Many people visit Southwest Florida every year because of its tropical climate, especially in the winter months when the northern United States are usually blanketed in snow. Florida offers a comfortable alternative. Although the Florida climate is often seen as reminiscent of paradise, there are actually some features of Florida that require people to make…
There are many variables in selecting and installing a new air conditioning system for your home. Because of the many variables, the cost for a new system can vary quite widely. Every situation is different, with different needs for each family, different kinds of homes in construction, layout, and previous installations, and different requirements for…
In order for the air conditioner to cool the house, it has to blow cold air. So, if the house is not cooling properly, or even if it does feel comfortable, but you notice that the air coming from the air conditioner vents is not cool, there may be a problem. Although this could be…
Running an air conditioner, especially in the warm climate of south Florida, will often make up the largest piece of a home’s energy costs. So if you’re looking to cut back on your energy costs, one of the best ways to do that is to find ways to cut your air conditioner energy costs. Unfortunately,…
There are many parts to an air conditioning system. Two of the major components of the system are the air conditioning unit, which the system is named after, and the air handler. Although there are some systems in which these two components are housed in the same unit, very often they are separated, one on…
An Air Conditioning System is designed to run in a particular way, so if anything within that system gets out of balance, things can go wrong. If something causes the Freon in the system to expand more than usual, which will make the coils colder than usual, or if something preventing air flow over the…
Zone Control Air Conditioning systems allow you to control which rooms, or “zones,” get air conditioned air when. You can set up temperature differentials, and with sophisticated thermostats even temperature schedules for each zone. This is quite more complex than traditional central air conditioner systems that have only one thermostat, and some of these systems…
Air Conditioning units come in various sizes measured by “tons.” However, this is not based on how much they weigh, but on its ability to cool. Tonnage for an air conditioner is measured in multiples of its ability to cool 12,000 BTUs (British Thermal Units) per hour. So a 3-ton air conditioner can cool 36,000…
As your AC unit gets older it can begin to wear out. You may be required to make repairs more and more. Eventually, the more worn an AC unit becomes, the less efficient it will be, and at a certain point it becomes more cost effective to replace the entire unit than to try and…
The Air Conditioning system is designed to work within certain parameters in order to provide a balance of cool air to the entire house. Although the compressor unit and associated mechanics might be the most complex aspect of the system, one of the most important parts is the ductwork. Ducts need to be clean and…
The fundamental way in which an air conditioner works doesn’t change between the home, business, or vehicle, but each system must be incorporated into a slightly different environment. The primary differentiating consideration between residential and commercial air conditioning systems is size: commercial air conditioners are generally designed to service a much larger volume of air,…
