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HVAC 101: How Does Your HVAC Unit Work?
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) is a field that's remarkably complex due to the wide variety of different components that could be theoretically installed throughout someone's home or business. On the other hand, the basic concepts behind it are every bit as surprisingly simple. In order to heat a home up, some source of energy is used to raise temperatures. To cool them, fans are used to blow heat away while refrigerant gases are used to drop temperatures, much as they are w
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5th Jan 2022
HVAC Buying Guide: Choosing The Right Brand
Are you an HVAC specialist looking to update an indoor or outdoor unit? Do you need help examining new heating and cooling systems on the market? Trust this HVAC buying guide. We want to ensure you are choosing the right brand when making repairs or replacements.Fitment is often more important than branding. You might be surprised to hear that from a company like ours, but we've found that making sure all HVAC components fit together and prove compatible with one another is the most important pa
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4th Jan 2022
How To Clean Furnace Flame Sensor
First off, before you even try to clean your furnace’s flame sensor you’ll want to make sure that the power is completely off. Turn the furnace off from its main power switch so you can be certain that it won’t start inadvertently. You may also want or need to shut the furnace off by throwing a circuit breaker in order to be completely certain that it won’t start.As soon as you have the system powered off, you’ll want to remove the plate that’s in front of where the flame sensor is installed. On
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29th Nov 2021
Top 3 Furnace Brands: Furnace Buying Guide
HVAC technicians must stay on the game when handling furnace failure and proper installations. Knowing which new and established brands remain relevant and updated to solve twenty-first-century heating problems can lead to higher efficiency. Here is the 2022 buying guide for the top three furnace brands.What Standards Have Changed For Energy Efficiency And Gas Furnaces?The market remains competitive thanks to technological innovations and an increased understanding of heating needs for businesse
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3rd Nov 2021
Gas Furnace Maintenance Checklist
Do you have a furnace maintenance checklist? If not, then you should start having one.
When it comes time to check out a gas furnace, forgetting an item or two can be easy. There are so many parts attached to the system that it’s not hard to do so. Start by making sure that you’ve taken all of the prerequisite safety precautions.
Safety, after all, is always the most important thing when working with powered equipment like furnaces. That being said, you can also be proactive and sta
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21st Sep 2021