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(Cue dramatic sound effect) Hot water on demand is a luxury most of us don’t want to do without. When your water heater refuses to do its main job, give us a call. We will come by and give it a good talking to, and do our best to get it back to heating your…
Heating and cooling units are expensive investments and are vital in the enjoyment of your home. Your HVAC system as a whole is a complex piece of machinery with many parts working in unison to keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. When any of the components start to fail or…
Over the years, people have become more skeptical about why they need indoor air products and if they even work. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) products are often seen as unnecessary, which isn't really true. Some people believe they're just scams. With the spread of COVID-19 changing how we live our daily lives, more IAQ products…
With the summer months finally starting to move in, the bitter chill of the winter is being left behind, and we’re getting enough sun at the weekends to roll out the BBQ! We’re all delighted to be out in the spring sun, but what does this mean for our pipes and outdoor plumbing after a…
The summer is fast approaching, and we'll soon (hopefully!) be having barbecues with our loved ones and enjoying the fresh air. There's nothing better than relaxing in a lounge chair while the summer sun hangs in the sky. Nothing could ruin a perfect summer's day, right? Well, a bad plumbing problem could, and during the…
It's a hot summer's day in Northern Virginia, and suddenly your AC stops working! You walk outside and take a look at your AC to find that it's covered in ice! You've got yourself a frozen AC system. Not to worry, all you have to do is turn it off and leave it to melt.…
As soon as winter’s gone and spring starts to appear, the pests start crawling out from where they were sleeping. Next, we’ll be into summer, and those pesky intruders will be looking for food and shelter from the heat. Your HVAC system keeps the temperature nice and comfortable, and there’s a lot of food in…
Do you ever go upstairs in the summertime and feel like you've walked into the Mediterranean? Do you turn your thermostat down, but it just makes downstairs feel like the arctic? If you have family living on both stories of your home, then you're probably fighting over the thermostat. Only some of you will get…
Evaporator coils are a hot topic when it comes to HVAC repairs in Northern Virginia. They’re an essential part of your HVAC system, and if your system isn’t running how it should be, you could be in trouble. When left to its own devices, a bad HVAC evaporator coil could lead to you having to…
When you’re cleaning your home, you probably do the dusting every week or every couple of weeks (we don’t judge!). If you don’t dust regularly, the cobwebs and dirt soon build up. Now, imagine how much dust would build up over the course of a month in an area that you don’t see very often.…