. Furnaces can be found in most homes around the country, being the most common type o...

Jan 10 The Best HVAC Upgrades for Winter

When it comes to HVAC equipment and components you now have more options than ever. There are so many ways to heat and cool your home that sometimes deciding which way is righ...

Jan 09 Off Grid Home Heating in Austin

As our world gets more interconnected, as it becomes easier to communicate with vast numbers of people across the globe and trade resources from one city or country to another...

Jan 06 Solving Uneven Home Heating

comes to residential Austin heating and cooling, some problems that can arise are more common than others. One of the problems you’re more likely to encounter at some po...

Jan 05 Furnace Replacement - Frequently Asked Q...

One of the inevitable facts about owning a furnace is that it will one day have to be replaced. Luckily, these machines, when they come from a good brand a reputable installer...

Jan 03 The Ins and Outs of Space Heaters

months, we’ve talked a lot about heating the home but for the most part, we’ve focused primarily on the concept of centralized residential heating in Austin. Gener...

Jan 02 Boiler Maintenance Tips

While there’s no doubt that in most regions of the nation, including our own here when heating in Austin, the furnace is the most common type of central home heating sys...