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Tune-up. If you look it up in the dictionary, “tune-up” means: A furnace tune-up gets to the heart of your heating system, checking it for potential problems so it can be repaired before the issues escalate in size.  A furnace tune-up gives a professional HVAC technician a chance to look at all of the working … Continued

What does it mean for a furnace to work well? For most homeowners, it means: Keeping us comfortable no matter what the weather is like outside Keeping our utility bills as low as possible We don’t think much about the furnace as long as each of these is in place. But a sudden change in … Continued

It starts as the temperatures continue to fall. The first frost warning is advised. The first snowflake falls from the sky.  While the temperatures may still fluctuate 30, 40, 50 degrees, or more during one day, it’s time to get your HVAC system ready for a new season. You’ve used your air conditioner almost daily … Continued

Hurricanes. Earthquakes. Tornados. The news is filled with natural disasters impacting millions of people each year.  Here in Colorado, we have our own worries. The occasional tornado may touch down, but a bigger concern is blizzards, where you measure snow by the feet instead of inches.  Suddenly, without warning, the power shuts down. The lights … Continued

As a homeowner, you can choose different appliances to make your home more functional. For furnaces, you can select from gas-forced air or electric.  While gas-forced furnaces are the most popular because of their low expense, it isn’t the only choice. For some, electric furnaces are a better way to heat the home.  Electric furnaces … Continued

Air conditioners across the Front Range work hard to keep people cool and comfortable during the hottest months of the year. For a gas-powered air conditioning unit, the system has both indoor and outdoor components to ensure it operates efficiently.  An evaporator coil is located inside the unit, and is used to cool warmed air … Continued

Thinking of buying a new furnace or air conditioner this season? Heating and cooling systems aren’t something a homeowner purchases regularly. If well cared for, the average furnace can last 20 years or longer, and an air conditioner can provide up to 15 working years.  Because you don’t purchase or work with either unit regularly, … Continued

With the first temperature drop of the season, your home feels like you’ve suddenly stepped into a freezer. You move the thermostat from cool to heat, and expect the furnace to turn on and heat your home.  It doesn’t.  So you check a few things. What could it be? It might not be your furnace. … Continued

It happens every year. We have unprecedented hot weather. Temperatures hover in the 90s for weeks. Then suddenly, a cold snap hits that has everyone scrambling for their winter clothes and warm air. You turn on the furnace … and nothing happens.  When the first sign of fall hits the Rockies, hundreds of phone calls … Continued

On a cold day, nothing feels quite as good as walking into a cozy warm home, feeling the warm breeze flowing through the vents.  But it doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes you turn your furnace on expecting warm air, and the only thing you find is that the furnace is blowing cold air.  What’s … Continued