It’s about to heat up here in Kenner. Make sure your air conditioner (AC) is primed for the Louisiana summer heat rays by scheduling a seasonal maintenance visit.
Continue ReadingIn the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry, your thermostat is the undisputed leader of the heating and cooling team. It signals your furnace and air conditioner (AC) when to turn on and off. Whenever your thermostat detects a temperature change that’s different from the desired setting in your New Orleans home, it barks out a new directive to adjust the indoor climate.
Continue ReadingIf you are looking for an HVAC system that heats and cools your Metairie home, lowers energy bills, and is easy on the environment and your budget, consider an air-source heat pump.
Continue ReadingYour fuel-burning furnace has a number of mechanisms allowing it to run safely and effectively. These features prevent fires and protect your indoor air quality (IAQ). They also work to prevent internal errors from damaging large portions of your furnace.
Continue ReadingA furnace is a major investment for any homeowner in Kenner. Although it’s not something that will need to be done frequently, most people will face the decision of needing to purchase a new heating system sometime during home ownership.
Continue ReadingWinter in Metairie is shaping up to be especially harsh this year. Can you imagine not having your furnace to help you make it through? You go to turn it on … and instead of rushing warm air through your ducts, it rattles, groans, and then just sits in sullen silence, clearly protesting another season of overworked servitude.
Continue ReadingA cloud of white, odorless “smoke” billowing from your outdoor heat pump on a cold, wet Louisiana day is a good sign, not a red flag.
Continue ReadingYou’ll be pleased to know that some of today’s gas furnaces burn at an efficiency rating from 98 to 99 percent, according to This Old House.
Continue ReadingMost people, on average, spend nearly all their time indoors at work or at home. In fact, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports this amount of time reaches upwards of 90 percent for most people.
Continue ReadingYour AC cannot make up its mind. One minute, it runs. Then it stops. Then it runs again.
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