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Air filter stuck in blower Dirty blower motor Blocked condenser coil Thermostat Ducts in unconditioned garage Previous Next Increasing your current HVAC systems’ efficiency and lifespan go hand in hand. By increasing your efficiency, you are inadvertently increasing its’ lifespan too. Sound good? In this article, we will get into some of the things that
Hydronic boiler zone valves You sit down in your favorite area of your home for some relaxing peace and quiet. You then realize that it’s a little chilly, so you walk over to the thermostat and turn up the temperature but 30 minutes later, you check and it’s still reading the same temperature! What is
Cost of running an HVAC businessI hear this question or a related comment all the time from customers. While a customer only sees the bottom line, a business calculates their part replacement prices on several different factors. Each factor has to be taken into account. However, with the rapid development of online shopping and outlets
Photo of existing thermostat Wiring When installing a new thermostat, take a picture of your current thermostat wiring connections. This will prove to be invaluable when hooking the wires up to the new thermostat. Next, we want to go over what each wire controls. Red– This wire will be the 24-volt power from the furnace
Stuck contactor on left side – Notice the pitted pads Exposed low voltage wiring to the condenser outside Previous Next
A customer who had called me had an issue where the furnace was not running at all. When I arrived at a customer’s house, I found the breaker was tripped causing no power to the furnace. I patted myself on the back and proudly proclaimed “simple fix, just flip the breaker back on”. Little did
Previous Next If your furnace is under 20 years old, chances are that you have what is called an “integrated control board.” What this means is that it has a little red and sometimes a green led light attached to the control board. On this Trane furnace shown above, it is a single, red led
