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You Could Be Putting Unnecessary Strain On Your Air Conditioner
During the sweltering summer months, it’s difficult to imagine living in your house without your air conditioning system. Your family depends on your AC during the summer months to maintain the cool comfort inside your home, but there are many homeowners who actually make more work for their systems without realizing it, and may even be causing problems that will eventually need company to come out and fix for them. To help you make sure your protecting your AC unit, our HVAC techs have taken the time to put together this short list that identifies a number of common ways that you might be putting strain on your air conditioning system, and how you can fix it.
3 Signs of Poor Indoor Air Quality in Your Pensacola Home
There are a number of ways you can determine whether your Pensacola home is suffering from poor indoor air quality or not. Fortunately, many of these signs are easy enough to notice, so you won’t have to look very hard to determine if you a professional indoor air quality services is needed.
Signs That You Need an Air Conditioning Repair in Pensacola, Fl.
With the hot summer months coming up on us, the most important thing you can maintain in your Pensacola home is a reliable air conditioning unit. There are many reasons your AC unit may not always be working at its best.
What could be Causing Your Florida Commercial Air Conditioning System to Leak?
When your commercial HVAC system begins to leak, you could start experiencing a number of other problems. In this blog, we will touch on some common causes of leaking. Which can help you keep your commercial air conditioning running longer which is very important for a Florida business.
Benefits of a Fall Heating Tune Up
With what can be called fall weather finally peaking around the corner, there are many of us who are taking this opportunity open to our windows and air out our homes. Whether you are taking this time to enjoy the crisp weather, enjoying an afternoon walk now that the kids are back in school, or you are excited about your morning pumpkin spice lattes, it is important for all of us to make sure that we are taking steps to properly prepare your home for the coming winter months.
When does my water heater need to be replaced?
Water heaters can last a long time if they are given the proper attention and maintenance. However, eventually, you’ll notice signs that can mean your water heater needs to be replaced.
HVAC Design-Build
As a business owner, you know all about efficiencies. That’s what streamlines your operation and keeps your company profitable. When you’re planning that new business building, it only makes sense to have the company that designs your HVAC system also install that system.
Ways to Avoid Frozen Pipes
Most people move to the gulf coast, to take advantage of some of the best weather in the country. Our winters are almost non-existent, at least in comparison to the more northern states. However, we do dip into freezing temperatures occasionally. While these temperatures don’t usually last long, they can lead to frozen or cracked pipes.
How to Calculate the Right Unit Size for Your Home
When it comes to the size of your home’s HVAC unit, most homeowners have been told that bigger is better, but surprisingly, that is not always true. An air conditioning unit that is too large can lead to moisture issues inside your home. The larger system won’t run a long enough cycle to pull the humidity out of the air. The larger unit will also use more energy than is necessarily needed for your home. However, a unit that is too small won’t cool or heat your home to an even proper level, leading to discomfort and elevated energy bills when your system struggles to cool your home properly.
4 Places to Look for Water Leaks in Your House
Water leaks in your home or office can cause damage to your flooring, molding, cabinets and in extreme cases even your home’s framework. In addition to ruining wood, water can also create mold growth with turns your home into an unhealthy place.
Tankless Water Heaters Are Great for Kitchen and Bathroom Remodels
You don’t often think about it but heating water in your home is an energy cost. With energy savings being a priority these days, tankless water heaters make a lot of sense when remodeling. Your water heater ends up working harder in the winter months because the water coming from outside piping is colder. Not to mention the tank must keep heating the water, even when you’re not using it. Heating a full tank of water all day every day can move the meter up quite a bit.
Sounds Your Plumbing Makes and What They Mean
Many people push plumbing issues off for a later day until the issue becomes an emergency. Your plumbing system is designed to be relatively quiet but sometimes you might start hearing noises. Here are some suggestions on what they could mean.
How to Save Energy with a Few Tips
In Florida, you can’t comfortably live without an AC system. With energy bills spiking and kilowatt prices increasing, saving money on your power bill has become a necessity. As a homeowner you may be wondering, what can I do to save energy. We have some tips to help with that.
8 Tips to Avoid a Clogged Drain
This blog provides essential tips for maintaining clear kitchen drains, including best practices for disposing of food, using sink strainers, avoiding chemical cleaners, and preventing clogs.
What to Do if Your Water is Discolored
Many people have at one time or another complained of the sudden appearance of brown or yellow water coming out of their faucets. If this has ever happened to you, it is important to know that there could be a few possible causes for this. The water may be completely safe to drink, or it may be contaminated and pose a serious health risk. It’s good for you to know the difference or to know when to call the professionals at Air Design Systems to help.
AC Maintenance Tips for the Florida Summer
We all know Florida summers can be brutal, and the last thing you want is to be without AC. Keep your Pensacola home cool and avoid emergency calls over the summer by following these easy summer HVAC maintenance tips.
Reduce Humidity in Your Home
High humidity levels in your home in the summertime? You’re hot, sweaty, uncomfortable, and all around miserable when it’s too humid in your home. Not to mention it starts to make your clothes and bedsheets and carpets stink. All you want is a way to relieve the discomfort and get your indoor air quality back on track. Air Design has got your back.
What is the REME HALO® Air Scrubber?
An air purifier can provide peace of mind when you’re struggling with allergies or wanting to reduce airborne microbes in your Pensacola home. We recommend the REME HALO® air purifier. It can reduce three major types of indoor pollutants; its exclusive technology follows the natural processes of hydrogen-peroxide molecules cleaning air like in a forest.
What is Short Cycling and how it affects your HVAC System?
Short cycling is very important and any HVAC professional worth their salt should know what short cycling is and the different things that can cause it. The average homeowner won’t know these terms which is why we want to share that info with you. When your air conditioner quickly runs through cycles, turning off and on quickly, it damages the internal components of the unit. This is called short cycling.
Tips to SAVE you money when it comes to heating costs.
In today’s times, we are all looking for ways to save money, without missing out. The following three tips are essential if you’re looking to limit your heating bills, repairs, and keep your system running smoothly this winter. While our team is always here to support you, this blog is a great starting point for Pensacola homeowners that are wanting to improve the efficiency of their homes’ HVAC system.
Tips to help keep you and your family safe this Winter
Whether winter lasts for several months like our friends out in the north, or just a mild month or two here in northwest Florida, our homes need to be equipped for winter heating for us to be comfortable. We want everyone to be safe this winter so here are some tips to help keep you and your family safe.
Different Types of Sink Faucet
You go to the hardware store and stand in front of 25 different silver, brass, tall and short faucets trying to pick which version will best suit your space but do you really know what the difference is between them? Let us explain the types to you so you can make an informed decision next time.
Find the Source of the Smell
From time to time, you will catch a whiff of a bad odor in your home. We are going to walk you through a few things that it could be.
Ways to keep your home smelling fresh naturally
Everyone loves walking into their home and smelling the fresh scents of vanilla, lavender, or citrus. Most people use plug-ins that emit the scent of their choice, but these can be polluting to your air. We have several ways for you to get that sweet-smelling air without polluting your lungs.
Finding the Leak in Your Laundry Room
You walk into your laundry room to move the clothes over from the washer to the dryer and immediately feel the cold wet water seeping into your socks. When this happens there are many things you should check before resorting to replacing your appliances. It can be hard to pinpoint what is wrong especially if your water heater is in the same space as well.
3 Signs It’s Time Replace Your AC
If you’re like most Pensacola homeowners, your family depends on your air conditioning unit for comfort, especially during the Florida summer as most things do, your AC is going to become less effective over the years until it eventually breaks down altogether. Thousands of people every year push their units to the breaking point and end up sitting in the heat on the phone trying to get an emergency visit. When this happens and you need a new unit, you could end up shelling out thousands of dollars unexpectedly. The warning signs that your system is nearing replacement age are easy to look for and can help you prepare ahead for the replacement both on a comfort level as well as financial. We have put together a list of things to look for.
Tips to SAVE you money when it comes to heating costs.
In today’s times, we are all looking for ways to save money, without missing out. The following three tips are essential if you’re looking to limit your heating bills, repairs, and keep your system running smoothly this winter.
Your Florida Winter HVAC Maintenance Checklist
In Northwest Florida, our HVAC systems work hard to keep up with the sweltering summer weather. This is why most homeowners prioritize getting their air conditioners checked before the summer heat. This means it’s easier to forget about your preventative maintenance for the winter months.