Expert Tips

What will this winter bring – record-setting heat, or blizzards and low temperatures? It’s always a gamble here in Colorado. Sometimes you can see both in a matter of hours.  But no matter what the weather blows in each day, protecting your HVAC equipment from snow and ice should be a high priority.  Exhaust and … Continued

What’s lurking inside your home? According to the EPA, quite a lot. The air you breathe inside your home can contain things like: Considering most people spend 90 percent of their time indoors, where pollutants can be as much as five times greater than what you find outdoors, now’s the time to do something about … Continued

How many times have you turned your thermostat up when you enter one room, only to adjust it again as you spend time in another? It’s a common problem.  Wouldn’t it be nice if you could set different temperatures in different rooms based on comfort and need? You can, with HVAC zoning.  Head back several … Continued

Think your furnace and air conditioner are two separate systems? Think again. While a furnace and air conditioner each have their own stand-alone equipment, they are a part of the overall HVAC system that utilizes the same ventilation system to heat and cool your home.  Every time your air conditioner or furnace runs, it blows … Continued

Tune-up. If you look it up in the dictionary, “tune-up” means: A furnace tune-up gets to the heart of your heating system, checking it for potential problems so it can be repaired before the issues escalate in size.  A furnace tune-up gives a professional HVAC technician a chance to look at all of the working … Continued

What does it mean for a furnace to work well? For most homeowners, it means: Keeping us comfortable no matter what the weather is like outside Keeping our utility bills as low as possible We don’t think much about the furnace as long as each of these is in place. But a sudden change in … Continued

It starts as the temperatures continue to fall. The first frost warning is advised. The first snowflake falls from the sky.  While the temperatures may still fluctuate 30, 40, 50 degrees, or more during one day, it’s time to get your HVAC system ready for a new season. You’ve used your air conditioner almost daily … Continued

Hurricanes. Earthquakes. Tornados. The news is filled with natural disasters impacting millions of people each year.  Here in Colorado, we have our own worries. The occasional tornado may touch down, but a bigger concern is blizzards, where you measure snow by the feet instead of inches.  Suddenly, without warning, the power shuts down. The lights … Continued

As a homeowner, you can choose different appliances to make your home more functional. For furnaces, you can select from gas-forced air or electric.  While gas-forced furnaces are the most popular because of their low expense, it isn’t the only choice. For some, electric furnaces are a better way to heat the home.  Electric furnaces … Continued

Air conditioners across the Front Range work hard to keep people cool and comfortable during the hottest months of the year. For a gas-powered air conditioning unit, the system has both indoor and outdoor components to ensure it operates efficiently.  An evaporator coil is located inside the unit, and is used to cool warmed air … Continued