Posts Categorized: Air Conditioning

Signs of an Air Conditioning Duct Leak

From increased energy bills to inefficient cooling, air conditioning duct leaks can cause serious problems with your home air conditioning system. Like with most other air conditioning problems, you’ll want to have your leaky air ducts taken care of quickly. However, it can sometimes be difficult to tell whether your ductwork is leaking or not…. Read more »

Pre-Season Air Conditioning Start-Up Hints and Tips

Summer is rapidly approaching, and with it comes warmer temperatures and an increased amount of use for your home’s air conditioning system. Before you start it up this summer, you should run through the following hints and tips to make sure it works to the fullest of its abilities. Remember: nobody likes a malfunctioning HVAC… Read more »

How to Improve AC System Efficiency

Here in Massachusetts, we hanker for warmer weather all winter long. When it finally arrives, we want it cool again, at least indoors. Which begs the question: can you count on your AC system to deliver all the comfort you want? Sure, provided you take good care of it and do your part to help… Read more »

When Should I Replace My AC System?

No every decision is as simple as you might like it to be. Vanilla or chocolate ice cream? Very simple, especially when you can have a little of each. Make meat loaf or pasta for dinner tonight? You might wrestle with this one a bit, but it won’t take long to decide. Besides, tomorrow’s another… Read more »

The Benefits of an AC Clean & Check

When’s the best time to have your AC system professionally cleaned and inspected? That’s sort of a trick question because, other than during the off-season, there’s really no bad time. Still, if were to recommend the best time, it would be in early to mid-spring. That’s when it’s warm enough to start your system as… Read more »

How to Choose the Right AC System

If you’re thinking about buying a central air conditioning system, it’s important that it fits your home, lifestyle, and budget.  There are also health issues to consider. So, to help ensure your family stays cool and comfortable throughout the hot Boston area summer, here are 5 valuable tips to help you choose wisely: 1) Know… Read more »

Air Conditioning Self-Help Tips

Here in the Boston area, we ask a lot of our air conditioning systems.  Long hours.  No sleep.  No pay. So, the least we can do is give them the same comfort and care they give us.  Otherwise, sooner or later it’s going to be “bye-bye comfort and care.” Here are a few things you… Read more »

Should I Repair or Replace My AC System?

That’s a question that’s much easier to pose than answer, and yet it’s one we get asked all the time. And how do we advise people? The answer is a great big “It depends!” That’s not a dodge, merely our way of pointing out that no two sets of circumstances are ever the same. So,… Read more »