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Heat Pumps as an alternative for heating and cooling. Here in Albuquerque, many people use swamp coolers for summer and electrical heat for winter are looking at heat pumps as a replacement for both. In our moderate heating and cooling needs, sometimes with wilder swings of temperature, heat pumps have many advantages. Heat pumps have become much more energy efficient, offer many options for how they work, and can replace both a swamp cooler or older a/c unit and a […]

Advanced air conditioning troubleshooting for the homeowner.  In this previous article, we talked about basic air conditioning troubleshooting. Read it first before jumping into this one.  Advanced air conditioning troubleshooting takes more knowledge, more tools and a keen eye to safety! So far we have worked our way to the outside unit and are looking for issues. The next step is to check capacitors. Think of capacitors as electronic batteries and keep in mind they have a potential charge that can […]

Air Conditioning Troubleshooting Basic air conditioning troubleshooting for the homeowner. Depending on your abilities, (and only you can know what those abilities are!), there are some basic guides to be used for air conditioning troubleshooting. Before you start, you will need some tools, and a common sense type of mechanical ability. With that in mind and some careful, step by step walking through the issues, you might be able to save some money. Of course if you make it worse, […]

Can you repair your ac unit yourself? We get asked a lot if it is possible to repair your a/c unit yourself and of course the answer is almost always – it depends! It depends on how good the homeowner is! There are easy fixes and not so easy fixes. The biggest question is how competent are your around refrigeration, high voltage electricity, electronic board troubleshooting and the rest of the pieces that make up your system? Some HVAC damages […]

Simple methods to protect your air conditioning unit. Weather happens. Whether the weather is hot, dry and dusty or wet, windy and flooding you need to protect your air conditioning unit as much as possible. All of us have seen flooding, hail, lighting strikes and more. There are steps to take to minimize any damage caused by weather as well as steps to take if the unfortunate happens. Prepare your air conditioning unit for all events beforehand. #1. Cover, protect […]

Air Conditioning is relatively new! Although this may comes as a shock to the younger generation, we have not always had house heating and cooling. I for one certainly remember not having air conditioning in houses and cars! It might be interesting to look at some historical facts about heating and air conditioning to provide some appreciation for what we have. Let’s look at air conditioning first. We used to not live as long. Of course life might have been […]

Is there an ideal air conditioning temperature? Over the last 40 years I have been servicing and installing new air conditioners, I get this question a lot. What is the “best” air conditioning temperature for air conditioning unit? Although there are as many answers as there are people asking the questions, there certainly are some guidelines. Over the years, the temperature you hear most is 78 degrees F. However, comfort is not only related to temperature. Relative humidity, airflow (including […]