Year: 2019

Why Is My Furnace Inadequate at Heating the House?

By Intelligent Air Services | December 23, 2019

You may not need your furnace running every day during the winter to keep you comfortable. But when it is running, you want it to do the job you expect—keeping the house warm. If the furnace isn’t up to the task and you’re finding cold spots in the house and the family is complaining about…

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Does My Heat Pump Need Maintenance for Winter?

By Intelligent Air Services | December 9, 2019

Heat pumps are great for the climate here in Austin. During the heat of the middle of the year, a heat pump is as powerful as the best air conditioning system. When temperatures cool down enough that a house needs a bit of warmth, a heat pump shifts smoothly into heating mode—and uses much less electricity to…

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The Most Important Repair Your Furnace May Need!

By Intelligent Air Services | November 25, 2019

During the short winter season when you run your gas furnace, your main concern will be that it works the way it should and provides the heat necessary for household comfort. Safety, however, is another concern. We don’t want to be alarmist and make you think the gas furnace in your house is a constant…

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Is Duct Sealing Beneficial at All?

By Intelligent Air Services | November 11, 2019

Unless you live in an older home that doesn’t have any ductwork, you rely daily on the unseen air channels set into the walls and ceilings of your house. Because you can’t see these air ducts, it’s easy for you to forget about them and believe they’ll just take care of themselves. The suggestion of duct…

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Does an Evaporative Cooler Really Work as an Air Conditioner?

By Intelligent Air Services | October 28, 2019

The heat in Austin is intense in the summer, and hot weather can linger through many other times of the year. That means air conditioning systems take on immense workloads. You probably have a central air conditioner for your home, so you know how high electrical bills rise when the AC runs. When you hear…

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The Fall Heat—Watch Out for Your Air Conditioner!

By Intelligent Air Services | October 14, 2019

We’re dealing with another hot early fall here in Austin, with days frequently peaking in the 90s. This isn’t good news for your beleaguered air conditioning system, which has already had to deal with a long summer of steady work. This is a time when your AC is most likely to suffer a major malfunction…

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UV Air Purifier Against Cold and Flu Season

By Intelligent Air Services | September 30, 2019

There are many reasons to enjoy the fall and winter seasons, especially since Austin doesn’t have to suffer through the intense cold weather of many other parts of the country. But even in our milder weather, we can’t escape the effects of the cold and flu season. Flu shots and other medications are recommended to…

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Our Maintenance Program Is Here for Your Fall HVAC Tune-Up

By Intelligent Air Services | September 16, 2019

One of the great advantages of living in Austin is our winter weather. Temperatures cool down, sometimes dropping into the forties during the evenings, but we rarely suffer from any bracing cold spells. Homes, however, still require heating systems to handle the cooler evenings and help with the draftier houses. We assist homes in Austin, TX…

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The Compressor’s Job in Your Air Conditioner

By Intelligent Air Services | September 2, 2019

A residential central air conditioning system is an intricate device, and all its components need to work together seamlessly for the AC to keep a house cool without wasting power. It’s fair to say that all the parts of an AC are equally important. But it’s also fair to single out the compressor since the job it…

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End of Summer Heat—Why Can’t Your AC Keep Up?

By Intelligent Air Services | August 19, 2019

It’s hot this August in Austin. This can mean bad news for air conditioning systems, since they’ve already done a hefty load of work during the summer, and this end-of-season heat puts them in bigger jeopardy of a breakdown. Our NATE-certified, dependable HVAC technicians are busy with air conditioning repairs in Austin, TX at this time of year to…

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