Cooled or heated air flows through the ducts to your vents, which control the amount of air entering every room in your house. Therefore, vents are crucial to the proper functioning of your HVAC system. Read on to learn more about how different vent types can affect your HVAC system.
HVAC Maintenance Tips You Should Never Forget
You wouldn’t drive your car around for years without regular maintenance checks. In the same respect, the HVAC system in your home is an intricate machine that requires regular maintenance checks too. Make maintenance easy on yourself by following these tips on work that you just shouldn’t put off.
What Moisture Around A/C Vents Indicates
Just like any other water leaks, moisture collecting around your air conditioning vents is never a good thing. The property damage, mold growth, and expensive repairs that can follow the problem can be traumatic. So why is condensation dripping from your A/C vents? Let’s explore the reasons behind the formation of vent moisture along with […]
Here’s Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Block Your Home’s Cold Air Returns
You may not realize that air distribution through your home’s HVAC system has both a supply and return side, and they’re both critically-important to the system’s performance, reliability and efficiency. This means that it’s vital to make sure that your cold air returns are never blocked by any type of obstruction.
Why Doesn’t Shutting a Room Save Energy?
The effectiveness of closing too many HVAC registers to save energy is a myth that many homeowners fall prey to. In reality, shutting multiple rooms won’t lower your household energy consumption and doing so can cause a host of other problems, including: Reduced comfort. Shutting too many registers restricts airflow in your ductwork, which raises […]
Aiming and Redirecting Vents
To handle Dayton’s warm summers and cold, dry winters, an HVAC air duct system must be optimized for performance.
Closing Air Vents: What You Should Know
When colder weather has you running the heat in your Dayton home most of the time, your utility bills can increase significantly. You might have heard that closing the air vents in unoccupied rooms can reduce your heating costs and keep you feeling warmer during winter, but how accurate is this? Here’s a closer look […]
Having A/C Problems? Here Are Some Troubleshooting Tips
Your air conditioner is responsible for your comfort at home, and if it’s acting up, odds are you’ll experience a few not-so-enjoyable days. If you find yourself with A/C problems on a hot summer day, here are some troubleshooting tips you can use before entering your local HVAC specialist’s service queue: