Heating
and Cooling Your Home
There are three major issues when a
contractor installs a new HVACR system in your home: design,
installation and commissioning. A failure to do any of these tasks
correctly will have an adverse effect on one or more aspect of the
overall performance of your system.
Selecting the type of system and equipment (plus operating and safety
controls) that are compatible with the architecture of your home (you
may need zoning in your home), fuel availability, fuel costs, the space
available for equipment and duct runs, appearance issues and project
cost.
You should also compare the marginal cost of an increased increment of
efficiency with the potential savings and the return on this investment.
At some point, the payback on more efficiency becomes unattractive.
There are a variety of system configurations to choose from and
depending on which part of the country you live in, and the construction
of your house, some may be more appropriate for you and your family than
others. We install all types and brands. To find out more about your
ideal system call 301-393-9313 or email
Ask-A-Tech.
Find
Your Ideal System
And then come back to this page to learn
more about it, or request an in home evaluation with
Nick.
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Types of Systems |
Heating |
Cooling |
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Heat Pumps
used for heating and cooling which
operates by pumping heat from a cooler to a warmer location.
Heat pumps can extract heat from air, water, or the earth.
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Furnaces (Gas and Oil)
Provides
heat through intermediary fluid movement, which may be air,
steam, or hot water. The most common fuel source for modern
furnaces in the United States is natural gas; other common fuel
sources include LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), fuel oil, coal or
wood.
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Ductless Split Systems
A ductless mini-split system
requires no air ducts throughout the building and allows
separate "zones" in the building to have independent temperature
controls.
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Central Cooling
Central air conditioning, commonly
referred to as "central air" is an air conditioning system which
uses ducts to distribute cooled and/or dehumidified air to more
than one room, or uses pipes to distribute chilled water to heat
exchangers in more than one room, and which is not plugged into
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