Summer is almost here, which means thousands of air conditioners around the Gaithersburg, Maryland area are going to be fired up, but it also means there are going to be a lot of air conditioners breaking down! Times are tight, and we know you don’t want to pay too much for AC repair this summer. That’s why we’ve put together this list of AC repairs you can do on your own!
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It’s starting to get warm out, which means one thing – summer’s almost here! This summer, get the most out of your air conditioner by following these air conditioner maintenance tips!
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It’s hard to say it’s getting warm out when temperatures this year never really got that cold to begin with. All the same, if the past few days in the 70s are any indication, this summer’s going to be a hot one – get your air conditioner inspected now so it will last you the whole summer! The absolute last thing you want to deal with this summer is a broken down air conditioner, so don’t take any chances – call Michael Bonsby Heating & Air Conditioning now for an air conditioner inspection in Gaithersburg before the summer heat hits! Continue reading “Benefits of Air Conditioner Inspections” »
On our blog, we talk a lot about things you can do to make your heating and air conditioning systems more efficient. But there are a lot more appliances in your house! This post is for people who are tired of high energy bills and want to learn little things they can do to save energy around the house.
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Anybody fancy a swim? This winter has been exceptionally warm, which has a lot of people worried – is global warming happening faster than we thought?
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Want to make an oil-to-gas conversion in your Washington, DC home? How about install a zoned boiler system? Talk to the Hensons! They recently called Michael Bonsby Heating & Air Conditioning wanting to get their home off oil and install a zoned boiler heating system.
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Have you been thinking about installing a Mitsubishi ductless heat pump in your home? Talk to Don and Mabel! They just installed a brand new split system heat pump in their Silver Spring, Maryland home. So how do they feel about it?
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The easiest way to improve the indoor air quality in your home is to throw open the windows for some breezy cross ventilation. Unfortunately, this isn’t so easy to do in the winter! Indoor air quality is notoriously bad in the MD-DC area, and it’s 10 times worse when it gets cold out! While modern homes are being constructed with special care taken to improve ventilation as well as efficiency, many homes built within the last 20 years were built as tightly as possible to maximize furnace efficiency. The result? Homes with dirty, pollutant-filled air, locked in for months at a time.
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It’s that time of year again – the time to flip your furnace on to prepare for the long winter ahead. Like summer, winter is a time when your HVAC system is going to be moving large amounts of air through your ducts and into your home. Compound this with the amount of time you’re going to be spending inside your home over the next few months and you’ve got a perfect recipe for painfully (and potentially dangerously) bad indoor air quality!
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Can you believe November is already almost over? By now you’ve probably had a heat pump inspection and you’re getting ready to turn your heat pump on (if you haven’t already!). In the winter, heat pumps operate basically like reverse air conditioners, pulling heat from the outside air and moving it into your home. This allows heat pumps to run much more efficiently than furnaces and other fuel burning heat pumps, provided you use them properly!
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