Hagerstown Heating & Cooling Blog: Posts Tagged ‘HVAC’

AC Repair: What Is Urgent and What Can Wait?

Monday, August 12th, 2024
Residential HVAC Maintenance

As homeowners, one of the most difficult decisions you need to make is when to call for repair for a home comfort system. When your air conditioner won’t turn on in the heat of summer, it’s obvious you need to call us ASAP, but other circumstances can be tricky.

Let’s go through which air conditioner repairs are urgent and which can wait. We’ll also provide some troubleshooting tips for common AC issues. Still not sure if a problem is urgent or not? At Hagerstown Heating & Cooling, we pride ourselves on being the #1 trusted company in the Tristate. You can rely on us for an honest opinion on HVAC in Boonsboro, MD.

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Don’t Get Scammed Into an Oversized Heat Pump

Monday, March 25th, 2024
Hvac Tech Showing Customers His Clipboard

As more and more homeowners switch from central furnaces and air conditioners to heat pumps, we’d like to remind our customers about the dangers of an oversized heat pump. Just like any HVAC system, professional and proper sizing is required to ensure your heat pump runs efficiently and effectively so it can adequately heat and cool your home.

Although heat pumps have been around for decades, they’ve surged in popularity fairly recently. As such, a lot of amateurs don’t have the skills that are needed to properly size a heat pump—especially when switching from a furnace/AC system to a heat pump. 

Because these systems provide both heating and cooling, there’s more to consider compared to the sizing of separate systems. Let’s go over why heat pumps need to be so accurately sized and the cons of an oversized heat pump.

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