Heat Pumps Articles
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Our team at AiRCO Mechanical, Ltd. regularly gets calls about frozen heat pumps. Though common, a heat pump freeze-up usually means your system’s components are not working correctly. Sometimes you can fix it yourself. But oftentimes, you will need to call a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) professional, like us, as the problem may require a part replacement or complex repair.
A cold-climate heat pump can keep your Round Rock home cozy and comfortable even when outdoor temperatures fall well below freezing.
How often do you schedule a maintenance visit for the heat pump in your Round Rock home? Taking proper care of your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is the best way to ensure it will function efficiently and reach its full service life potential.
Heat pumps are generally more efficient than a traditional heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. What is more, they offer both heating and cooling, so they are versatile.
You turn on your heat pump, and you smell something burning. What should you do? Who should you call first, the fire department or your HVAC technician? First assess what the smell most likely is, and you may not need to call anyone. Of course, if you’re still nervous because you just don’t know, turn off your heat pump and give one of our highly trained technicians a call at 512-537-1234 to come out to diagnose the smell for you.
Heat pumps adjust to all seasonal temperatures we experience here in Round Rock. They are the perfect choice for anyone who prefers a single unit versus separate heating and cooling equipment in their home. Heat pumps work with or without ductwork, an option that is unavailable with forced-air furnaces.
If your heat pump tripped your circuit breaker, be happy. This means your circuit breaker is doing its job and preventing a power overload in your Austin home. Without the breaker working correctly, you could face an electrical fire or other serious damage. Let’s Not Get Trippy When your heat pump trips your circuit breaker,…
Whenever household appliances or overall home systems start making unusual noises in your Austin home, you may be rightly concerned. Although some noises may be common operating sounds, many may be a warning flag for problems to come. Our team at AiRCO Heating and Cooling wants to share the different sounds you may hear from…
What if you could just move heat to where you wanted it most? Actually, you can. Essentially, that’s what a heat pump does. A heat pump is a single heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit that heats your Austin home in the winter and cools it in the summer. Our professionals at AiRCO Heating…
A heat pump is a device that transfers heat from one place to another, from inside your Round Rock, TX home to outside or from outside to inside. In the winter a heat pump works like a heater, extracting heat energy from outside and transferring it inside. In the summer the process reverses and it…
So you’re looking to invest in a heat pump. You’re not alone––many Americans are making the switch. Why? For starters, heat pumps are generally more efficient than a traditional heating or cooling system. What’s more, they offer both heating and cooling, so they’re versatile. At AiRCO Mechanical, we like to help our customers make a…