Air Conditioning

We’ll Keep Your Home Cool During Summer’s Swelter

When it comes to keeping your home comfortable during hot seasons, it’s important to know your best options. If you’re in the market for a new system, Giesy Heating & Cooling, in Lancaster, OH, can help you determine the best option for your home and weather.

Most homeowners rely on central cooling for their summer comfort, but heat pumps are effective, too. Let’s look at each.

Central AC Systems

Central cooling likely does not need an explanation as it’s the common part of a dually functioning HVAC system. In very simple terms, it pulls the warm air from inside your home through ductwork and filters to remove pollutants. It then passes over your outdoor unit’s evaporator coils where refrigerant is responsible for absorbing heat, leaving the conditioned air ready to travel back through ductwork into the rooms in your home. 

Why Choose Central Air?

Homeowners generally choose central air for the following benefits:

  • It’s efficient & cools a space quickly.
  • It’s not noisy like window AC units can be.
  • It can be controlled with a Smart thermostat, letting you control your home’s temperature while you’re away.
  • It helps your indoor air stay cleaner since it’s run through the same filtering system your furnace uses in the winter.

Heat Pumps…for Cooling?

Most people don’t associate heat pumps with cooling, since its name implies otherwise. However, heat pumps are essentially two-way air conditioners. Much like a central HVAC system, they have two modes—heating and cooling. Unlike a central HVAC system, which relies on moving air, heat pumps redistribute heat to warm a space and absorb heat and move it outdoors to cool a space.

Why Choose a Heat Pump?

Heat pumps offer homeowners these benefits:

  • Low operating costs
  • Safer operation than systems that rely on combustion
  • More efficient operations, which means reduced carbon emissions
  • Extended lifespan—sometimes up to 50 years

Routine Maintenance

Whether you choose a central cooling system or heat pump, routine maintenance is a must, just like it is for your furnace. It will increase your system’s overall efficiency, lower your energy bills, and extend the life of your equipment.

Seasonal Maintenance for Central Cooling

Your central cooling should be serviced each spring before summer’s heat. Your central unit maintenance includes checking:

  • The outdoor unit: We’ll clean and inspect the condenser to remove debris accumulations.
  • Fan: We’ll check and balance the fan for proper heat distribution.
  • Outdoor & indoor coils: We’ll clean these for efficient operation.
  • Refrigerant lines & levels: We’ll check these to rule out leaks.
  • Electrical components: We’ll test these for wear and tear, replacing them as needed.
  • Drain System: We’ll clean and flush this to prevent mold, blockage, and leaks.
  • Blower: We’ll clean and adjust this if needed to ensure the proper speed for your system.

Did You Know?

Many homeowners don’t realize it, but when scheduling your seasonal central cooling maintenance, it’s vital to ensure your weather will be 70° F or above. This temperature is necessary to check your AC properly and get a true evaluation of its condition.

It might sound complicated, but it’s really not. As long as you schedule routine preventive maintenance for your home’s heating and cooling systems, you can expect your equipment to run optimally and last a long time! Call Giesy Heating & Cooling for all your installation, repair, and maintenance needs!

Want to Boost Your Indoor Air Quality?

Ask us about installing an air cleaner on your HVAC system. It’s a whole-home solution that filters your air to reduce and remove particles like pet dander, dust, dust mites, smoke, and pollen. This feature can be helpful if anyone in your household has asthma or allergies.

Request a free quote, get information, or ask for professional advice – call our team at 740-654-0939.

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