As the cold of winter approaches, you’ll see plenty of websites offering tips for how to save money during the season. We’ll probably put up one of our own in a few weeks. However, in this post we are going to focus on a specific and long-term way to lower those rising heating costs: upgrading your heating equipment.
Air Creations, Inc. Blog
The Right Filter for Your HVAC System
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.
Details about Our Comfort Plan and How It Can Help You
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!
The Chill in the Air Calls for a Humidifier: Here’s Why
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.
What Might Go Wrong Because of a Clogged Furnace Filter
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.
Is This the Fall to Replace Your Old Furnace?
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.
Heat Pump Reminder: They Need Fall Maintenance!
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?
What Does Preventive Heating Maintenance Actually Prevent?
October 10th, 2016
This is the time of year when we urge our customers to arrange for routine preventive heating maintenance. (The easiest way to do this is to sign up for our Comfort Plan, which delivers regular heating and air conditioning maintenance along with some other great benefits.) This inspection and tune-up is one of the most useful preparations you can make for your home for the upcoming winter.
If you want to know what preventive means in preventive heating maintenance, we can give you a list of exactly what it prevents:
Is a Heat Pump Enough to Keep a House Warm in Winter?
October 3rd, 2016
A heat pump offers a homeowner a great option for comfort… as well as a bit of a puzzling dilemma. Heat pumps work in a similar fashion to air conditioners: circulating refrigerant to absorb heat from one location and then releasing it in another. During summer, this means removing heat from inside a home and exhausting it outdoors. When winter arrives, the heat pump switches into heating mode so that it works in the opposite way: removing heat from outside and exhausting it inside.
Let’s Talk Boilers: Are They a Good Home Heating Choice?
September 26th, 2016
Last week we staged a showdown between the electric furnace and the gas furnace. (You’ll have to read the post to see who won—if there even was a winner.) This week we don’t have any cage match for heating systems. Instead, we’re bringing a spotlight to one the of major alternatives to installing a furnace in a home… the boiler.
Sign up for promotions:
1424 McCandless St, Linden, NJ 07036
Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm.
24/7 Emergency Service Available
Contractor Licenses | Curtis Dick, Sr.: 19HC00137800 | Robert Tekula Jr.: 19HC00171600 | Residential Contractor License# 13VH00541800