Family Air HVAC Blog

Our desert nights are cooler and you find your heater is coming on more often. You don’t want to feel a blast of cold air when you are expecting warm comfort.  If you are feeling cold air, it is may be due to the following reasons: You may have a leaky air duct – this will happen when your heating system is unable to reach the...

Heating your home makes up for approximately 70% of your household energy consumption.  Here are some easy ways that you can reduce your consumption and lower your bills: Close your curtains when it gets dark. Your curtains provide another layer of insulation and keep rooms warmer.   The opposite is true as well so make sure...

To run or not to run the HVAC fan has been a debate among the industry.  Here are the pros and cons: The pros to keeping the fan on: Creates a more even distribution of heating and cooling by circulating the air especially if you hot or cold spots in rooms of your house When the fan has less starts and stop it will help reduce...

With Halloween behind us, you don’t want to have scary sounds coming from your furnace.  Here are some of the reasons you are hearing these noises: Screech – never a pleasant sound to say the least, your furnace makes this sound when the motor or blower wheel of the fan is turned on.  You most likely have a faulty motor, belt...

Family Air Heating and Cooling is a licensed and insured HVAC contractor.  Sometimes our technicians are called to homes were the previous service work was done by an unlicensed worker and their equipment failed.   Now the homeowner is unable to locate the unlicensed worker whom they have already paid and ends up calling us to...

It’s no longer a dry heat in the desert! The monsoons bring much needed rain but they also the dreaded humidity. While you can’t control the humidity outside there are some ways to control the humidity in your home to keep you comfortable. Houseplants – plants release moisture in the air so if you have a lot of plants around...

With temperatures hitting 100 degrees, the last thing you want is a blast of hot air when you return home.  When your air conditioning is working, but not running cold air, there is a good chance that your condenser is dirty.   Here is how to clean your condenser: Shut down all power to the unit – your condenser should have a...

The life expectancy of your HVAC is really dependent on how good you are at performing regularly preventive maintenance and service for your system.   It is important to have a qualified technician perform an annual inspection on your HVAC to ensure optimum performance through the seasons. If you have been diligent about...

The nights are getting cooler which means you’ll be using your heater more. Nothing is worse than receiving a blast of cold air when you are expecting warm comfort. If you are getting cold air, it is probably due to the following reasons: Thermostat setting – make sure your thermostat is set to the “heat” position and not...

The weather is starting to get cool (finally).  Nothing is worse than turning the furnace on and realize nothing is happening.  Here are some troubleshooters for you: Your furnace is running but isn’t providing enough heat: Be sure nothing is blocking the flow of warm air Set the thermostat to “heat” and the fan to “on or...

We know that when it is still hot inside, the last thing you are thinking about is heating your home but now is actually the right time to check your furnace and schedule an annual checkup.  The last thing you want is to have cold air blowing out when the temperature does eventually drop (and it will). Here are 6 reasons why...

Family Air Heating and Cooling is a licensed and insured HVAC contractor.  Sometimes our technicians are called to homes were the previous work was done by an unlicensed worker and failed.   Worse the homeowner is unable to locate the unlicensed worker and ends us calling us to repair their poor work.   Our technicians address...