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Month: May 2016

Integral to the successful cooling of your home during the hottest time of the year is the level of refrigerant in your air conditioning system. Your air conditioner is designed to operate with a very specific amount of refrigerant, which is the heat transfer fluid that makes removing heat from the air in your home possible in the first place. With that in mind, you may be wondering if you should contact a technician to recharge your refrigerant before using your air conditioner in Fort Collins, CO this year. The answer is hopefully “no,” as well explain in the following post. 

Refrigerant Is Recycled, Not Consumed

Ideally, the amount of refrigerant in your air conditioner is going to be the exact same on the day that you replace it as it was the very first time the system was charged. Unlike gasoline or other fuels, refrigerant is not consumed or used up. Instead, it simply changes from a liquid to a gas and back again, over and over, as it absorbs and disperses heat during the cooling process. This is not to say, unfortunately, that you will never have to recharge your air conditioner.

While refrigerant may not be consumed by your air conditioner, it may certainly leak out of a compromised system. If your air conditioner is only a season or two old and is leaking refrigerant, it is possible that there is an issue with its manufacture. If you have an older air conditioner, it is more likely that the system has suffered damage at some point. In either event, having the problem resolved, the leak repaired, and the refrigerant recharged ASAP is a must.

If you notice ice developing on your AC, if you have warm air blowing out of your vents, or you can hear a hissing coming from your refrigerant lines, then you may have a refrigerant leak. Let us know if you have any reason to suspect that this is the case. Failure to act could lead to serious problems with your home cooling system.

Fort Collins Heating & Air Conditioning is here to complete your AC repairs properly.

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If you own a small grocery or an eatery, then you likely have a fair amount of commercial refrigeration equipment in your property. Regardless of the size and scale of your operation, it is vital that your commercial refrigeration equipment, including your commercial coolers, are in great working condition. That is why you should learn some of the signs that there is a problem with your commercial coolers. That way, you can have any problems resolved before your system suffers serious damages.

Following are a few common signs of trouble with commercial coolers. Be sure to contact our technicians if you notice any such problems in your property.

 

Water Leaks

You definitely do not want to see any water pooling in or around your commercial cooler. Not only is this a safety hazard, but it could also indicate a potentially serious problem with your commercial refrigeration equipment. It could be a case of excessive condensation in the cooler, or it may be a sign of a subpar installation. Whatever the situation, count on us to resolve the problem.

Open Doors

Are you careful to completely close the doors of your commercial coolers whenever you are through with them, only to find them apparently popping open of their own accord time and time again? It is a seriously aggravating issue, and it can likely be repaired with relative ease by one of our technicians. The latch or closure assist may be compromised, or you may have problems with your gasket. Again, our team is here to ensure that the problem is correctly diagnosed and resolved.

Ice

Your commercial cooler or freezer is not an ice machine. If you see ice developing in your commercial refrigeration equipment, you need to contact us know right away. Perhaps you’ve got an iced-over evaporator coil, or gaps in the seals of your system are allowing for condensation to build and ice to develop. You don’t want to put the integrity of your system or its performance at risk, so prompt repairs are in your best interest.

Let Fort Collins Heating & Air Conditioning handle your commercial refrigeration services in Loveland, CO.

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As we inch closer and closer to the hottest time of the year, you are nearing the point when your air conditioner will be running regularly. If your home cooling system is not tuned up by a qualified professional prior to being put into action, you run the risk of a sub-par or unreliable performance from it. Hopefully you’ve been diligent in scheduling routine air conditioning maintenance. If you have not yet done so this season, we strongly suggest that you consider the following benefits of AC maintenance, and call us to schedule a tune-up with a technician you can trust.

Improved Efficiency

Over the course of a cooling season, your air conditioner can accrue serious wear and tear. This makes it more difficult for it to do the job of cooling your home effectively. The tougher that it is for your system to cool your home, the more energy that it will use. This can leave you paying more money for a weaker performance from your air conditioner.

Greater Reliability

A poorly maintained air conditioner is going to be at an increased risk of developing operational problems. These problems are also most likely to develop during the hottest time of the year, when your system is working its hardest to cool your home. To avoid a period of discomfort, as well as potentially costly AC repairs, schedule routine maintenance.

Extended Lifespan

No air conditioner, not even the best maintained system, will last forever. But you can help to eliminate the risk of a premature breakdown by arranging for annual air conditioning maintenance with a technician that you can count on to keep the system in great working order. Give us a call to do just that.

Let the pros here at Fort Collins Heating & Air Conditioning handle your AC maintenance services in Wellington, CO.

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The air ducts that follow a circuitous path throughout your home serve a very vital function in a forced-air heating and/or cooling system. Because your ducts are more or less entirely hidden from view, you may fail to give them the attention that they require. This is unfortunate, since problems with your ductwork can negatively affect you in a number of different ways. We encourage you to review the following information, and to contact us if you have any reason to believe that your air ducts are compromised. You can count on us for great duct sealing services in Fort Collins, CO.

Improve Your Indoor Air Quality

A major concern with leaky ductwork is the effect that it can have on the quality of the air in your home. When your ductwork is not properly sealed, it can draw pollutants in through gaps and cracks. When this happens, your ductwork itself can be responsible for distributing those pollutants throughout the house. Thanks to professional duct sealing, you can ensure that these pollutants do not infiltrate your system.

Protect Efficiency

When your ductwork leaks, your HVAC system is not going to be able to heat and cool your home with the efficiency that it ought to. This can leave you paying higher heating and cooling costs than you normally would. If you notice that your heating and cooling bills are on the rise, it may be due to leaks in your ductwork system.

Live More Comfortably

Another problem that leaky ductwork can lead to is the inability to live in ideal complete comfort. When your ductwork is leaking, it will likely result in the uneven heating and cooling of your home. This is not the best situation, obviously. When hot or cold spots start appearing around your home, it just may be time to have your air ducts professionally sealed.

Call Fort Collins Heating & Air Conditioning for great duct sealing services.

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There is no denying the fact that a malfunctioning air conditioner is of serious concern during the hottest time of the year. The fact of the matter, though, is that there are a number of potential problems that could impede the operation of your air conditioner, but which may not be terribly serious or difficult to resolve. Sometimes it pays to be optimistic, so we encourage you to check for these best-case scenarios before panicking or calling in a professional AC repair technician. Of course, if there is not an obvious fix for your problem, the pros on our staff are happy to handle your AC repairs in Loveland, CO.

Double-Check the Thermostat

You really do not need to pay a professional air conditioning technician to come to your home in order to reset your thermostat. That is just what you may wind up doing, though, if you do not think to double-check your thermostat when your air conditioner is failing to meet your cooling needs and expectations. It is possible that you simply set the thermostat wrong, or that it is switched to an “off” or “fan only” position. If this is the case, you need only make a simple adjustment in order to resolve the problem of discomfort in your home.

Check Your Circuit Breaker

Because of the amount of electricity that your air conditioner uses when running, it is very likely to be running on its own circuit. That is why you should go check your circuit breaker if your air conditioner doesn’t seem to be working, even if every light in the house is still on. Again, you really don’t need to make a service call just to have a breaker switch flipped.

When Did You Last Change Your Air Filter?

Too many homeowners fail to heed the warning about changing their air filters. Failure to do so is a great disservice to your AC system, and to your comfort. If you have not changed your air filter lately, there is a good chance that your cooling problems are stemming from a dirty, clogged filter in the system.

Contact Fort Collins Heating & Air Conditioning if you have any concerns about your air conditioning system.

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We certainly aren’t sweating it out too much just yet, but rest assured that the hottest time of the year will be upon us soon. If you do not have a great air conditioning system in your home, then there is just no way in which you can hope to make it through the summer season in the comfort that we know you deserve. Should you require an air conditioning replacement this year, or if you want a whole-house cooling system installed in a brand new property, ours is certainly the number to call. One option that we strongly recommend you consider is using a ductless AC in Timnath, CO.

What Are the Benefits of Ductless Cooling?

There are a few ways in which using a ductless mini split may benefit you. Just be sure to schedule your ductless cooling services with professionals that you can count on to do the job right. That way, you can enjoy outstanding benefits such as the following:

  • Improved Efficiency: Air ducts may be the preferred method of air distribution in many homes, but ducted systems are far from perfect. It is possible for air ducts to tear or leak for any number of reasons. When they do, your system is going to have to work harder than it should have to in order to deliver conditioned air throughout your home in an effective and balanced manner. That will reduce efficiency levels, but you won’t have to worry about it when you don’t use air ducts.
  • Better Air Quality: Air leaking out of your system is not the only thing to worry about. You may also have issues with pollutants infiltrating your ductwork if it is leaking, and that can lead to the decimation of your indoor air quality. With ductless mini splits, though, you can help to avoid the distribution of airborne pollutants throughout your home, and the various health and comfort concerns that go along with it.
  • Great Versatility: Because ductless mini splits use heat pump technology, they can also be used to heat one’s home during the winter season. That means that you can enjoy great year-round comfort with the use of just one system. Plus, the heat transfer process allows for truly outstanding energy efficiency when heating.

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