Maintain Your HVAC In Austin To Manage The Cold

When you live in Austin, you expect mild winters to counter blazing hotsummers. This does not always happen. To stay prepared,you should be concerned with your whole HVAC in Austin, not just your air conditioner. Mild temperatures in the 40° to 60°F, not to mention the even lower 30ish temperatures we had in in January, require cranking up the heat, so it's important to be ready. Comfort Control suggests a few things you can do now to keep yourself warm and even suggests a couple things to plan on doing before next winter.

Four Hot Tips To Handle The Cold

1.     Check for air loss around your windows. You may feel cold air around your window frame to signal air loss or you may have invisible drafts and air leaks you aren't aware of. If your heating bill jumps up after a cold spell, you might need some weatherstripping around windows for a short-term solution. For a long-term solution, consider and energy audit of your house to see where you are experiencing air loss. If air loss is significant through windows, you might even consider having new dual or triple pane windows installed this year.

2.     Upgrade your thermostat. Programmable thermostats allow you to set your heating and cooling system to provide heat or AC when you need it, not when you are at work or on vacation. Studies indicate that you may not see a windfall of savings on your energy bill from having a programmable thermostat, but you can deliberately and accurately set it up or down a few degrees to save a little money. If you buy one, make sure to select one that is easy to read and easy to program and have it installed by a Comfort Control contractor for optimal results.

3.     Improve your home's insulation. Your energy audit might point out where more insulation will help. Even if you do not want to undertake a costly installation project with your contractor, you can add some yourself that might make your home cozier all year round.

4.     Have a professional check your HVAC. A specialist from Comfort Control can make sure your system is working efficiently. No matter what brand furnace or air conditioning system you have, one of our technicians can check its efficiency and then service it, if necessary, to make sure it is working right.

While the technician is not a mind reader who can predict how long your furnace will last, he can assess the condition and tell you honestly if it needs to be replaced for a newer or more efficient model. Most service calls don't result in needing a new furnace, but if you do, we can get you a deal on the best equipment in the industry and get it installed for you as soon as possible.

Great Service For Your HVAC In Austin

Whether your furnace is not acting right or you have put off having it inspected for too long, contact us today for your annual maintenance visit at (512) 308-6949. Your Comfort Control technician can even offer you a planned maintenance agreement to make sure that your HVAC in Austin is always at its best.