How to Avoid an Air Conditioning Breakdown Headache

How to Avoid an Air Conditioning Breakdown Headache When the Houston area weather forecasters are calling for *another* heat wave, we know it's going to be a very long day of frantic phone calls, text messages, and social media posts from customers desperate for a quick repair. Sometimes the diagnosis and repair is quick, and [...]

When DIY Air Conditioning Repairs Get Out of Hand

When DIY Air Conditioning Repairs Get Out of Hand As licensed air conditioning and heating contractors, we have truly seen the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to HVAC repairs or installations that are unsafe, unadvisable, and just didn't work.  In fact, there's entire blogs (here and here) devoted to sharing eye-popping [...]

What To Know About Handling an HVAC Warranty Repair

What To Know About Handling an HVAC Warranty Repair This time of year, we often get questions about air conditioner or heater repairs that need to be made in relatively new homes or homes that are new to you. The home owners want to know how to take advantage of a warranty on relatively new [...]

4 Things You Need to Know Before Replacing Your Indoor Air Filters

4 Things to Know Before Replacing Your Indoor Air Filters If you only do one maintenance task on your HVAC system yourself, we recommend replacing your indoor air filters. Generally, they are located inside one or more return air grills inside your home. These are the covered grills where your indoor air conditioner intakes air [...]

How to Time the Replacement of Your HVAC System After a Flood

How to Time the Replacement of Your HVAC System After a Flood If your home was affected by the recent flooding from Hurricane Harvey or other storms, you are probably handling a lot of details to get your home back into tip-top shape. No doubt your top priority is removing sheetrock, flooring, and water-damaged furnishings [...]

How to Protect Your HVAC System During a Hurricane, Flood, or Inclement Weather

How to Protect Your HVAC System During a Hurricane, Flood, or Inclement Weather Is your air conditioning system ready for the next hurricane or tropical storm that threatens the Gulf Coast? Tropical Storm Harvey is strengthening and could become a hurricane by the weekend. Weather forecasters are predicting that the storm will come inland and [...]

What to Know When Your Air Conditioning Goes Out

What to Know When Your Air Conditioning Goes Out Oh Noes! It's hotter than the blazes and you just arrived home to a house that is not much cooler than outdoors. If you have lived in Houston for any length of time, this has probably happened to you at least once. No one likes coming [...]

DIY: Condensate Drain Line Maintenance

DIY: Condensate Drain Line Maintenance Water gushing down your ceiling is not a sight any homeowner wants to come home to, yet it is all too common when air conditioning system drain lines get clogged and overflow. Because the weather in Houston is both hot and humid, it is very easy for these condensate drain [...]

Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Air Conditioning and Heating Contractor

Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Air Conditioning and Heating Contractor When the weather forecaster is expecting a freeze warning or a heat wave, chances are that an HVAC unit out there somewhere is going to need some attention. Though well-maintained units can last 15-20 years, they often need help along the way from an [...]

Top 5 Tips for Maintaining Your HVAC System

Top 5 Tips for Maintaining Your HVAC System Mowing the lawn and painting your home are easy ways to maintain your home and increase its value. In the same way, there are easy things you can do to take care of your air conditioning and heating equipment to keep it running when you need it [...]

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