D'Spain Sales and Service Blog : Archive for the ‘Heating’ Category

The Differences between Furnaces and Ductless Heating Systems

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Although Boerne, TX is known for its heat, there are still plenty of chilly nights left here this winter. As we near the end of the season, this is a good time to consider if your heating system is right for your needs. When it comes to choosing a heater, you want to keep in mind a few factors: upfront cost, efficiency, and the space available in your home. Below, we look at both centralized heating and ductless heating, reviewing the pros and cons of each system.

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Upgrades to Help Your Heating System

Monday, February 15th, 2016

Winter continues here in Boerne, TX, with cold temperatures and snow continuing to predominate. That means higher heating bills, which can pinch you in your pocketbook even if they provide much-needed comfort from the cold. Thankfully, you can do something to cut those bills down to size. There are numerous ancillary products that can be installed by a trained professional, which will help your heater perform more efficiently. Not only does that cut down on your monthly bills, but it can help your heater last longer, as well as providing a number of additional benefits to your home. Here’s a list of upgrades to help your heating system.

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3 Easy Signs for Spotting a Problem with Your Heater

Monday, January 18th, 2016

Reliable heating systems are very important to maintaining household comfort levels here in Boerne, TX, and with our home-brewed self-sufficiency, a lot of homeowners may be confident about fixing any problems that arise with theirs. We don’t recommend this, since heaters and furnaces are complex pieces of equipment requiring professional treatment to repair. But canny homeowners can learn to spot the subtle signs of trouble with their heating system, and call in a repair service before the heater suffers a breakdown. Here are 3 of them for your edification. If you spot them, turn the system off and contact a professional technician to get the system fixed.

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What Are the Benefits of a Modular HVAC System?

Monday, January 4th, 2016

If you won a business or work as an office manager here in Boerne, TX, you already know the differences between commercial and residential systems. A commercial HVAC needs to heat or cool the air in a much larger space, as well as tailoring the specifics to match multiple occupants in some cases and adjusting the temperature based on the needs of the specific business. A modular HVAC system, which utilizes multiple units harnessed in common purpose instead of one big unit handling the whole building, provides a number of benefits that you should take advantage of. The more you understand about how they function, the more sense using them makes.

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Why You Should Reconsider Using a Space Heater

Monday, November 2nd, 2015

At this time of year, and even throughout our fairly mild winters, it can be tempting to supplement a cool room’s heating with a space heater. On the surface they appear to do the job, but the truth is that a space heater may be more trouble than it is worth. If you are having trouble getting adequate heating to a room or particular area of your home, there is a cause for this, and the heating experts from D’Spain Sales & Service, Inc., are here to help you resolve that problem. All you have to do is give us a call and schedule an appointment for heating services in Boerne, TX.

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Why a Heat Load Calculation Is Important

Tuesday, October 27th, 2015

If you are a homeowner who needs to install a new heating system before the winter begins, one step you simply cannot bypass is a heat load calculation. Going by the size of your previous heating system isn’t enough to ensure that you install the right-sized heater for your home, especially if you are going to use a different type of heating system. A heat load calculation takes a number of factors into account, which is why it’s very important to hire a trained heating specialist to conduct the heat load calculation for your home. The heating experts at D’Spain Sales & Service, Inc., think heat load calculations are so important that we perform one with every new installation, including replacement jobs. Are you putting a new heating system into your home in Bandera, TX? Then it’s time to give us a call!

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Do You Need Heating Replacement?

Monday, October 12th, 2015

With our current daytime temperatures in Fredericksburg, TX, no one is thinking about heating… until the night chill sets in. We are at that time of year when we get nice, warm daytime temps and cool nights that make for perfect sleeping weather. For now you may be good with just a blanket, but soon you’ll need more. If you ended our last heating season with a heater that was clearly on its way out, now is the perfect time to look for its replacement. Replacing a failing heating system is a great opportunity to choose and install a system that meets all of your needs, and you may find that a different kind of system is what works. However, it’s important to take your time with replacement so that you can follow these three critical steps:

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It’s That Time: Heating Maintenance Season

Monday, October 5th, 2015

We all know fall means football season here in Bandera, TX, but it also means heating maintenance season. While our daytime temperatures have been quite high, our nighttime temps have been cool enough to think about turning on the heat. However, there is one important question to ask: is your heater ready for heating season? If not, then it’s time to call the experts at D’Spain Sales & Service, Inc., for annual heating maintenance.

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Some End of Season Heating Services

Friday, March 13th, 2015

As we move through March, we are approaching the end of the heating season: the cooler period of the year when we use our home’s heaters the most. Soon, our furnaces will turn off or our heat pumps will switch over to cooling mode, and we will once more be concerned with staying cool during the heavy Texas heat.

In these waning days of cooler weather, there are some services you can take care of for your heating system that will help make sure you will encounter as few troubles as possible before you switch entirely to air conditioning, and also to ensure the heater will work when heating season returns at the end of the year.

Call on D’Spain Sales & Service, Inc. for any professional assistance you may need for heating in Helotes, TX and the surrounding areas.

Make sure the heater receives regular maintenance

The mild winters in Texas have an unfortunate side effect of making it easy for homeowners to forget to arrange for regular heating maintenance during the fall. If you didn’t schedule a maintenance visit last fall, you shouldn’t decide to just skip it for a year: it’s never too late to call up our technicians and arrange for your routine maintenance visit. Each year a heater misses maintenance will result in it losing efficiency and costing more to run.

Change the air filter (or clean it)

You should change the air filter for your forced-air heater an average of once a month when it runs on a regular basis. (If you use a permanent filter, you should clean it.) Since your air conditioning system will likely use the same filter, make sure you have it changed/cleaned before the end of the heating season to get rid of any debris that might still be caught in it; that way you enter the cooling season without obstructions blocking the AC’s airflow.

Have any necessary repairs done

This is crucial: if you heater has started to indicate that it is having performance troubles, don’t ignore them since the summer weather is approaching. You should never let a potential repair issue go without attention, since it could mean a heater that fails to come on many months later when you actually need it. The sooner you have a repair done, the less likely it will increase and turn into a bigger repair down the road—or even a full breakdown.

To schedule maintenance or repairs for your heater at the end of the season, contact the Helotes, TX heating professionals at D’Spain Sales & Service, Inc. We offer emergency service for your convenience.

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How Ductless Heating Works

Wednesday, February 25th, 2015

People usually associate home heating with a network of ducts that are responsible for distributing the conditioned air from the heater throughout the rooms. However, this is not the only way to have central heating for a home. If you are interested in a heating installation for your home that doesn’t require ductwork, call D’Spain Sales & Service, Inc. today and ask about our services for ductless heating in Boerne, TX and the surrounding areas.

What exactly is ductless heating?

Ductless heating is a type of heat pump that operates through individual air handlers rather than a single central indoor unit connected to ductwork. A heat pump works in a manner similar to an air conditioner: it uses electricity to circulate refrigerant between indoor and outdoor coils, absorbing heat from one location and then releasing it in another. In a ductless heat pump (also known as a ductless mini split heat pump), the heat absorbed from the outdoor cabinet travels to the individual air handlers that are mounted in rooms throughout the house. Each air handler contains its own coil and blower fan, and they send the conditioned air directly into the rooms.

What are the advantages to a system like this?

Ductless heating is an excellent idea if you are planning on new home construction or major remodeling, since you don’t need to expend space on ductwork. You only have to plan on air handler placement. Ductless heating also works well for older homes that lack the room for ducts.

There are other benefits to going ductless as well. These systems are more energy-efficient because they do not suffer from any heat loss as the air travels along the ducts, and you won’t have to worry about duct repairs and regular duct cleaning. Ductless heat pumps will also help improve indoor air quality because they do not pick up the dust and debris that often collects inside ventilation systems. Since you can control the air handlers separately from one another, you can shut off heat to rooms that are unoccupied instead of heating the whole house at once, which will contribute to significant energy savings.

Finally, like all heat pumps, ductless heating also works as ductless cooling. You can switch a heat pump from heating mode to cooling mode and receive quality air conditioning during the summer. You have both your comfort concerns taken care of with one installation.

Call us to find out more about ductless heating

If you think that going ductless sounds like the right option for your home heating in Boerne, TX, you only have to give D’Spain Sales & Service, Inc. a call. We install, repair, and maintain a variety of ductless mini split heat pumps for the area. You can arrange for service with us today.

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