Air Conditioning Articles

Aside from the professionals, like ours at Bay Breeze Heating & Cooling, who really thinks about air conditioners and their components?

As a homeowner here in Maryland, it’s always a good idea to learn as much as you can about your appliances.

When it comes to your air conditioner (A/C), a common term used in the HVAC business that you’re likely to see everywhere is your air conditioner’s SEER. But what exactly is SEER? SEER stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. It’s a rating system of the air conditioner’s cooling capacity to power input, i.e., it’s the…

When an air conditioner (AC) turns on and off in rather quick successions, without running for longer periods, this is called short cycling. It’s fairly common, but when it happens it means there’s something wrong with the AC.

With all the options available for setting your programmable thermostat, it’s easy to get confused. Of course, this defeats the purpose of a programmable thermostat—it’s designed to for you to “set it and forget it,” making your life easier.

Have you ever had a damaged straw with a hole or two in it, and you tried to drink from it unaware of its defects? Not much of your drink actually made it to your mouth, as it leaked from the straw. This concept is the same for leaky air ducts in your home. If…

At Bay Breeze Heating & Cooling, we are the leading air conditioning specialists here in the Annapolis area. These refrigerant regulations can get confusing, as there’s a lot to know.

Believe it or not, your air conditioner doesn’t actually add any coldness to the air. Instead, it extracts heat.