It looks like Northern Virginia is about to hit another warm stretch in the weather this week. It’s still morning time here and already the temperature is hovering around 52 with a high of 59 today. Did I mention a high of 69 tomorrow? I woke up this morning to find that the temperature in my house had been shifted down to 68 degrees. As the temperature continues to climb, it is a great reminder to prepare for the warmer weather with proper air conditioner installation and maintenance.
Every summer I am reminded why air conditioner installation is so crucial. All it takes is one hot summer day spent outside and that moment when I open the door to my house. The cold air hits me like a ton of bricks and I love every minute of it. Of course, I, like most of you, have experienced walking into a house when the air conditioner was either broken or turned off. The heat from outside traps itself in the house and creates what feels like an oven. The humidity alone makes the house feel like it’s even hotter inside than it is outside. And that is why AC maintenance is so important.
Having regularly scheduled AC maintenance is absolutely necessary. Maintaining a comfortable environment for you and your family requires upkeep of all of your home’s appliances, systems, exterior, etc. Your air conditioning unit is no different. In order to function properly, your AC unit needs maintenance throughout the year. Without the proper AC maintenance, you run the risk of having your unit break during the hottest summer months. And living in Northern Virginia, it seems like the hottest summer months can come at any time – even if it’s not summer at all.
Call Climatic Heating and Cooling for air conditioner installation and AC maintenance. We’re happy to help you prepare your home for the weather ahead!
A few weeks ago I wrote about the difference between home furnace installation and heat pump installation. If for some reason, you have yet to decide which heating system is best for your home, now is the time to decide. The weather reports are calling for the possibility of snow on Sunday throughout Loudoun County and possibly counties such as Prince William and Fairfax. I doubt that the accumulation will be anything too significant (if there is any accumulation at all), but I and every weatherman in existence has been wrong before.
Hopefully your Valentine’s Day wasn’t spent shivering in a cold home. Heat pump or furnace installation is a necessity when it comes to providing a warm – and safe – environment for you and your family. As the weather gets a little colder, which it will if snow is coming, having the proper heating system installed in your home can prevent the pipes in your home from freezing, breaking and creating an enormous inconvenience and financial burden. Heat pump installation or home furnace installation is absolutely vital.
If you currently have a heat pump or home furnace installed that may be on its last leg, you are taking the risk of having it break at any given moment. When your heating system goes under a lot of stress as you crank up the heat during colder times, your old heat pump or furnace struggles to keep up. Having your heat pump or home furnace break could leave you and your family in a freezing home during the coldest days of the year. Not to mention that you run the risk of having your home’s critical pipes break.
Call Climatic Heating and Cooling today and your heat pump installation or home furnace installation will be taken care of promptly and professionally. Don’t let the weather outside become the weather inside.
Weather affects everything in our lives: food in grocery stores are based on season, our morale can soar with warmer weather, and of course, our bills are affected by the way we use our heating and cooling systems.
Weathermen and women are responsible for relaying the weather’s current and future behavior to millions of Americans each day. Regardless of what the weather may be, our heating and cooling systems take a pounding each year and will ultimately require a little HVAC repair and maintenance.
I began to wonder about some of Northern Virginia and Washington, DC’s record setting years in regards to weather.
To put all those outrageously high numbers into perspective, at its deepest point, 2010’s “Snowmageddon” only brought in 38 inches. Although this has been an unseasonably warm winter, being stranded without having the proper heating and cooling installation can leave you in deep trouble. The same goes for HVAC repair and maintenance. Getting your system serviced will help prevent and outage at a critical moment during the winter months. HVAC repair and maintenance can truly be a lifesaver.
Call Climatic Heating and Cooling Systems for all of your heating and cooling installation needs as well as your HVAC repair and maintenance needs. With incredibly deep snowfalls happening spontaneously in Northern Virginia, you never know when you’re going to need a reliable heating system the most.
If the past two days have taught me anything, it’s that the weather is the complete opposite of what I plan for. During the winter I plan for winter weather – and that means low temperatures, snow and cranking up the heat in my car and house. But this winter, and the near 70 degree weather VA and the DC metro area have seen so far, reminds me of summer.
Air conditioning (AC) is usually the last thing on my mind this time of year. I love the warmth of a home during winter, but everything is a little out of whack around Northern Virginia in 2012. Cherry trees in Washington, DC are already blooming.
However, it is already February and consistent warm weather is just around the corner. This is the perfect time for AC installation and AC maintenance. Preparing a month or two early for summer heat by having a new AC unit installed or having AC maintenance done on an existing unit can be an incredibly wise investment.
Prepare your home now for the summer heat and beat the rush. Climatic Heating and Cooling has all of your AC installation and AC maintenance needs covered.
Last week I wrote about heat pump installation and maintenance and how it can be a convenient heating and cooling system for your home. Heat pumps can be used to both heat your home during the cold winter months, but can also be reversed to cool your home during summer. The air that heat pumps use is pulled mostly from outdoors and circulates through the heat pump and its temperature is heated or cooled based on your personal preferences.
Since the air in a heating pump is passed through a heating and cooling system that lacks natural gasses, heat pumps can, at times, reduce your heating and cooling bills. Some would argue, however, that heat pumps don’t always put out the same amount of heat that a furnace can.
Furnace installation is much different than heat pump installation. A home furnace operates independently as a heating system, while the heat pump is both a heating and a cooling system. Furnaces use natural gas such as propane to generate heat. Through your home’s air duct system, cold air moves through the furnace and circulates until it reaches the desired temperature. Once the air reaches that temperature, it is pushed back through your homes heating system and proceeds to warm your house.
Furnaces can be a wonderful solution to your heating needs. When dealing with natural gasses to heat your home, it is absolutely necessary to have a professional perform scheduled furnace maintenance during the year. Climatic is able to check for leaks, check the electrical connections and ensure the overall safety of your heating and cooling system as well as your home.
If you believe that home furnace installation is the right fit for your home, we have many systems to choose from. Whether you choose heat pump installation or home furnace installation, call Climatic today to consult with us and we can help you figure out the most reasonable solution to all of your heating and cooling system needs.
Winter in the Northern Virginia area has been unseasonably warm this year – not to mention completely unpredictable. Along with seeing snow in October, 60 degree weather in January and every once in a while a flurry or two, people across the region have undoubtedly been busy adjusting their thermostats. The inconsistency in the weather also brings inconsistency in your heating and cooling bills. Depending on how your home is heated and cooled, you could also find yourself servicing and maintaining two separate systems in one season which could be costly.
One solution is heat pump installation. Heat pumps are one of the most convenient solutions to heating and cooling your home because it operates as one system. Your heat pump operates in an extremely efficient manner because it doesn’t use fuel to heat your home. It simply transfers heat that it pulls from the air or ground. This is one of the main reasons that having a heat pump installed in your home can save you money on your monthly bill. It also means that you only have one system that requires maintenance and service instead of two separate heating and cooling solutions for your home. Heat pump installation is an ideal solution to your heating and cooling needs if you live in a moderate climate such as Northern Virginia.
Once the weather warms up, heat pumps can be reversed to cool your home. Maintaining one system can make adjusting your heating and cooling needs a simple process. Heat pump maintenance and installation can be done professionally by Climatic Heating and Cooling throughout the Northern Virginia area. We conduct a site visit to ensure that installing a heat pump is the proper solution for you. We guarantee that your home will be clean or clean than it was when we first arrived. Finally, to ensure that your installation was completed to our standards, we send a manager out to inspect the system once it has been installed.
We take every step to guarantee that you are left with a comfortable home and a heating and cooling system that will keep you and your family happy. Contact Climatic Heating and Cooling today!
Snow is falling across Northern Virginia right now and for most, that means their heating system has kicked on. Your heating system has probably been dormant for some time and, since the weather has been so inconsistent lately, chances are that your heating system has not had the opportunity to run for an extended amount of time.
Performing maintenance on your heating and cooling system is a necessity as winter approaches. By the time that most people realize that there could be a problem with their HVAC systems, it is already too late. The damage could be a financial burden and could also leave you and your family without heating or cooling for an extended amount of time.
A few of the items we inspect and perform regular maintenance on can be found below:
• Check/Change the Filter
• Oil the Motor as Necessary
• Check for Fuel Leaks
• Check for Carbon Monoxide Leaks
• Test Safeties
• Check Electrical Connections
• …for the full list, click here.
As you can see, some of the items we check are not purely based on comfort – they are based on the safety of you and your family. Checking for fuel and carbon monoxide leaks in your heating and cooling system can save lives.
The efficiency of having regularly scheduled HVAC maintenance can be easily seen. By inspecting your systems duct work and mechanical components, we’ll be able to make sure that your home is receiving the heating and cooling that you are paying for. Home owners that do not have scheduled maintenance can often see their electric bills skyrocket while their homes continue to maintain an uncomfortable temperature. Homes often have faulty duct work that allows heat to escape, and only a fraction of the heated air you are paying for actually makes it inside the home.
By calling Climatic Heating and Cooling and scheduling HVAC maintenance, you will become a preferred service customer. You will also be able rest assured knowing that your home is ready for a long winter and that your family is safe inside.
With family coming in from out of town and friends coming over for dinners and football games, creating a comfortable space for your guests is a priority.
The holidays, of course, bring cold weather, and no one likes to be freezing cold in their own home. The heat turns on and is often forgotten. That is … until you receive your electric bill.
Many people find the amount on their electric bill to be staggering. Even if you have been moderating your temperature levels, you still may see a spike in the winter season. One of the reasons is that your homes duct work, most commonly found in the attic or basement, wasn’t sealed properly when it was constructed.
As the warm air circulates through your home’s air ducts, the poor sealing and construction allows the air to escape through the cracks before it ever reaches the interior rooms of your home. Heating your home can be expensive and when only a fraction of the air is actually making it into the house, your heating system has to do twice the work to maintain your desired temperature.
Although we have had a warm winter so far in Northern Virginia, the weather will cool down in no time. Before you turn your heating bills get out of control this winter, let Climatic Heating and Cooling check your home’s duct work to ensure you’re not overpaying this winter season. We will do a thorough inspection of your heating and cooling systems and seal the cracks around the duct’s joints and braces where warm air typically escapes.
In addition to inspecting and sealing your home’s duct system, it is wise to schedule general maintenance this time of year. Not only will we find and correct problems with your current heating and cooling system, but it will also save you financially in the long run. Having a critical piece of your heating system break during winter can be extremely costly and can put your family in an uncomfortable situation that can last days or even weeks depending on the severity of your system’s problem.
Call Climatic today, because the last thing you need to worry about this holiday season is a massive electric bill or an ice-cold home.
Climatic wants to remind you this Holiday season about regular maintenance for your heat and air system.
Here are some routine maintenance tips.
Climatic offers a preferred service agreement to help you with your routine maintenance needs and monitor your system to prevent large repairs. Call Climatic today.
When you’re shopping around for a heating and air conditioning contractor to service your HVAC system, the one thing you should always keep in mind is that the company that offers the lowest price may not always have the best value. For this reason, it is important that you don’t always go with a heating and air conditioning contractor that promises the lowest prices, rather you should also think about the actual quality of that service. Even the lowest price starts to look high when you have to call the same heating and air conditioning contractor back to the house to redo or adjust the job they did.
Here are some questions we love at Climatic:
One of the best ways to determine a heating and air conditioning contractor’s value is to find out how many years they’ve been in business and how happy their customers are. It’s always a good idea to ask for references in your neighborhood – and don’t be shy about actually calling some of those references! You can also look online at customer reviews and other testimonials for an even deeper look at previous customers’ experiences.
One thing to watch out for is whether a heating and air conditioning contractor offers service agreements on a “one size fits all” basis, or if they offer a variety of services and options that are suited to different customers’ needs. Having multiple service options shows that the company is concerned with providing the best service possible to their customers and is not just about making money.
Some contractors make limited use of the technologies available. While this often makes their services less expensive, it also makes it more difficult for them to provide the higher level of service that more modern heating and air conditioning systems require.
A company that provides written documentation of the different aspects of their services is almost guaranteed to be reliable. In the event that something goes wrong with your heating or air conditioning system at any point in the future, having written documentation of your last service is crucial to determining possible causes of the problem. When a service company offers written documentation of the job, they are comfortable enough with the quality of their work to be held accountable for it.
The old adage is as true for heating and air conditioning contractors as it is for anything else – you get what you pay for.
A heating and air conditioning contractor may offer you a low price on your HVAC service, but a low price for a low quality job may end up costing you much more in the long run. Do your research before choosing a heating and air conditioning contractor – find out about their experience, their reputation, the kind of technology they use and the types of service contracts they have. High quality heating and air conditioning service could end up saving you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars and spare you the inconvenience of having to make repeat calls.
Climatic has been providing HVAC services to homes and businesses throughout the Northern Virginia area for more than two decades. At Climatic you get a company whose goal is to make sure the job is done right the first time. We guarantee it!
