Daytona Beach Posts

How High Humidity Can Cause Air Conditioning Problems

June 6th, 2014

Air conditioners are not designed specifically to combat humidity (although some models have dehumidifiers built into them). However, through their action of absorbing heat from the indoors of a home or building, they also remove some moisture from the air, and this can assist with lowering high humidity levels—and sometimes making a home too dry during periods of low humidity

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Install a New Air Conditioner Before Summer Arrives

May 16th, 2014

Have you been considering the purchase of a new air conditioning system for your property, or are thinking of upgrading an outdated one? Spring offers a great window of time to do either, so if you’ve been thinking about it, let the Daytona Beach air conditioning installation experts from AC Designs, Inc. tell you why spring can be a great time to install a new air conditioner.

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3 Reasons to Install Heat Pumps in Daytona Beach

April 25th, 2014

Heat pumps make an alternative to more traditional forms of heating and cooling systems. They work the same way an air conditioner does: moving refrigerant gas through a series of valves and coils that first shift the gas into a liquid (releasing heat in the process) then revert it back to a gas (cooling the air around it).

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Signs of Heat Pump Short Cycling

February 18th, 2014

“Short-cycling” refers to a problem that can occur in an HVAC system when it shuts down before it can complete one of its heating or cooling cycles. There are a number of reasons why this might happen, but one of the most common is that a HVAC system…

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AFUE: How Your Furnace’s Efficiency Is Measured

January 29th, 2014

Furnaces come in all shapes and sizes, which means there are many different options to choose from. There needs to be a base line to measure your furnace’s efficiency: to tell you that one model functions more effectively than another…

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How Can a Heat Pump Heat When it’s Chilly Outside?

December 10th, 2013

Here in Daytona Beach, heat pumps are an attractive option for keeping your home comfortable. The system combines the functions of a heater and an air conditioner into one unit, allowing to work in the summer and the winter alike.

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Clogged Filters and Air Conditioning Repair in Daytona Beach

October 22nd, 2013

Air conditioning repair in Daytona Beach can be a serious matter, with our hot weather nearly year round. Anything you can do to defer or delay a serious repair call will leave you and your family without a cool, comfortable home on hot days.

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Air Conditioning FAQ 2: Types of Refrigerant

September 23rd, 2013

Your air conditioner depends on a chemical called refrigerant to transfer heat from inside your home and into the warm Florida air outdoors. In the early days of electrical ACs, the chemical used for refrigerant was usually propane, ammonia, or methyl chloride.

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Can Routine Maintenance Ward Off a Costly Air Conditioning Repair

September 9th, 2013

A good, efficient air conditioner is a must for living in Florida. Our summers are hot and muggy, and the temperature remains high the rest of the year as well. But you shouldn’t expect your AC that has happily chugged away keeping you cool to do so indefinitely.

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