Bartels Heating & Cooling Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Hamilton’

Why Won’t My Geothermal System Provide Cooling?

Monday, June 5th, 2023

More homes than ever before are discovering the advantages of geothermal heating and cooling. Geothermal heat pumps have the benefits of high energy efficiency and eco-friendliness—and like standard heat pumps, they deliver both heating and cooling.

However, if you’re asking yourself “why is my geothermal not cooling?” because the geothermal isn’t doing the job you expect from it, you may wonder if you made a bad investment. No need to worry: you can rely on our team to find out what’s wrong with your geothermal heat pump and offer the solutions that will get it back to work.

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How Generators Eliminate Homeowner Stress During Blackouts

Monday, May 22nd, 2023
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Blackouts can be incredibly stressful for homeowners. The sudden loss of power disrupts daily routines, impacts essential appliances, and leaves individuals feeling vulnerable and inconvenienced. Fortunately, the advent of generators has provided a reliable solution to alleviate these worries. We’re here to help you explore how generators have become invaluable assets in homes, eliminating homeowner stress during blackouts and ensuring a seamless and comfortable experience during power outages!

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Signs of a Cracked Heat Exchanger and What to Do Next

Monday, May 8th, 2023

Your furnace is critical to keeping your family warm through the winter, but it may run into problems at some point. Your heat exchanger is a vital component of your furnace, though it can turn into a nightmare if it cracks and you don’t realize it.

Getting furnace repair in Hamilton helps you protect your family from carbon monoxide and other gasses that can leak out of your furnace. Let’s talk about how to spot a cracked heat exchanger and how you can proceed from there.

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This Just Happened to Your Heat Pump, Here’s the Fix

Monday, December 19th, 2022
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The hot season is finally over. Congratulations, you made it through, but now when you go to turn your heat pump into heating mode, nothing happens. Ironically, your heat pump isn’t providing any heat.

Let’s see if it requires heat pump repair in Hamilton, or if there’s a quick fix you can apply right now. Since heat pumps wear two hats (both heating and cooling), they have a few unique problems compared to an older HVAC system you may have had in the past. Let’s break this down.

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What Does the Furnace Limit Switch Do?

Monday, October 10th, 2022
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The modern gas furnace is built to work as safely as possible. The combustion of natural gas can create dangers from toxic gases like carbon monoxide and from flames escaping from the combustion chamber. But when furnaces are well-maintained, they rarely cause problems for homes. If they did, they wouldn’t be permitted in residential buildings in the first place.

The furnace that warms your house during the winter has several safety mechanisms built into it, such as the flame rollout switch and the flame sensor. One of the key safety components is the furnace limit switch, and we’re going to look at this vital part of your furnace today.

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Do You Have a Heat Pump? It’s Almost Fall Maintenance Time

Monday, September 26th, 2022
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Your heat pump did plenty of work this summer keeping your family cool, and as we head into the cooler times of the fall, you’ll think about your heat pump less and less—until you really need it again as the winter cold weather starts. Then it’s time to switch your heat pump into heating mode and ensure your family stays warm and safe.

Right now, when you might let your heat pump slip from your mind, is the best time to call our technicians and schedule that important heat pump maintenance.

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Why Your AC Is Unevenly Cooling Your House

Monday, July 18th, 2022
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Your central air conditioning system has a basic job: to provide a comfortable level of cooling throughout your home. Although you can expect some differences in temperature from room to room based on factors like sunlight exposure, the AC should still be able to deliver a baseline of cooling to all the rooms connected to the ventilation system. 

When you begin to notice that some parts of the house are getting hotter than others when the AC is running, you’re dealing with an uneven cooling problem. This often warns that you need professional air conditioning repair in Hamilton, OH, or possibly even a replacement AC. We’ll examine the possible sources for your AC’s uneven cooling and what can be done about it.

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Will an AC Take Care of Indoor Humidity?

Monday, May 23rd, 2022
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Your air conditioning system is one of the most important appliances in your home during the summers. It’s easy to think of an AC as the solution to all the times you and your family are feeling the heat, and that includes the extra heat you feel when relative humidity is high (above 60%). But this isn’t exactly the case. Your air conditioning system does affect indoor humidity, but rarely enough that it will make a difference for your comfort.

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How Geothermal Systems Improve on Energy Efficiency

Monday, March 28th, 2022

We’re proud to offer geothermal HVAC solutions for local homeowners. We install new systems, provide repairs and maintenance, and replace geothermal systems. If you’re considering going with a geothermal heat pump in Hamilton, OH for your year-round home comfort, we can help you find the best type of system and loop configuration to match your property. You might have thought that geothermal energy wasn’t in your reach, but you may be surprised!

We recommend geothermal systems for a range of reasons: they have excellent environmental benefits, long service lives, low maintenance requirements, quiet operation, and general reliability. But the benefits that attract most people’s attention to these systems is their potential for energy savings and a short payback period. 

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Important Info for Our Customers About Current HVAC Equipment Shortages

Wednesday, June 9th, 2021

outdoor-ac-unitThe HVAC and home services industry is currently facing challenges due to a shortage of equipment from manufacturers. Disruptions in the supply chain because of various factors have affected most brands, and manufacturers have increased equipment costs to contractors like us by 6–10%. All this is happening during an extremely busy season for air conditioning contractors when many people are looking to catch up on services they may have skipped during the pandemic. Many contractors are running into low available inventory and facing difficulties meeting the needs of their customers at this busy time.

What This Means for You

We want you to know that we’re dedicated to providing the best services for our customers in the Hamilton, OH area so they can keep their homes comfortable around the year. Because of equipment shortages, we encourage you to plan ahead for your summer comfort needs and schedule early for services such as repairs or new equipment installation. That way we can provide timely service with the best products.

Thank you for your understanding as we do our best to meet the needs of all our customers. Reach out to us today if you have any questions or if you wish to schedule service.

Call Bartels Heating & Cooling “For a Comfortable Way of Life”!

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