Air Conditioners

Your home should be a safe place for you and your family, and this includes having clean air to breathe in your living environment. But no matter how hard you work to keep your home clean, your air can still be affected by unhealthy contaminants like fumes, mold, mildew, and microscopic particles if not properly ventilated.  Then there are also more serious threats, like radon gases and carbon monoxide, which can be present without you even knowing it until it’s too late. So, how do you tell if your home has poor air quality? The most important step is getting a …

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Manufacturers include a metering device called the thermostatic expansion valve as a standard component in air conditioning systems. HVAC technicians at AHWA are well versed in the way this valve is designed and how it functions, but you may not be as familiar. We’re here to explain a bit more about it to you. What is a thermostatic expansion valve? The thermostatic expansion valve is a prime element in your HVAC system, but before we get further into what it is, let’s talk about how the system works as a whole. Refrigeration works as a four-prong cycle that involves a …

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There is no simple answer to “What is a good SEER rating?” That being said, doing your research on the highest SEER mini split system is also not as complicated as it might seem at first glance. When trying to determine the best mini split SEER rating for purchasing a system, you’ll first need to understand a bit about ductless mini splits and SEER. What is a ductless mini split system? Ductless mini split systems are one alternative to traditional HVAC systems. Due to their smaller footprint and ability to cool multiple zones in the home at different temperature settings, …

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