Blog Posts in May, 2014

How Insulation Helps Reduce Air Conditioning Costs

If you dread looking at your electrical bill each month during the summer, there are a number of options available to cut down on those high costs: Make sure your AC isn’t running with a malfunction. Schedule a maintenance session from a professional to inspect and tune-up the system. Raise the regular temperature to an energy-saving 72°F during most of the day. Install a new programmable ...

Important Air Conditioning Components: The Compressor

Your air conditioner is a surprisingly complex piece of equipment: cycling refrigerant through a series of valves and coils that first reverts it to a liquid (bleeding heat out into the surrounding air) then turns it back into a gas (which pulls heat from the air before allowing it to be blown into your home). Air conditioning in Brentwood, CA and other nearby cities is going to be more important ...

How to Reduce Humidity in Your Home

What feels hotter than a blistering summer day? A humid blistering summer day! When the moisture level in the air climbs, it makes it harder for your body to release heat through sweating, and consequently you will feel hotter than you would in a drier climate. Because Santa Monica sits at the edge of the ocean, we often experience more humid summer days than the inland cities to our east, and ...

3 Reasons That Heat Pumps Are Ideal for Santa Monica Air Conditioning

If you’re looking for an air conditioner in Santa Monica, you might want to consider an alternative to traditional models. Heat pumps, which combine the functions of a heater and an air conditioner, are an attractive option. Like air conditioners, heat pumps use cycling refrigerant to cool the air, but they also take advantage of the warm air produced as a byproduct in most AC systems to warm the ...