Dewees HVAC Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Conway’

Tips for Helping Your AC Through the Late Summer Heat

Monday, August 15th, 2022
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August is usually when our summers in Arkansas get their hottest—and this is definitely one of our hottest Augusts! As AC technicians, we want to make sure that all our customers enjoy uninterrupted cooling in their homes, and we’re ready to help with air conditioning repair in Conway, AR when something goes wrong.

We know you’d much rather not need to call us because your air conditioning system is doing just great. We want to help make this your experience with a few tips on how you can make the workload easier for your AC during the big heat. A little caution and some best practices go a long way in keeping an air conditioning system running optimally.

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Watch for Warnings Your AC’s Compressor Is in Jeopardy

Monday, August 1st, 2022
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All the components of your home’s central air conditioning system have important jobs. But one component has a special elevated status: the compressor. This is the engine of the entire AC, since it’s where energy is applied to the refrigerant to put it under pressure and then start the process of circulating through the system and moving heat from inside the home to outside. 

The compressor uses the most electrical power of any part of the air conditioner (from 2,900 to 4,100 watts per hour) and it’s also expensive to replace if it burns out. The cost to replace a failed compressor is often costly enough that if the part is no longer under warranty it is more cost-effective to replace the entire air conditioning system.

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How Cool Can My AC Make My House?

Monday, July 4th, 2022
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Have you ever looked at the thermostat in your home and thought about how cold you might be able to make the rooms if it could be set lower than the 60–63°F? That’s the usual limit on thermostats, and people rarely want the house any colder than that. They rarely want it colder than 68°F! But could the air conditioning system conceivably cool the house even lower? Or, to put it another way, just what is the cooling limit for your AC?

Answering these questions isn’t only an exercise in hypotheticals. You can learn important facts about how your AC runs and how best to manage thermostat settings when you know an air conditioner’s limits.

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Sizing an Air Conditioner: Why This Job Is So Important

Monday, May 23rd, 2022
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When it’s time for a new air conditioning installation in Conway, AR, what are the most important steps to take? The first we recommend is calling our technicians to help with the job. Having professionals with you from the start will make the other steps easier because you can trust the experts to know which one to take and how to do them correctly.

Few steps are more important for installing a central air conditioning system than sizing it. We don’t mean determining how physically large the air conditioner is, but rather its cooling capacity. Sizing isn’t a guesswork job—it requires precision, otherwise your home will end up with a system that won’t work right and will rapidly drain money.

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It’s Not Too Late for AC Maintenance If You Haven’t Scheduled It Yet!

Monday, May 9th, 2022
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It’s already hot here in Conway. We just went through a weekend with the temperatures in the 90s. Of course, we can expect much more of these scorching temperatures in the coming months, since it’s not even summer yet.

If you didn’t schedule your regular AC maintenance in the early spring, you might think this arrival of hot weather means you missed your opportunity. Not at all! Although we always recommend our customers look to have their maintenance done at the start of the spring to help avoid early heatwaves and crowded schedules, it’s not too late to have the job done. In fact…

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Don’t Skip a Furnace Repair Even in Spring

Monday, April 11th, 2022
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The weather is warming up, and you’re probably not thinking much about your home’s furnace. It’s soon going to be the season of the air conditioner.

But we want to dwell on the furnace for one post more because there’s something important you need to know about your furnace before it shuts down for the summer. And this is … don’t skip any furnace repair just because it’s already spring. If you’ve recently run into problems with your furnace, you’ll feel tempted to procrastinate with calling us for furnace repair in Conway, AR. We understand why you might feel this way, but we urge you not to ignore the problem and call us as soon as you can to rectify it. 

We’ll explain why furnace repair is important, no matter the season.

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Common Furnace Repair Problems to Watch For

Monday, January 17th, 2022
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We’re experts when it comes to furnace repair in Conway, AR, and we’ve seen our share of furnace problems when customers call us to help them stay warm during the winter. We know you’d like to get through the season without furnace troubles, but even with the best regular maintenance service available, you may still run into a malfunctioning heating system. The best way to prepare is to know some of the more common problems so you can catch the signs early. Then you can call us before you’re left completely in the cold. 

Below we’re going to talk about a few of the most common furnace issues to keep a watch for. Count on us to fix any problem.

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Replacing a Heater, Part 1: Do You Need a New Heater This Fall?

Monday, November 15th, 2021
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Getting a new heater for your home is a big job, but the good news is that you don’t need to go it alone. In fact, you shouldn’t go it alone! It takes professionals to accurately handle a heater replacement in Bryant, AR, and our technicians are the ones you can trust for the job. 

We’re going to address replacing your heater in two posts. First, we’ll look at how to know if it’s time to retire your old heater. In the next post, we’ll talk about choosing the type of heater to replace your old one. 

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November Is a Great Time to Schedule Heating Maintenance

Monday, November 1st, 2021
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We’re sure that many of you who live in the Conway area are more than ready for the cooler weather to kick in. And we’re getting there! But the cooler weather of fall eventually becomes the colder weather of winter. Even if winter is your favorite time of the year, you’ll need to have a working central heating system in your house to help you get the most out of the season. 

This is where Dewees HVAC can help you! We offer more for our customers than just installing new heating systems and handling heating repair in Conway, AR. We want to help you prevent heating problems and keep your current heater working for as long as possible. Our professional heating maintenance service can help make this possible. It also stops many future repair problems and keeps your heater running at high efficiency so you can lower your utility bills. 

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Why Water Is Leaking From Your Air Conditioner

Monday, August 9th, 2021
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You don’t normally want water leaking from any appliance or any part of your home. If you spot water starting to pool around the base of the indoor cabinet of your AC, you’re right to think that it’s abnormal. Your air conditioner creates water as part of how it operates—in fact, you can often hear the water dripping in it when it runs—but a central AC is designed to keep the water from getting into your house. When you notice water escaping from the AC, it’s usually a warning to call us for air conditioning repair in Conway, AR.

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