HVAC News & Information
Understanding what does SEER mean can help homeowners make more informed decisions about HVAC efficiency and energy usage. SEER, or Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio, measures how efficiently an air conditioning system operates over a typical cooling season. Learning how SEER ratings work can help compare systems and identify options that support better energy savings. According…
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…
Air conditioners, or ACs, when properly maintained, can noticeably reduce symptoms for allergy sufferers.
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.
A zone control system gives you control over the temperature in each room in your house. It will cool or warm the rooms you use the most at the time that you use them. It works with your thermostat to only provide the necessary heating or cooling energy that each room in your home needs at the time.
A heat pump is a device that transfers heat from one place to another, from inside to outside or from outside to inside.
On tells your HVAC unit to run its fans all the time, even when the air isn’t being heated or cooled. Auto means the fan only runs when your air is being treated.