What is Indoor Air Quality?

I recently had a customer ask me this question and here is the answer.  Indoor air quality describes the level of harmful substances circulating inside your home.  These indoor pollutants can pose potential health problems, particulary if anyone in your family has allergies.  Indoor air quality products could definitely improve your quality of life

Want to Conserve Energy but Don't Know How?

Here are a few tips on how to conserve energy as well as save a little money in the process...

1. Turn your refrigerator down. Refrigerators account for about 20% of Household electricity use. Use a thermometer to set your refrigerator temperature as close to 37 degrees and your freezer as close to 3 degrees as possible.

2. Set your clothes washer to the warm or cold water setting, not hot. Switching from hot to warm for two loads per week can save nearly 500 pounds of CO2 per year if you have an electric water heater, or 150 pounds for a gas heater.  That also saves you money!!

3. Clean or replace air filters as recommended. Energy is lost when air conditioners and hot-air furnaces have to work harder to draw air through dirty filters. Cleaning a dirty air conditioner filter can save 5 percent of the energy used.

Fort Worth Air Conditioning and Heating Repair and Installation

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What is a SEER rating?

Many times we get calls from people wondering what does SEER stand for and if the rating matters.  First,  SEER stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio .  The SEER measures air conditioning and heat pump cooling efficiency, which is calculated by the cooling output for a typical cooling season divided by the total electric energy input during the same time frame.  In real people terms,  the greater the SEER rating is, the more efficient your unit becomes.  What this means for you is less energy used and more money saved.

One Great Tip On Keeping Cool

Spring has arrived and so has the mild temperatures.  One way to minimize a high electric bill is the use of ceiling fans.  To produce a comfortable breeze, blades should rotate in a "reverse" counter-clockwise motion.  Ceiling fans in themselves do not heat or cool a room, but the ceiling fan rotation allows improved air circulation, which can greatly improve the comfort of your living space.  You can also save in energy costs when the ceiling fan is on the correct setting to support your cooling or heating efforts.

Up to $1000 in Instant Rebates

That's right, with the installation of a Trane full system, you can receive up to $1000 in an instant rebate.   No forms to fill out, no extra qualifications, just choose one of the SEER Ratings below, and that amount comes off the total ticket price.

XL 20I/19I Seer System  $1000
XL16I  Seer System  $400
XL 15I  Seer System  $200
XR 15  Seer System  $150

Hurry--offer expires 6/14/2012  Contact us now at 972-230-8497 or http://normanaireservices.com/?id=contactus

When Is It Better To Just Replace The System?

Just like a car that's past its 'prime', sometimes it can be significantly LESS costly to simply replace the system than to suffer continuous repairs, high energy bills and constant heating and cooling failures. This is true even in short-term. A new system really can save you money. Here is an easy way to better understand when it's most beneficial to repair or replace your home comfort equipment.

If you multiply the cost of the repair today by the age of the equipment in years, and the result is more than $3,000, then you should carefully consider the decision to replace your equipment.

IMPORTANT: FURNACE SAFETY
The tires on a car wear from constant friction and rinding on pavement, and will eventually be in danger of failure with continued use. You regularly inspect your tires, and change them when they go bad.

Some older furnaces may be like a balding set of tires.

Your furnace's heat exchanger (the part that heats the air) wears from the inside out, due to expansion and contraction caused by heat from the burners. Over time, the resulting metal fatigue can be compared to bending a piece if metal over and over again until it breaks. Unlike balding tires on a car, you may have no way of noticing when your furnace's heat exchanger becomes a danger.

Furnaces should be tested each and every year for signs of wear and tear, leaks, metal fatigue and carbon monoxide. If a furnace is not regularly maintained by a professional technician, it can begin to operate inefficiently and even create dangerous carbon monoxide gas. If any of these signs of wear are found during the tune-up, you should consider replacing your system.