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Top Four Strategies for Improving Air Conditioning Performance

March 25, 2018 / admin / AC, HVAC
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The biggest mistake we see our customers make is forgetting during the cool spring days that the hot winds of summer are soon to follow. TruTemp Heating and Air Conditioning doesn’t want our customers to wait too long and find themselves in an emergency. Below are four great strategies to help keep an air conditioning unit in tip-top shape all year long.

1. Filters make the world go round

One of the major causes of most breakdowns is the failure to change the filter in AC Units. Many customers don’t seem to understand that a dirty filter does not only affect the immediate cooling effectiveness, but it overworks the unit every day to reach the required output ratio to keep an area cool. Just like the difficulty a person has breathing in a dust storm, an air conditioning unit must take shallow breaths through a dirty filter to function properly.

2. The thermostat is a lifesaver

We encourage our clients to invest in a programmable thermostat. With one, the temperature can be set slightly warmer while no one is present, and be programmed to cool right before people arrive. This rests the unit very well and protects it from the grind of working constantly.

3. Insulation, the secret to it all

One of the greatest weapons in defeating heat without overusing an AC Unit is strong insulation. A major myth is that thick insulation only protects against the cold, but this is simply not true. A properly insulated structure is much easier to contain heat and cold air from the outside elements causing less use of both heating and cooling units to be needed.

4. Leave some space for your best friend the AC

The first item we check off when doing an inspection is that there is nothing up close to the outside portion of an AC unit. Customers often forget that an air conditioner needs to breathe and shrubbery, no matter how decorative it looks on a building’s façade can, in fact, smother the output of the unit. Keeping at least two feet of space clear around the unit is ideal.

By following these simple tips, anyone can keep their air conditioning unit in much better shape all year long. No one wants to be caught off guard and without cool air in the middle of August, but if the emergency does occur, they always know who to call. At TruTemp, we want every family in Pittsburgh to have a comfortable and safe summer. If there is a problem with a unit at a business or home, please don’t hesitate to contact us, and let us do what we do best.

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24 / 7 On-Site Emergency Service

March 25, 2018 / admin / HVAC, HVAC Emergency
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Our Service Department is available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We certainly understand not all heating, air conditioning and refrigeration emergencies happen during the convenience of 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM! You can reach us any time, day or night!

What does this mean? It means even if we are closed, we will service your facility when YOU want us to! Here’s how it works:

After-Hours, please reach us at: (412) 698-3978 in order to request emergency service. We will either come out to your home or place of business to take care of the issue. We can typically be there within the hour but times are not guaranteed.

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Website Relaunched

March 25, 2018 / admin / HVAC
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We are very excited to have finally launched our new website design after almost a full year in development! You’ll see things are looking pretty spiffy around here and it’s all been completely re-coded from the ground up.

Six months in development, the new site represents a fundamental shift in HVAC online presence. While other sites are designed as electronic business cards, providing information only about the company, the new TruTemp site is designed to provide visitors with help.

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