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Grinding, Squealing and Screeching: Interpreting the Noises Your HVAC Makes

If something is failing or going amiss with your HVAC unit, chances are, your HVAC unit is letting you know something is not quite right. However, most of the cues come in the form of sounds that many of us may overlook. If you hear your HVAC unit grinding, squealing, screeching or squeaking, it is letting you know it needs help. I was unaware of these cues and overlooked them. It ended up costing me a lot of money in repairs. I want to make sure that does not happen to other people, so I made this website. I hope you learn how to interpret the noises your HVAC unit is making so you can get it the repairs it needs before you incur a costly repair, or worse, permanently ruin your unit for good.

Grinding, Squealing and Screeching: Interpreting the Noises Your HVAC Makes

2015

Three Improvements to Make Your Old Radiant Heating More Energy Efficient
Radiant heating can be a great way to heat your home and keep the cost down. If you want to improve the efficiency of your home's heating, there are many things that can be done. You may want to consider installing thermostat and check valves. You can also replace use biomass or solar energy to help combat heating costs. Here are some ideas to help make your radiant heating more efficient and save this winter:

Cooling Down The Upper Level Of Your Home
When you are trying to keep your house cool in the summer months, you'll find that the upstairs is going to be the most difficult part to keep at a comfortable temperature. Since heat rises, any heat that does come into your home is going to pool in the upstairs rooms and hallways. Also, the upstairs is the closest to your roof and the roof will take on a lot of heat from the sun.

New To Oil Heating? Your Fuel Delivery Questions Answered
Are you new to oil heating? If this is the first home you have owned with an oil furnace, you likely have some questions about fuel delivery. The following guide can help you prepare for the winter heating season and become accustomed to some of the necessities of oil heat. Question #1: When Should You Order Oil? The answer depends on the pricing offers from your local heating oil companies. In most regions, oil is less expensive before the winter heating season begins, since demand is lower.

Three Tips For Minimizing Dust Buildup On The Exteriors Of Your Air Duct Intake Vents
Your home's duct system wouldn't be able to function without all of the vents on your ceilings, walls, and floors that it's connected to. While supply vents near and on the floor supply newly heated or cooled air to your home, intake vents on walls and ceilings take air out. To improve overall air quality by way of minimizing dust buildup on the exteriors of your air duct intake vents, follow these three tips.

3 Homeowner Mistakes That Make Central Air Conditioners Less Efficient
Owning a home requires a lot of regular maintenance, and this maintenance should include your central air conditioning unit. But sometimes homeowners can become overeager with air conditioning handling and make mistakes, causing the unit to be less efficient and requiring visits from an air conditioning repair service. Here are a few of the mistakes you can avoid when caring for your air conditioner. Misusing the Thermostat Do you adjust your thermostat temperature setting constantly to try and get the cooling just right?

Heater Stopped Working During A Cold Snap? Here Are 3 Things To Check
A brutal cold snap is the time when you most need your home's furnace to cooperate. But mechanical objects don't always work the way we want. If your heater has suddenly stopped working, there are a few quick checks you can make before you break down and call for a furnace service or repair. Change the Thermostat Battery Start by changing the thermostat battery. It doesn't matter if it doesn't seem like it's dead because the temperature is still showing up on the screen.

Maintain Your Furnace When The Season Changes
When your furnace is working properly, it allows you to have heat throughout your home on cold days. However, it also needs regular cleaning and maintenance in order to be efficient. Every time the season changes, you should take some time to maintain your furnace and keep it in proper working order. At the very least, do this before the fall and winter seasons, when you will be using it the most.

Home Hacks: Six Times You Should Just Hire A Professional
With information on the internet readily available, many people have started doing more around their home. However, there are times when you should still hire a professional. Here are six of those times: 1. Vent cleaning. This is definitely not something you want to tackle yourself. It is dirty, time consuming, and often hazardous. Once your vents have been cleaned the first time, you can often go years before getting them cleaned again (provided they were not infested with vermin feces or mold).

Cool Your Jets: What You Should Know About Portable Air Conditioners
For many people, they likely have either a window unit or a central air conditioning system installed in their home. But not everyone needs or can afford these types of home cooling equipment. Portable air conditioners are small, easy to use, and are designed for mobility so you can move them from room to room. Before you decide to purchase one of these units from a company like Tropic Air Conditioning INC, get the facts on portable cooling.

Is Your HVAC Repair Bill Reasonable? Here's How To Tell
Oftentimes, home repair bills such as heating and air conditioning charges seem unreasonably steep. If your home isn't cooling or heating properly, you might panic at the thought of hiring a contractor because even a routine maintenance can cost $100 (or more). If you're wondering what a service visit will cost you total, there's simply no way to know before a technician diagnoses your problem, and they usually won't do that for free.

Oil or Gas? Which Type of Home Furnace Do You Need?
Before temperatures drop down low, it is time to assess the heating system in the home. Is it gas? Is it oil? Which will be more efficient for the winter months? Does anything need to be replaced or should a new system be put in? HVAC Systems Most homes have an HVAC system. Usually this is a forced operation to distribute hot or cold air depending on whether it is winter or summer.

5 Tips To Keep Your Family Warm While Waiting For Heating Repair
Realizing that your heater is no longer working can be one of your biggest nightmares when it's cold outside. The idea of keeping yourself and your family warm with no heater can seem impossible, but there are a few things that you can do to help keep the temperatures within your home a little bit higher. Although you will obviously need to hire a heating repair professional as soon as possible, following these tips can help in the meantime.

5 Warning Signals That It's Time To Service Your Air Conditioning
Choosing to repair or replace your air conditioning system isn't always the most enjoyable item on your to-do list. It can be confusing and difficult to make an informed decision. The longer you wait, however, the larger the consequences could be in term of time investment and cost. To help you make the best decision, here are five warning signals that you should repair or replace your air conditioning system:

Duct Maintenance Is A Key Component Of HVAC Efficiency
Out of sight, out of mind. As busy as life can be, it is easier to focus on the problems you can see clearly closing in around you than the problems lurking within the walls of your house. It would be nice if ducts were a closed system and impervious to all of the ills of the world, but they are not. If you want your HVAC system to run at optimum efficiency, you can't ignore your ducts; instead, you have to take all of the steps to properly maintain them.

2 Reasons To Consider A Window-Mounted Air Conditioner
A window-mounted air conditioner is a great alternative to central air cooling systems. Two reasons to consider installing a window mounted air conditioner are to save money and because it is easy to install. Save Money The biggest advantage that a window-mounted air conditioner has over a central air system is the upfront cost of the equipment. A single window-mounted air conditioner can be purchased for a fraction of the price of a central air system.