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Commercial HVAC Question: What Is an Economizer?

Monday, June 26th, 2017

If you operate a business in Westfield, NJ or the surrounding areas, the HVAC equipment that keeps your commercial spaces properly conditioned around the year is an essential part of daily operations. But few people really understand the workings of commercial air conditioning and the ways it is often different from residential air conditioning and heating. This is why you must always work with commercial HVAC experts in Westfield, NJ for all jobs, large and small.

One of the least understood parts of commercial HVAC—a part that many customers have no idea is even there—is the economizer. An economizer is an important part of helping keep costs low when providing environmental control for a building.

Tags: commercial air conditioning, Commercial HVAC, commercial indoor air quality, commercial ventilation, Westfield
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Spring Check for Carbon Monoxide and Other Dangers

Monday, April 17th, 2017

Spring cleaning means more than dusting off a few shelves or sweeping the driveway—or even dong your taxes. Spring is the ideal time for you to take steps to ensure the safety systems in your house are working as they should, or to have new ones installed. Our technicians are experts at providing heating and air conditioning services to Westfield, NJ, and the surrounding areas, but they also know ways for proper ventilation that helps protect families from harmful gases.

Tags: CO detectors, Flowtech Safety System, smoke detectors, Westfield
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How Does a Zone Control System Work?

Monday, February 6th, 2017

Are you concerned about how much energy your home uses each season? We hope you are, because when you take a close look at energy expenditure in your home, you can often pinpoint ways to lower costs. Or, you can work with professionals who will help improve your home to lower those costs.

A method for lowering home energy use that we recommend for houses that use a forced-air heating and cooling system (a furnace and standard air conditioner or a heat pump) is to outfit the HVAC system with a zone heating and cooling, i.e. a zone control system.

Tags: Air Conditioning System Installation, heating installation, Westfield, Zone Control Systems
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Odd Heat Pump Behavior That Actually Isn’t Odd

Monday, December 26th, 2016

You probably have spent the majority of your life in homes that received their winter heat from a furnace. If this is your first winter using a heat pump for comfort—either because you had it installed in spring/summer or you’ve moved into a house with a heat pump already in place—you might find it does a few surprising things as it switches into heating mode.

Here are two specific things it will do that may seem like malfunctions. They aren’t, however.

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The Right Filter for Your HVAC System

Monday, November 21st, 2016

Having regular professional maintenance for your heating system is an essential annual step to make sure the heater works at its best and runs into few malfunctions. But there is an important maintenance task that you need to do on your own during the rest of the winter, which is to regularly change the HVAC system’s air filter. If this filter is allowed to become clogged, it will severely cut down on the energy efficiency of the heater, raising your bills and lowering your comfort.

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Details about Our Comfort Plan and How It Can Help You

Monday, November 14th, 2016

We often receive questions through email or on the phone about our maintenance service. We offer a special maintenance plan called the Comfort Plan, and it can make a tremendous difference for customers when it comes to more than comfort—it’s a great way to save money and enjoy peace of mind that a heating and AC system will remain safe and operational around the year.

Below we’ve listed some of the details about how our Comfort Plan works. Just give us a call or send us a message online to find out anything you wish to know, and to sign up!

Tags: AC Maintenance, Heating System Maintenance, Westfield
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The Chill in the Air Calls for a Humidifier: Here’s Why

Monday, November 7th, 2016

When the temperatures start to drop for winter, so will the relative humidity levels. The cold conditions make it harder for the air to retain moisture, resulting in drier conditions. This is when you can start to experience static electric shocks on a regular basis—touching a door knob becomes an anxious experience! But dry air does more than make your laundry stick together when it comes out of the clothes dryer. It can have a number of negative effects on your household, ranging from higher bills to higher chances of illness.

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What Might Go Wrong Because of a Clogged Furnace Filter

Monday, October 31st, 2016

Regular maintenance for a furnace is a job entirely for HVAC professionals… almost. It takes training and special equipment to handle tasks such as tightening connections, inspecting heat exchangers, cleaning burners, etc. The one task that you can handle yourself is one that your technician will do during the fall maintenance visit, but which you will need to do on your own for the rest of the winter: regularly changing the furnace filter.

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Is This the Fall to Replace Your Old Furnace?

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Whether you use a gas or electric furnace to provide heat to your house for winter, at some point it will need to be replaced with a new heater. The best time to have this heating replacement done is during the fall, so you’ll be ready to handle the first day of cold with a new system that’s ready to go.

But how can you tell if this particular fall is the right one to put the old furnace out to pasture (or the landfill)? It’s a good question, one that people often don’t answer until the furnace suffers a complete breakdown. If you watch for warning signs, you can catch a furnace that’s starting to fail and have a new one installed in time.

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Heat Pump Reminder: They Need Fall Maintenance!

Monday, October 17th, 2016

We’ve already written posts this fall to remind homeowners of the vital importance of scheduling regular maintenance. We can’t emphasize this point enough: with a professional inspection and tune-up, your heater will head into the New Jersey winter with less chance of a malfunction and a higher chance of saving energy.

If you use a heat pump for home comfort, you might wonder if this applies to you. After all, you scheduled maintenance for it in spring. Does it really need a second maintenance call?

The simple answer is, Yes, it absolutely does!

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