Emergency Response Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Blog

Remember that heating system check up you meant to have done last fall? Too bad you forgot because if you had set the appointment, the heating technician most likely would have changed out filters and tightened a few belts and the temperature in your house wouldn't be 40 degrees. Regular maintenance check ups help you avoid common furnace repairs such as these:

Ahhhh, the decision to make a heating repair or to replace a defective furnace. Well, a boiler or combination HVAC unit depends on a variety of factors. A cost benefit analysis, using numbers obtained from a licensed HVAC contractor, should be run to determine the best course of action.

Every boiler sold over the lasty twenty years has come with a warranty that ranges from ten to fifteen to twenty years. This period denoted the manufacturer’s confidence that their equipment would perform, at least marginally, for that amount of time. The actual lifespan of the equipment was, and is, ultimately determined by the care or negligence of the homeowner and the amount of use that the boiler underwent. With that said, the lifespan of a modern boiler is, on average, between fifteen and eighteen years.

Now for something completely different: a thermostat that's smarter than you. Yep, that's right. Nest, a revolutionary learning thermostat, will change how you think about your home's comfort system. Programmable thermostats are only as good as the people who program them and, honestly, they aren't easy to figure out. In only one week, Nest thermostat will learn your air conditioning habits, keep your home comfortable and save you money. You literally set it and forget it.