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December 2015

Own a Rental Property? Get a Rental Service Agreement with a Local HVAC Contractor

The people who live on your rental property trust you to provide them with a safe, comfortable home. But it can be difficult to see that all of the systems on your property are running smoothly when your property has multiple units. Sudden breakdowns can cost you quite a bit, and it can be difficult to send someone out to your property for repairs in a timely manner.

That’s why it’s so important to establish a relationship with an HVAC company you can trust to send out technicians when a heating or air conditioning system breaks down. Signing up for a rental service agreement with a local HVAC company means you always have someone to turn to when your heating and AC systems need service, and it can help to prevent problems from happening in the first place.

Get Routine Maintenance for Your HVAC Systems

Most rental service agreements include one or two tune-ups per year, which can help to keep your equipment running more smoothly so that residents feel more comfortable. You benefit in the following ways:

  • Fewer complaints: A routine heating and AC tune-up helps to restore the performance and efficiency of a system, which means your tenants are less likely to complain.
  • Fewer emergency calls: In addition, you won’t have to worry about handling a tenant’s emergency service call in the middle of an extremely cold night.
  • Communication with the technicians: Your technicians will keep you posted so that you can learn about any repairs or replacement parts you need in advance and balance your budget appropriately. A good technician keeps a solid record of the systems they service, and your contractor will give you a call to authorize any major repairs.

Additional Benefits Help You Save

A rental service agreement with a qualified contractor often includes many additional perks. For example, you often gets discounts on parts and labor for future services as well as no overtime services as a “thank you” for your contract!

At Fort Collins Heating & Air Conditioning, we’re big enough to serve but small enough to care. Call us today and ask about our rental energy savings program available to property owners in Fort Collins, CO.

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Is a Furnace the Right Heating System for Me?

Are you a bit late to the party in terms of having a heating system installed this year? There’s still time, but it’s important that you start seriously considering your options. There are a lot of different heaters available on the market today, and finding the right one for your needs and personal preferences can be trickier than you may realize. Fortunately, you can count on our staff to help ensure that your new heater is the perfect fit for your home. One system well worth your consideration is a furnace. We install and service quality furnaces in Wellington, CO. Give Fort Collins Heating & Air Conditioning a call today to learn more.

Why Choose a Furnace?

Furnaces consistently rank among the most popular of all home heating systems. It’s not really that difficult to understand why. There are, after all, a number of benefits that come with using a furnace to heat one’s home.

  • Efficacy: When it comes to effective heating, the furnace is a force to reckon with. Furnaces work by heating air, and then distributing that heated air throughout a home via ductwork. This allows for prompt heating that you can really feel throughout the house. Just remember that this requires an appropriately sized furnace, and a well-designed and installed system of air ducts.
  • Efficiency: When your system is of the right size and expertly installed in your home, your furnace will also be capable of heating your home quite efficiently and affordably. Of course, the higher the AFUE, which stands for annual fuel utilization efficiency and denotes the efficiency with which your system heats your home, the more a furnace is likely to cost. We’ll help you to balance efficiency and cost in order to ensure that you have the most efficiency that you can comfortably afford.
  • Fuels: You may choose to fuel your furnace in a few different ways. Natural gas is a favorite, as it is quite affordable and is delivered directly to the home. Of course, not all homes have access to natural gas. Propane may also be used, but does require on-site storage. Electricity is a viable option, too, and electric furnaces are incredibly efficient. However, the cost of electricity can mean that they’re still more expensive to use. Regardless, you definitely have your options wide open when choosing to use a furnace.
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When Is Professional Duct Sealing Necessary?

Do you use a forced air heating system in your home, such as a furnace or a heat pump? If so, you are going to be depending upon your air ducts a lot in the months to come. Winter may not really be starting off with a bang this year, but there is still plenty of cold weather to come. If your air ducts are not properly sealed, then you are going to run into some pretty serious problems as you attempt to heat your home in an even and effective manner. Fortunately for you, we are here to offer professional duct sealing in Windsor, CO. Give Fort Collins Heating & Air Conditioning a call today if you are concerned about your ductwork.

 

Signs That Duct Sealing Is Necessary

Your air ducts are not easily accessible, nor are they visible in any substantive way. How, then, can one hope to determine if his or her air ducts are in need of service? There are actually a number of potential warning signs that can alert you to the need of a service such as duct sealing. You just have to know what it is that you are looking for.

  • Increased Heating (and Cooling) Costs: Did your cooling costs over the summer surpass the normal level? Have you gotten a utility bill representing your heating costs that seemed over the top already? It could be due to air leaking out of your system. Let us evaluate the situation in order to determine if duct sealing could resolve the problem.
  • Reduced Indoor Air Quality: Air leaking out of your ductwork is a major concern, but it’s not the only one. You also don’t want pollutants to be making their way into your HVAC system. They can be distributed throughout your entire home via your ductwork, which will drag down the quality of the air filling that space.
  • Whistling or Hissing Sounds: Do you hear odd whistling or hissing sounds when using your HVAC system? It could be the result of air leaks in your ductwork. Contact us if notice this problem in your home.
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Ways in Which Professional Duct Cleaning Can Benefit You

When you own a home, you have a lot of responsibilities to take care of. While many of them, such as lawn care, shoveling, house cleaning, etc., are jobs that you can handle on your own, there are others that demand the skill and expertise that only a trained professional has to offer. When it comes to ensuring that your HVAC system is operating properly, for instance, you need to hire a trained professional. Remember, though, that basic maintenance may not be all that is necessary for getting the most from such systems. If you use a forced air HVAC, then you may need professional duct cleaning in Wellington, CO as well. Read on to learn more about the benefits of duct cleaning, and call Fort Collins Heating & Air Conditioning to schedule service. 

Maintains Efficiency

You are not likely to have such excessive dust and pollutant buildup in your ductwork that it is impossible to force air through the system. However, it is very possible that the pollutants within that ductwork will build up on sensitive components within your HVAC system, and that your air filter will clog up. Both of these issues can lead to serious efficiency problems. If you hope to heat and cool your home in the most efficient manner possible, then it is in your best interest to ensure that your air ducts are clean.

Protects System

As your HVAC system struggles to operate properly in the face of clogged air filters and other issues pertaining to excessive dust and other pollutants in the system, it is going to operate under more strain than is normal. Over time, this strain can adversely affect the condition of your HVAC system. By having your air ducts cleaned, you can actually help to protect the overall condition of your HVAC system.

Improved Air Quality

When your air ducts are dirty within, there is no way that you can hope to enjoy the great air quality that you want throughout your home. Your ductwork itself can distribute pollutants throughout your living space, dragging down indoor air quality in a serious fashion. Clean ductwork helps to promote a clean living environment.

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How Do Ductless Heaters Work?

Ductless heating systems have gained a lot of traction in the residential sector over recent years. While ductless mini splits have long been commonly used in commercial settings, homeowners have started to learn of the many benefits that they have to offer, as well. If you are uncertain of how a ductless heating system works, or if you’ve never even heard of this worthwhile heating option, read the following information. You just may find that using a ductless heating system in Fort Collins, CO is a good fit for your heating needs. Contact a member of the Fort Collins Heating & Air Conditioning team with any questions that you may have. 

How to Heat Your Home without Ductwork

You may think that using a boiler system, or even a fireplace, is your only option if you don’t want to use air ducts in your home. This is not the case. You can still enjoy the prompt and effective heating that forced air allows for, without the need for a single air duct in your home. Ductless mini splits feature an outdoor unit, much like those in a traditional heat pump system—and ductless heating systems do use heat pump technology—and this unit can support up to four blowers within the house. These blowers connect to the outdoor unit via power, refrigerant, and any necessary drainage lines. The refrigerant in the unit outside absorbs heat from the air. That refrigerant is further compressed, and it travels to the blowers, which use its thermal energy to heat air that they blow directly into the rooms in which they are installed.

Why Opt for Ductless Heating

Not only does the heat transfer process used by heat pumps allow for the very efficient heating of one’s home, but the ductless aspect of this system itself offers a few benefits as well. First of all, you won’t have to worry about leaky ductwork leading to a drop in energy efficiency. Additionally, leaky ductwork won’t be able to allow pollutants into the system, only to spread them throughout the house, since there is no ductwork that can leak. To schedule ductless heating services with professionals that you can count on, simply dial our number.

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