Does Your Indoor Coil Need to Be Replaced?
It’s generally a good idea to replace the indoor coil if you’re also replacing your air conditioner or heat pump. There’s a correlation between the efficiency of your heating or cooling system and the performance [...]
Where Can You Locate Your Air Handler or Furnace System?
You may have options based on your home’s design. The system can actually be located in several different places: A system with up-flow application might be located in the basement, while a system with a [...]
What Is a Heat Pump?
Simply put: Air movement from Point A to Point B. A heat pump is a device used for either the heating or cooling of a space by transferring hot and cold between two reservoirs. A [...]
What Can You Do to Control the Humidity Levels in Your Home?
It’s all about variability. Humidity levels can be reduced by using a variable-speed furnace or air handler as part of your HVAC system. Variable speed units run longer, at lower speeds, allowing air to constantly [...]
What Can You Do Before Calling Someone to Service Your System?
We’ll start by saying that we recommend routine maintenance—tune-ups—once in the spring, once in the fall—as routine maintenance is far less expensive for you than emergency repairs. You should also be aware that HVAC systems [...]
Is Your HVAC Unit ENERGY STAR Approved?
What is Energy Star? ENERGY STAR is a program that was created by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help businesses and individuals make energy efficient purchases. This program places the ENERGY STAR label, [...]
Common Heating Myths That Can Actually Raise Energy Bills
People are always looking for quick tips and tactics that will make their lives easier, cut their expenses, and/or save their time. When it comes to your home heating costs, while we want our homes [...]
HVAC Unit Mythbusters
Many homeowners believe that their air conditioning unit is actually adding cold air to their home. In actuality, your air conditioner is not adding cold air, but rather removing hot air. Operating under this common [...]
What Goes into Installing a New System?
It’s all about the ductwork. Installing a new system in a home that hasn’t previously had central heating and air will require the installation of ductwork, insulation, refrigerant piping, electrical service, wiring, thermostat(s), condensate piping, [...]
Business Ethics Award
May 26, 2016 Hans Heating and Air is a nominee for the River Region Ethics in Business and Public Service Awards in the Medium Business Category. Hans Heating and Air was nominated by a [...]