Blog Posts in 2018
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Need to De-Humidify? Run Your Air Conditioner!
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingThe gulf coast of Texas is no stranger to muggy, sticky weather from immense levels of humidity. Airborne water vapor makes the air heavy, stuffy, difficult to breathe, and makes it seem like there’s seemingly no relief anywhere to be found. However, if you’re dealing with this same battle in your own home, you could also be facing problems such as wood rot, ruined flooring, mold growth, and much ...Continue Reading -
Five Things to Ask When Getting Your Air Conditioner Replaced
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingWhen replacing your air conditioner, we strongly encourage you to receive an estimate from several local contractors. After all, this is a big investment, and you want to make sure you get the value for the price you’re going to pay. Not all Fredericksburg air conditioning contractors are created equal, and some will certainly provide you with a much better experience than others. So how do you ...Continue Reading -
What is a UV Air Scrubber?
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingHow healthy is the air in your home? If you’re like most Americans, you probably think the air in your home is perfectly fine, but statistics suggest that you’re probably mistaken. In fact, the air in your home can be as much as ten times worse than the air outside, and a large chunk of that has to do with elevated levels of microscopic biological contaminants. Things like mold spores, airborne ...Continue Reading -
Why Is My Thermostat Screen Blank?
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingHeading over to your thermostat to find the screen is completely blank can be frustrating. When no amount of button pushing or switch-adjusting will get a response, you may be thinking your air conditioner or heater has given up the ghost and you’ll need to replace it completely. However, before you make any drastic moves, a blank thermostat screen isn’t usually indicative of a problem with your ...Continue Reading -
Don't Forget Your HVAC System When Selling Your Home!
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingWhen the time comes to sell your home, you’ll likely do everything in your power to prep it to show well and attract potential buyers to make an offer. However, we see far too many people forget about an extremely important part of their home that almost any buyer is going to be concerned about: their heating and cooling system. When it comes to deal-breakers for potential buyers, few factors can ...Continue Reading -
How to Set Your Thermostat for Optimal Energy Efficiency
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingHomeowners everywhere constantly struggle with the ongoing battle of in-home comfort and saving money on their electric bill. When you consider that more than half of all energy consumed by the average American household every year is dedicated to heating and cooling, you can see how quickly even a small change can add up on your electric bill, pulling more money out of your pocket. However, what ...Continue Reading -
Five Air Conditioning Enemies You Need to Be Aware Of
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingYou depend on your air conditioner to keep you cool when summer cranks up the temperature, and that means you likely want to take care to protect and preserve it. However, your air conditioner could also face any one of a number of different “enemies” every single day. What do these enemies have in common? Simple: you might not expect them or realize just how damaging they could be to your system. ...Continue Reading -
Why Is Duct Size So Important?
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingWhen selecting a new air conditioner, your HVAC sales consultant will likely emphasize just how important it is that you choose a unit that’s the right size for your home. Select a system that’s too small and it’ll run for hours on end while struggling to keep your home at the ideal temperature. Select one that’s too big and it’ll create air pressure issues in your home, short cycle, and waste a ...Continue Reading -
Why Spring is the Best Time for A/C Maintenance
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingSpringtime is upon us! Soon the weather will be warming up, plants will be coming back to life, and you’ll be trading out your winter coats for shorts and t-shirts as summer approaches. What that also means is it’s only a matter of time before rising temperatures will have you rushing to your thermostat and firing up your air conditioner to stay cool comfortable in your home. Is your air ...Continue Reading -
What Are Air Conditioning Coils?
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingDo you know how your air conditioner works? If the answer is no, don’t worry, you’re actually not that much different from the majority of homeowners. Most people simply know that air goes in to the system, gets cooled, and comes back out, but the process that actually cools the air is somewhat of a mystery to many people. The answer lies in two extremely important pieces of equipment: your coils. ...Continue Reading -
What You Need to Know About Swamp Coolers
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingIf you’ve been looking for an inexpensive and efficient way to cool your home or business, odds are you have probably come across information regarding swamp coolers, or evaporative coolers as they are also known. These systems often catch people’s attention due to their lower costs, easy maintenance, and effective ability to keep a space comfortable. However, what many people don’t realize is ...Continue Reading -
How Much Does a New Air Conditioner Cost?
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingAs a homeowner, you’ll have to replace your air conditioner at some point. Some people notice their air conditioner is wearing out and want to get ahead of its inevitable eventual failure, while others need a new one because theirs has broken down completely, or perhaps you’re one of those who is just sick of paying too much in energy costs due to an old, inefficient system. Whatever your reason, ...Continue Reading -
Why Switch to a Smart Thermostat?
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingYour heating and air conditioning systems are controlled by a remarkably simple device known as a thermostat. For many years, the technology behind these devices remained relatively stagnant as the need for changes never really developed. However, this is no longer the case today; thermostats are now equipped with advanced computing technology and refined programming that allow them to perform ...Continue Reading -
Save Money on Utilities by Not Running Your Heater!
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingNearly half of the energy the average American household consumes is dedicated to heating and cooling, which means if you’re looking for ways to save money, reducing those costs is a good place to start. When winter’s frigid temperatures cause thermometer readings to drop, many people all around the Fredericksburg and Kerrville area fire up their furnaces to try and stay warm. However, if you’re ...Continue Reading -
What? My Heater Can Freeze?
Posted By 72 Degrees Air Conditioning & HeatingIf your heater stops producing warm air and automatically shuts off, you might be wondering what’s wrong with it. Believe it or not, your coils may have frozen over. What? A frozen heater? It’s true; while it sounds like a ridiculous oxymoron, it’s possible for the coils in your heat pump to freeze over, causing your precious heater to stop functioning when you need it most. Let’s take a closer ...Continue Reading
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