Air
flow is one of the most critical issues in performance of both heating
and air conditioning systems and is unfortunately either ignored or
misunderstood by most homeowners and contractors. Simply put, air
flow is the means by which your system “conditions” your
home.
Most of us have lived in a home at some time in our lives where, because
of poor air flow, we have experienced hot or cold rooms, seemingly
unexplainable high energy costs when heating or cooling our homes,
or poor heating or cooling through out our home.
Proper air flow also has important functions within the equipment
as well. In the heat mode, correct air flow in conjunction with proper
burner operation, will not only provide heat for your home but will
also prevent the furnace from overheating and creating a multitude
of other problems. In the cooling mode correct air flow, in conjunction
with proper operation of the mechanical system, will not only provide
cooling for your home but will also reduce or eliminate the possibility
of icing of the evaporator which can cause serious damage or total
failure of the compressor resulting in repairs that could be approaching
or surpassing one thousand dollars.
Air flow is also one of the main components that determine the capacity
of both your heating and cooling modes of your system. With poor air
flow you could easily reduce the capacity of a three ton air conditioner
to two tons. In this example you will be paying for the energy use
of your three ton unit and experiencing the cooling of a two ton unit.
If your service contractor checks your system and does not diagnose
correctly the poor air flow you may pay for a service call that does
not correct your problem.
You will lower your energy costs to heat and cool your home by always
maintaining a clean air filter and immediately calling your service
company to report poor performance.
As a California Building Performance Contractor
Rare Service has the training and equipment to correctly diagnose
your comfort and energy use issues.
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