If you are considering having a residential heating system installed this fall, either for a new home or as a replacement for an aging heater, then you have more choices available to you than ever before. It’s easy to get trapped into thinking that a furnace, the most popular type of heater in the country, is the only viable option, but it’s simply not true. Furnaces are very effective at what they do, but if you’re looking for a change or you no longer want to rely on gas power, there are some excellent central heating system alternatives. We’ll look at a few of them.
Are There Other Choices for Central Heating Aside from a Furnace?
October 19th, 2015Geothermal Is a Great Idea for Heating Your Home: Here’s Why
October 12th, 2015Although we don’t expect to encounter deep chills during the winters in Northwest Florida, we still need to have heating systems ready to help when the weather starts to turn cool. The fall is a good time to start thinking about putting in a new heating system if your home needs one. We’d like to suggest that you consider having a geothermal system installed to help heat your home.
Heating Question: Is It Time to Replace That Old Furnace?
October 5th, 2015If the furnace that works to keep your home warm during the short winter seasons in Navarre, FL seems more like a family heirloom than a functional piece of contemporary equipment, then it’s probably long past the time when it should have been placed into retirement and a new furnace put in its place. Unlike wine, furnaces do not get better with age. Although you may think that it’s best to simply let a furnace keep working away until it finally expires, this isn’t a wise course of action, as we discuss below.
Now Is the Time to Schedule Maintenance for Your Heat Pump
September 28th, 2015Last month we wrote a post about why your heat pump must have two maintenance visits a year. Most home comfort systems, such as air conditioners and furnaces, only need to have a single maintenance visit annually, either in the spring or the fall, depending on how soon it will need to be in use. Because heat pumps are both heating and cooling systems, they work twice as hard and need tune-ups in the spring and fall so they can make it through the whole year.
An Important Reason to Have a New Air Conditioner Installed
September 21st, 2015When the summer season starts to wind down is an ideal time to have an old air conditioning system replaced with a new one. AC technicians usually have less busy schedules when the temperatures start to cool, and they can make easy arrangements to put in the new air conditioner. You’ll then know that the system is ready to go for any of those surprise hot days that can pop up in Florida even during the winter.
If You Plan to Replace Your AC This Fall, Why Not Go Geothermal?
September 14th, 2015This is a follow-up on last week’s post, where we discussed ways to tell if you air conditioning system was due to retire and have a replacement put in. If you believe that the time has come to install a new air conditioner, you have many options aside from the conventional split system AC. You could have a heat pump installed, or try a ductless mini split system.
Or… what about a geothermal system? It might not have occurred to you, but a geothermal heat pump is a viable alternative for cooling in many homes. Let’s take a closer look it.
End of Summer Question: Is It Time to Have Your Old AC Replaced?
September 7th, 2015Florida has a very long cooling season when air conditioners run during most days. All the stress that ACs undergo in our hot and humid climate means that we must take special care of them so they will have the longest service lives possible and provide the best return on our original investment in them.
How a UV Air Purifier Helps You Enjoy Healthier Air Quality
August 31st, 2015At Kool Breeze, we offer many solutions for poor indoor quality in homes, including air filters, electronic air purifiers, energy recovery ventilators and humidifiers/dehumidifiers. One of the most power air purification devices that we install are UV air purifiers. These purifiers target the most unpleasant of all intruders into a house’s air: bacteria, viruses, mold spores and other unhealthy organic pollutants.
What Is the Right Type of Air Filtration for My Home?
August 24th, 2015The most common way to clean the air circulating through a home and remove particles of contamination is with mechanical air filters. These filters do not require any outside power source; instead, they trap pollutants that attempt to move through them within a fiber mesh. An installer integrates the filter into your HVAC system so that all the air circulating through the ventilation ducts must at some point pass through the filter.
How Often Should I Schedule Maintenance for a Heat Pump?
August 17th, 2015Regular maintenance from trained technicians is a crucial part of keeping the heating and cooling systems in your home working at peak efficiency. Maintenance also protects heaters and ACs from suffering from unnecessary repair issues and helps them to achieve the longest lifespan possible. Investing in regular maintenance means investing in long-term performance and energy-savings from both your air conditioner and heater.