HVAC is an acronym for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Aside from fixing things, HVAC contractors also provide other services related to the air quality and airflow in a home. If you have a question about the air in your house, you can contact an experienced HVAC contractor like Fox Heating and Cooling.

Wheat Ridge’s latest weather has been teasing cooler temperatures all week and last. The swings of hot days and cold nights can put a lot of stress on a Wheat Ridge Home HVAC system. Especially so, if your home has a furnace that has been off for an extended period of time. Suddenly requiring a dormant appliance to repeatedly turn on and off without a proper warm-up can be risky. If your home in Wheat Ridge has not had its annual furnace tune-up scheduled, now is the time to do so. Furnace tune-ups are more than replacing air filters and flipping some switches. It is a necessary service that guarantees the functionality of your unit and the integrity of your home’s HVAC system as a whole. Read a little more about this essential service.

Regularly scheduled tune-ups for your HVAC system can reduce the chances of system failures or expensive breakdowns by up to 95%. Finding and resolving smaller issues with the HVAC system quickly will help ensure that the system does not degrade faster. In fact, forgetting to schedule your yearly furnace tune-up can cut the life expectancy of your furnace in half!

The temperature is swinging here in Colorado as warm days quickly turn brisk cold nights. It's no surprise here, as Colorado is higher in altitude, which translates to wilder temperature fluctuations. Your Denver home might be having some troubles now with the cooler weather as the daytime warmth doesn't seem to carry on very long into the night. Thus, prompts you to start your furnace after Summer finally. But before you reach for the thermostat and flip the switch, Fox heating and cooling would like to make sure you are aware of some tips about starting your furnace after summer.