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When you’re stuck inside because of uncomfortable weather outside, you want to make sure you have the healthiest possible indoor air. But how do you improve your indoor air quality without a lot of fuss? These five tips will have your indoor air clean and clear in no time. [Read more…]
With winter’s cold air on the way, it’s easy to get caught up in how well your furnace is warming up your home and completely forget about humidity. When you start heating for the winter, you may end up with respiratory problems, dry or cracking skin and a sore throat. To stay comfortable, you’ll need to humidify your indoor air. By keeping the moisture levels in your home at a moderate level, you’re ensuring that your home will remain comfortable through the worst winter weather.
Though many people automatically associate energy efficiency and winter weather with more northern climates, Floridians can also save a bundle by following some basic energy-saving tips this winter. Here’s what to remember. [Read more…]
HERS (Home Energy Rating System) is the energy industry’s standard for measuring a home’s overall energy efficiency using a universal formula. The nationally recognized system inspects residential energy performance and calculates the results to come up with an index score.
The information you get from the inspection can help you improve your home’s energy efficiency. It can also help you lower your utility bills. Choose the best air conditioning repair in Orlando to make sure that you always have a low HERS score. [Read more…]
A hundred years ago, people spent a good portion of their day outdoors or living in buildings that tended to be drafty, providing frequent air exchange. Today, most people spend their time indoors, in a tightly-sealed environment we call the building envelope. The combination of time and lack of air exchange can lead to health issues caused by exposure to chemicals and pollutants, including particles, chemicals, mold, allergens, radon, combustion gasses, tobacco smoke and pesticides from lawn and insect treatments. These exposures can cause a laundry-list of symptoms and conditions including allergies, asthma, cancers and many other conditions that can permanently affect your health. How do you escape these health hazards? [Read more…]
While shopping around for a new air conditioner for your home, you will notice some units come with a SEER rating. Before you pick out just any unit and ignore this number, it is important to understand exactly what the SEER rating is and how it could help you save money.
Gembecki Mechanical Services wants our customers to make an informed decision when it comes to purchasing air conditioner units for their homes. That is why we have created this basic guide to SEER ratings. [Read more…]
Now that hurricane season has officially started, everyone in our area should be prepared for power outages. Losing power is a major inconvenience for everyone, and you never know how long the outage will last. If you have a refrigerator or freezer full of food, you should know how prepare yourself before you lose power.
Gembecki Mechanical Services cares about all of our customers. We understand that power failures can be financially devastating for Orlando residents and business owners. We hope these food and refrigeration safety tips are helpful to our commercial and residential customers. [Read more…]
One item that should always be in your company’s preventative maintenance list is its ice machine. Many business owners fail to acknowledge the fact that just because these devices are operational, does not mean they can be left unattended for long periods. Ice machines are a very important asset for a wide array of businesses ranging from nursing homes to restaurants to hospitals yet are too often neglected until something goes wrong.
If your facility is equipped with one, it is important to establish a routine cleaning and maintenance plan up front, and to stick to it! Aside from protecting your investment and ensuring that expensive equipment runs optimally for years to come, you can rest assured knowing your customers will always be served safe and clean food products.
When something goes wrong with your HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) system, you may find yourself dealing with a technician who uses terminology you don’t understand when all you want to do is get things working again. You’re paying money to fix or replace equipment when you may not even understand what went wrong.
At Gembecki, we know that HVAC terminology can be confusing and frustrating for our customers. That’s why we try to explain things in a way that people who don’t deal with Orlando air conditioning and heating systems every day like we do will understand.
The new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) energy standards for residential water heaters became effective April 16 of this year. The new standards, which amend the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act (NAECA), require higher energy factor (EF) ratings on just about all home water heaters that are electric, gas or oil-fired.
As an Orlando HVAC contractor, we are pleased that the DOE has projected that the new standards will save 2.58 quads of energy through 2043. That savings, according to the DOE, is enough to provide a year’s worth of energy to about 13 million homes. Further, according to the agency, the new standards will cut carbon dioxide emissions by 154 million metric tons.
