Professional Heating & Air Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Ponchatoula’

How Mold Impacts Your Indoor Air Quality

May 20th, 2024 | Written By James Barras | Reviewed By Ronnie Roundtree

The air you breathe has a profound impact on your health. And with Americans estimated to spend more than 90% of our time indoors, it’s the indoor air that will have the greatest benefits, if it is clean—or the greatest risks, if it’s contaminated. And generally speaking, indoor air is much more contaminated than the fresh air of the great outdoors.

Of all the things that might be floating around in your air and getting inhaled into your lungs, one of the most alarming is mold. How does mold get into your air? How does it affect your air quality? What can you do to eliminate the mold? We’ve got answers for you.

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Poor Indoor Air Quality Solutions For Your Home

March 27th, 2023 | Written By James Barras | Reviewed By Ronnie Roundtree

Many homeowners are surprised to learn that the air inside their homes is often worse than the air outside. There are a lot of factors influencing your home’s indoor air quality (IAQ) and our high humidity doesn’t help. If you’ve been wondering just how bad your air is, you’ve probably searched for air quality testing companies near Ponchatoula, LA to try and determine how to improve it.

We offer a full lineup of powerful, whole-house air quality systems that tackle many of the problems with your indoor air quality. From air purification systems to dehumidifiers, to heat and energy recovery ventilators, we have a solution that’ll fit your needs. Read on to learn more about these systems.

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“Why Is My Heater Struggling?”

December 20th, 2021 | Written By James Barras | Reviewed By Ronnie Roundtree

While we’ve still got a few warm days ahead of us, temperatures are definitely starting to drop at night, which means we’re relying on our heating systems more. This is how it usually goes, and as your local HVAC experts, we’re on call ready to help you with all of your heating needs when something goes wrong.

However, there’s more to being a heating system owner than just running the unit for as long as possible until it breaks down and you need to call us for help. Your heater relies on you to recognize when it’s having trouble, running into problems, and also to identify when it’s running inefficiently. This is what we would call a “struggling” heater, and it might sound familiar.

We want to focus on a few reasons why you might need help with your struggling heating in Ponchatoula, LA, before temperatures drop even more in the next few months.

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Is Your Reversing Valve Not Working?

May 25th, 2020 | Written By James Barras | Reviewed By Ronnie Roundtree

Heat pumps are equipped with advanced technology that allows them to both cool and heat your home throughout the year. This is especially important now, at the end of spring, when temperatures are starting to get hot and we begin to turn on our air conditioners.

Nothing feels worse than trying to turn on your heat pump for the summer season and getting blasted with hot air. When you try to hit the reversing switch on your system, you get pushback and the panic sets in that your cooling system just doesn’t want to cool. What do you do?

We can talk about the common problems we see when this reversing valve gets stuck, but the most important thing for homeowners is to contact our team for air conditioning repair in Ponchatoula, LA. Only repair services by qualified, experienced technicians can fix the problem entirely and give you back your quality cooling.

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Here’s Why You’ve Got to Change Out Your Air Filter

June 24th, 2019 | Written By James Barras | Reviewed By Ronnie Roundtree

Be honest: how often do you change your air conditioning’s air filter? Once a year? Does your HVAC technician do it for you? Do you even know what the air filter does or why it’s important to change it?

Don’t feel too bad if you find yourself unable to answer these questions — many homeowners don’t quite know when to change out their air filters and why it’s so important. So below, we have provided the answer to these questions for you. All you have to do is keep reading to find out more!

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Looking for an Efficiency Boost this Summer?

June 10th, 2019 | Written By James Barras | Reviewed By Ronnie Roundtree

Summer is coming, which means that before you know it, you’ll be enjoying all of your favorite summertime things: swimming, ice cream, barbeques, beaches, air conditioner… wait, did someone say air conditioner? How can someone possibly get excited about an air conditioner?!

Well, it’s quite easy to get excited about your air conditioner when it runs efficiently and effectively all summer long! But in order to ensure that your AC is energy efficient, there are a couple of things you need to do. First, you need to contact a professional AC technician and secondly, you need to keep reading this blog!

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Routine Maintenance is Essential for Your AC

May 27th, 2019 | Written By James Barras | Reviewed By Ronnie Roundtree

Two HVAC technicians performing AC maintenance service on an outdoor unit with tools and checklist.

“Routine maintenance” are the two words that will save your air conditioner’s life. And we really want to place emphasis on the word “routine.” Only getting maintenance once every few years is certainly more helpful than none at all, but you’d still be sabotaging your air conditioner’s potential.

Maintenance can only help your air conditioner for a limited time before the machine naturally begins to wear down again. We know that many homeowners avoid it because they don’t like the idea of spending money, but we can assure you that neglecting maintenance will actually cost more in the long run (and we’re not just saying that because we’re an HVAC company in Ponchatoula, LA). Routine maintenance always makes sense, and here’s why: check out how routine AC maintenance helps homeowners for a deeper understanding.

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These AC Problems Could Be Making Your Air Quality Worse

April 15th, 2019 | Written By James Barras | Reviewed By Ronnie Roundtree

Nothing feels better than a cool air conditioner on a warm day… Unless that air conditioner is also spewing dust and contaminants. Your skin might feel cool, but dirty or smelly air really spoils the overall comfort! Especially if that air has a chance of making you ill, or triggering your allergy or asthma symptoms.

If your AC ever lowers your air quality, it’s probably going to be for one of these reasons:

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How Routine AC Maintenance Helps Homeowners

May 15th, 2018 | Written By James Barras | Reviewed By Ronnie Roundtree

Happy couple relaxing on a couch with their dog in a cozy home after heating and cooling maintenance service.

As a homeowner, what’s your biggest fear? Is that you won’t be able to keep up with payments? Or that your home is safe and secure for your loved ones? Or perhaps it’s a fear that something will go wrong and you won’t know ahead of time.

Life deals its own cards, and there’s plenty that we can’t control. But if you have an opportunity to prevent a problem, seize it. Every year, our HVAC systems allow us to live comfortably in our homes, and they sure get a workout. We provide comprehensive air conditioning and heating services for both residential and commercial properties, including local businesses, to meet all your indoor climate control needs.

What Are the Benefits of Heating and Cooling Maintenance Service?

Improves HVAC system efficiency and performance
Reduces monthly energy bills through optimized operation
Prevents unexpected breakdowns by catching issues early
Extends the lifespan of your heating and cooling units
Enhances indoor comfort with consistent temperature control
Maintains manufacturer warranty requirements
Provides peace of mind before extreme seasonal weather

The best way for you to make certain that AC will be there when you need it most is with routine AC maintenance. Ongoing maintenance is a proactive way to prevent breakdowns, ensure long-term system efficiency, and keep your HVAC equipment running smoothly. Our comprehensive HVAC maintenance includes checking HVAC filters to improve indoor air quality, and our highly trained technicians deliver exceptional service on every service call. We offer cooling services, air conditioning services, and HVAC services to keep your home comfortable year round, restore comfort quickly after a breakdown, and help you avoid the need for urgent ac repair, emergency repairs, or same day service. HVAC services in Hammond are available for commercial properties and local businesses, and our team has the expertise to handle large-scale and industry-specific HVAC needs. HVAC systems should be serviced twice a year, once before summer and once before winter, as preseason maintenance is key to safe, reliable heating and air conditioning.

Customers in Ponchatoula and elsewhere, take note: we offer a maintenance plan!

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Air Conditioning Repair Services Should Be Balanced against the System’s Age

October 16th, 2017 | Written By James Barras | Reviewed By Ronnie Roundtree

Autumn has officially arrived, bringing with it cooler weather and easing the workload on your air conditioner. This season was especially tough because of the recent inclement weather, and centralized air conditioners with outdoor components may have suffered a great deal of damage. Now is an excellent time to schedule a servicing session to assess the state of your system and plan for repairs. With older systems, another question arises: is repairing it worth the effort, or should repairs be balanced against the system’s age and the money better spent on replacing the old AC with a new one?

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