Dos and Don’ts for Maintaining Your Heating & Cooling System Furnaces are some of the most dangerous appliances to have in your home, and of course, sometimes the most necessary. It is therefore vitally important to know how to properly handle a home furnace when attempting to install and maintain systems in your space.  DOs: Annual inspections are necessary for keeping your furnace up to standards, so always hire a professional to come by and look over your furnace for your own safety. In colder months, furnaces are used continuously and therefore require their filters be cleaned regularly and occasionally replaced…

Ottawa HVAC Specialists Dish on the Floors that Carry the Most Benefits If you’re someone who’s heard about radiant floor heating—and its benefits—then your next question is likely this: What kind of flooring do you install over it? Like with all things, not all materials are made equally, and not all will be as effective at distributing heat. In addition, not all flooring materials can withstand the prolonged effects of having a heat source installed underneath them. That’s why your Ottawa HVAC experts have taken some time to outline several popular styles of flooring, and how each one works for heated…

5 Common Furnace Issues Faced by Homeowners The furnace is one of the most important appliances in you home. Without it, your family would not stand a chance against the cold winters of Ottawa. This important piece of equipment does not always run as smoothly as you would like though, especially since it is only used half of the year. Even though there are many different HVAC systems to choose from, they all have some standard issues in common that most homeowners experience from time to time. Can’t turn the furnace on This problem is not usually found until winter hits and…

Ottawa HVAC Specialists Discuss This All-Purpose Heating and Cooling Solution Ottawa HVAC companies can outfit your home with a number of different heating and cooling options: furnaces, boilers, radiant floor heating, air conditioners, and beyond. Most of these installations, however, serve a single purpose; they either heat, or they cool, but it’s very atypical for one to do both. Then there’s the heat pump. Contrary to its name, it doesn’t just provide heat exclusively, but rather, it pumps heat from one location to another. It’s omnidirectional, however, and can both supply heat to your home, and remove it. How It Works…

Tired of Cold Feet? Commercial HVAC Contractors Are Here to Answer Your Prayers Does this sound familiar? Your alarm wakes you promptly at 7:00 AM, and all warm in your woolly pyjamas and thick blankets, you forget for one blissful moment that summer is over and winter is coming—that is, until you rest your feet on the floor, and a chill shoots up your leg and you curse the cold as warmth slowly escapes your body through the floor. What if there was a way to say goodbye to the curse of cold floors for good? Well, there is: it’s…

Know What to Look for in Your New Bryant Furnace Searching for a new furnace can be very stressful, especially if you need to replace an old, broken-down furnace but you don’t have a lot of time to shop around. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a cheat sheet? Here are five things Ottawa HVAC specialists suggest you start with when you’re looking for a new furnace: Size If you’re selecting a new Bryant furnace, size is very important. Make sure the furnace you purchase is large enough to heat your home. When a contractor comes to give you a quote…

Looking for a High-Efficiency Furnace with Great Features? Look No Further! When it comes to heating and cooling your home, if you’re like most Canadians, then it mostly boils down to two major factors: comfort, and cost. Comfort can be tricky—when the temperature is completely different every day (and sometimes throughout the same day), it can mean making a lot of constant adjustments. What’s even trickier is managing the cost of your typical heating or cooling system. It takes energy to maintain a comfortable climate within your own home, and sometimes, you pay for more energy than you should for…

When Your Pipes Keep Banging, Call an HVAC Technician in Ottawa—Your Boiler Needs Help You’re trying to sleep one night, perhaps in the fall or winter when it’s starting to get chilly out and you need to turn the heat on. Suddenly, there comes a sound—maybe it’s a banging in the walls. Or maybe it sounds like someone is hammering metal in your basement, but you know you’re home alone. The sound won’t stop, and you’re not sure where it’s coming from. Who you gonna call? It turns out, this is not the beginning to a ghost story—nor is your…

How HVAC Specialists Calculate the Price of Your AC Unit and Installation You’re trying your hardest to beat that summer heat, but your current central air system or AC unit just isn’t doing the trick like it used to—or maybe you don’t have one at all. Whatever the case may be, it’s undeniably time for a new air conditioner. But how much will this cost you? Unfortunately, even the most qualified HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) specialist can’t give you a sure answer without first inspecting your home and looking at each individual cost factor. Factors like the following: Size…

Ottawa HVAC Specialists Help You Decide if this Hot Commodity is Right for Your Home Hot water may not be something you give a lot of thought to—that is, until it’s not available. Everything from your morning shower to washing the dishes and more can suddenly become much more of a struggle without your steady stream of just-right hot water. When your water supply starts giving you the cold shoulder, it’s time to consult your local Ottawa HVAC specialists about getting a new heater. To Tank or Not to Tank? The traditional water heating system relies on a tank full…