Frequently Asked Questions

The HVAC market will undergo another change approximately in 2009, and will start to phase out the normal refrigerant used for the past 50 years. R-22 will still be available for all the existing units still out there.

R-410A is the new refrigerant being used and has been out for about 10 years or so already. The refrigerant doesn’t harm the ozone layer like R-22.

There marketing budget, size of the company, quality of work, and there overhead are big reasons why they have different prices.

Yes, we use Fernwood Capital & Leasing LLC for commercial customers and Synchrony Financial for our residential customers

No, they are sealed units and by law, the service company has to make an effort to find the leak. If they can’t find it, then they have to say what methods of leak testing they used.

The throw away filters should be changed once a month. The high efficiency media air cleaners about once a year.

At least once every other year for a new system and yearly if you have a system over 5 years old.

Yes, how much depends on the efficiency-the running time, and the house-some other factors as well.

Usually a furnace lasts about 20 years-if you have a well-built old one with a cast iron heat exchanger-these may last a lot longer but their efficiency is terrible. Air conditioners last anywhere between 15-20 years depending on how it’s maintained.

All units have their breakdowns, the 90% has more things that can break down if it is not maintained, but for the most part they are very reliable and quieter.

Yes, usually by as much as 20% because it adds moisture to the air which makes you feel warmer at a cooler temperature.

Answer: Saves 15% in fuel efficiency by being able to control the temperature at anytime of the day-great for people who are out of town a lot.