If you live in an area that suffers from extreme weather conditions, and especially winter storms, the external element of your HVAC unit or heat pump, the compressor, is exposed to all the elements and, as a consequence, risks being damaged. However, there are some preventative measures you can take […]
The answer to this question will usually depend on when you last fired up your heater or furnace. At the beginning of every winter, when you first fire up your heater or furnace, the changes are that dust will have accumulated over the summer, especially if you have had doors […]
First off, we want to make sure that a call out of one of our engineers for a potential furnace water leak is necessary. No, this is not because we don’t want you to waste our time but, more important, we don’t want you to waste your money on an […]
The moment anything goes wrong with your home heating system, whether a furnace or HVAC unit, there is always a sickening feeling that follows. That feeling comes from the fear that the only possible outcome is going to be an extremely large and particularly unwanted repair bill or, even worse, […]
In this instance, it is perhaps easier to answer the second part of the question first. Heat pumps are popular because after the initial outlay, they are very economical to run. It’s that simple. They are economical to run as they do not generate heat but, instead, they transfer heat […]
It should go without saying, but gas furnaces should be checked over regularly for one major reason, and a lot of smaller ones as well. Gas is potentially lethal in the home and every effort needs to be taken to ensure that any gas-fired appliances are in safe working order. […]
There is one very common misconception when it comes to home heating systems and that is that the thermostat can only be replaced on a like-for-like basis. In other words, thermostats are designed for the system they are connected to. That is not true. Thermostats are simply a remote, temperature-controlled […]
It’s not something that readily crosses our mind, but in 2000 the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a furnace recall for approximately 140,000 gas-fired home furnaces. These had been sold between 1893 and 1992 under various brand names, including Consolidated, Weatherking, Premier, Sunburst, Goodman, Amana, Bard, Johnstone, American Standard, […]
There’s nothing worse than returning to a cold home after you have spent a long and arduous day at work, or you have just plowed your way through an icy-cold blizzard to finally make it home to guaranteed comfort. Sure, the timers were all set and until today you’d never […]
Here at A&E Air Conditioning and Heating we are frequently referring to the need to call out an HVAC engineer to sort out problems with your HVAC unit. However, there is still plenty you can do yourself to keep on top of general maintenance and to help avoid unnecessary breakdowns. […]
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