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By EmilyB June 28, 2013
I called Air Today Contractors to repair my air-conditioner for my rental property. Maurice was very professional and prompt. Which is wonderful. He showed at the house 45 minutes after I called and quickly found the problem, which was minor. Maurice was very helpful and honest. I would highly recommend this company to everyone. I am totally satisfied with my service today. I will use this company for all of my air-conditioner repairs in the future. ...read more
By plocey March 19, 2011
I was extremely disappointed in the quality of service that I received from this company. The switch on my 2 year old dryer broke and I contacted them for service. In addition to the high fee that I was charged, the repairman broke the piece that holds the switch in place, never said anything about it and each time I used the dryer, the switch continued to fall back into the dryer, so that I needed to continually open it to put it back into place to use it. The worst part of the entire situation is when I called him back to discuss the problem, he tried to place the blame for the broken piece on me. I was forced to fix the problem myself with electrical tape to hold the switch in place. Needless to say, I will never use this company again. ...read more
By Francine August 31, 2010
I called at 8:30am. The two gentlemen showed up by 10am and fixed by 10:34am.. Seriously can anyone be any nicer? They were really nice, explained to me what happened and what they were doing. I am very knoweledgable about A/C's so I know he was speaking truthfully. I would recommend them to anyone I know. ...read more
Understanding Energy Ratings Air conditioners have always been prodigious users of electricity, but efficiencies have improved considerably in the past few years. Part of this improvement was federally mandated in 1990, through the culmination of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1971. These regulations established minimum efficiency standards for heating and cooling equipment. As a result, nearly all models manufactured today are more efficient than those made just 10 or 15 years ago. How are systems rated? Central air conditioners–the condenser units–are given a Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating, or SEER. In simple terms, SEER is calculated by dividing the cooling capacity of a continuously operating air conditioner by the electrical input required to run it. The value is expressed in numbers. A SEER 10, for example, is now the lowest number allowed, and any number larger than that is accordingly more efficient and will cost less to operate. Along with the yellow Energy Guide tags attached to each appliance, these ratings give consumers a benchmark sense of where their choices fall on the energy-efficiency scale. Most manufacturers now offer SEER 10, 11, 12 and 13 models, and some offer SEER 14. This gives you five separate efficiency options, with model numbers usually keyed to the SEER numbers, so they're easy to recognize. Lennox's Value 12 system, for example, is a SEER 12. ...read more
By Air Today Contractors January 18, 2010
Central air conditioning is, of necessity, a split system, with some components installed outdoors and others indoors. The heaviest, noisiest, heat-shedding components–the compressor and condenser coil–are installed outdoors, while the evaporator coil is installed indoors, usually in the form of an A-frame in the plenum of a forced-air furnace. In this case, the furnace's blower moves warm air over the coils and distributes the chilled air. The indoor and outdoor segments of the system are typically joined by two refrigeration lines and a low-voltage relay cable. If a home is heated by some means other than forced air–baseboard or radiant floor heat, for example–the evaporator coil is typically mounted in a dedicated blower unit, which pushes the cooled air through conventional ductwork. Most blower units are installed in attics and crawlspaces and are connected to flexible, insulated ductwork, which is the easiest and least costly to install, especially in retrofit situations. In houses built without ductwork, and where conventional ductwork would be too costly or too inefficient to install, a ductless central-air system is now possible. Ductless systems have long been popular in Europe and Asia, where building methods discourage ductwork, but are relatively new in the United States. The Carrier Corp. is one of several companies now making ductless systems for the U.S. market. In these systems, a single outdoor compressor serves several, smaller evaporator coils located indoors, each in its own box and each with its own blower fan. These components are installed on exterior walls, usually on the upper half, where much of the heat accumulates. They're finished unobtrusively, but they can be quite large, often measuring 6 x 18 x 24 in. Condensation lines are routed outside, along with the refrigeration and electrical lines. Ductless systems can also provide heat, either through resistance coils in the wall units or in heat-pump fashion. The advantages of ductless air over window air are that ductless systems move the noisiest components outdoors, they can provide heat, they distribute the air more evenly, and they don't block the better half of a window. Installation costs vary widely, but ductless systems can be more expensive than ducted systems. It's a sliding scale, with each home's variables–primary building material, number of rooms, house size and layout–coming into play. They're reliable and efficient, but they're not likely to replace ducted systems in the United States. They're considered problem solvers, with the problem being fairly rare. ...read more
By Air Today Contractors January 18, 2010
The disappointment of a home appliance breaking can make you want to have it repaired as soon as possible. You can always take it to a professional, which can cost a lot of money. Or you can try fixing it yourself. ...read more
If you have the type of Frigidaire refrigerator with water and ice in the door it is highly recommended that you change the filters on a regular basis to keep it operating efficiently. The filters can be purchased at any authorized dealer that sells Frigidaire appliances. ...read more