Coventry & Gattis A/C, Inc. Blog: Archive for the ‘Heating’ Category

C&G Tips: Preparing Your Home for a Sudden Shift in Temperature

Monday, November 18th, 2024

Texas winters can be unpredictable, with sudden drops in temperature and the occasional ice storm that can catch homeowners off guard. Ensuring your heating system is ready for such extremes is crucial to keeping your family comfortable and safe. Here’s how you can prepare your heater and home for cold weather events this winter.

Remember—don’t panic! Our team is on standby to help any customers with HVAC repair in Grapevine, TX, from fixing a broken down heating system to replacing an old unit with a new one. Our licensed technicians are more than happy to be your reliable resource when things get tough.

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Are Your Heating Repairs Too Expensive? A Cost-Effective Analysis

Monday, November 4th, 2024

The term “repair” is often one that brings an immense amount of stress to customers in our area. Whether it’s hearing that your car needs a “repair” or your HVAC system needs a “fix,” it’s often going to make you think about the draining numbers in your bank account, and the month of tightened expenses that will make you watch everything you buy.

Unfortunately, this is a real truth for a lot of people—and things might not get much easier. We totally understand that, and we want to start this blog off by validating your feelings. Choosing how to pay for things like heating repair in Grapevine, TX is a real struggle, and something that shouldn’t be taken lightly.

However, we’d like to break down why heating repairs cost as much as they do, and how your heating repairs might actually save you money compared to the eventual early replacement that could be on the horizon if you skip them.

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The Strange Smells of Fall: Detecting a Malfunctioning Heater

Monday, September 23rd, 2024

One of the easiest ways to tell if your heating system is on the fritz is with your nose. That’s right, as the old adage says, the nose always goes. Your nose is a powerful tool that can detect even a minor amount of dangerous particles in the air, from cooking smoke to leaking gas.

While there are some important things your nose can’t pick up, like carbon monoxide (which we’ll talk about later), you should rely on your nose to tell you when something is wrong and schedule an appointment with our team for HVAC repair in Grapevine, TX.

Don’t worry, the price of this work should be secondary when the result is a safer home for you and your family. Safety always comes first, so make sure you tell us about the strange odors you’re detecting.

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HVAC Tune-Ups: An Essential Part of System Care

Tuesday, October 20th, 2020

It’s easy to ignore your HVAC system as long as it’s working and your home is comfortable. If you’re a believer that no news is good news, then an operational HVAC system showing no signs of problems translates to: Why go looking for one? Right? Actually, we’d say, no, wrong! Just because your system seems fine doesn’t mean it is okay. Manufacturers and industry professionals agree that yearly tune-ups are vitally important to your heating and cooling unit’s long-term health because they catch problems before they become costly and disruptive.

There are many benefits associated with seasonal system maintenance and virtually no downsides. When you opt for preventative care in the form of a tune-up or maintenance plan, you are decreasing the chances your system will experience emergency breakdowns. This is great news for you because national averages show that emergency service calls are double and, in some cases, triple the costs of a regular service call. If you’ve never considered scheduling a tune-up for your HVAC system, stop missing out on the benefits and savings!

Here are several benefits of HVAC system care and tune-ups:

  1. Reduced Risk of System Breakdowns: After each winter, your heating system is sitting around unused during the summer, and all that time sitting idle can leave your system unprepared to operate at peak performance when you need it again. When your system is not working optimally, that means it’s overworking to heat or cool your home. When your heating system has to work harder to warm your home, it’s left open to breakdowns and system failures. By scheduling a seasonal tune-up for your heating system this winter, you can ensure that your heater is ready for the winter months ahead.
  2. Improved Indoor Air Quality: Your indoor air quality can impact the efficiency of your heating system. When your home’s air is dirty, your system is filtering and treating air full of dust and particles. When that dust and dirt are in your system, it can harm its components. When you schedule a tune-up with a trained and licensed HVAC specialist, one of the first points on your service provider’s list will be to clean any dirt, dust, or debris from your system. Dust and dirt are the enemies of your heating and cooling unit. The particles get into your system and cause it to work less efficiently. Tune-ups ensure that your system is clean and working as efficiently as possible.
  3. Lower Energy Spending: You will realize savings by cleaning and ensuring your heating system is working correctly. Your HVAC system uses almost half of all the energy in your home, so when it’s not working properly, it costs you big bucks throughout the year. Allowing your system to remain dirty and unkempt means you are essentially wasting energy. As we mentioned earlier, tuning-up your system can yield greater efficiency and better operation. These system improvements mean your system will not work as hard or operate as long, which translates to energy savings!
  4. Extended System Lifespan: Your system is like any other piece of machinery or appliance; it’s upkeep and general care will dictate how long it lasts and works for you. If you operate your HVAC system long and hard, ignoring it until you need to use it again, then it’s likely you will not get the maximum years out of the system. Your heating and cooling systems represent a significant investment, so you want to ensure you protect it by scheduling seasonal tune-ups before heavy usage.

By choosing to schedule a tune-up before planned seasonal heavy usage, you can ensure that your HVAC unit is in the best condition to serve you for the upcoming year. The average system can last you up to 25 years, so you could be saving a good deal of money by investing in your unit’s upkeep.

Convenient Tune-ups from Coventry Gattis

The team at Coventry & Gattis Air Conditioning, Inc. offers convenient maintenance and tune-up services that can help you take care of your HVAC system and extend its lifespan. As a full-service provider of heating and cooling solutions, our licensed, trained, and experienced team of professionals is always ready to offer helpful and timely care for your comfort systems.

We work with the best products in the business, and our specialists are consistently recognized for their dedication to customer care and satisfaction. When you choose to work with us, you are getting over four decades of experience and a team of trustworthy professionals committed to promptly solving your HVAC issues. Don’t miss out on all the great ways you can benefit from preventative care for your heating and cooling unit!

If you are experiencing fear of missing out because you’ve learned about all the savings and benefits of preventative maintenance, hurry and call the team at Coventry & Gattis Air Conditioning, Inc. at (817) 242-4888. We can schedule an appointment today!

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