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Keeping Your Family Warm and Safe This Florida Winter Season

Keeping Your Family Warm and Safe This Florida Winter Season

Florida isn’t exactly a frozen winter wonderland. We rarely need to turn the heat on in our homes. There are always a few weeks out of the year that it does get downright cold (at least in our spoiled Floridian mindsets). Often during this time rather than flip on the whole house heater many will opt for using small-area space heaters. Space heaters are a wonderful alternative to get the warmth to just where you need it. A good quality…

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It’s a New Decade! Could it Be Time for a New Air Conditioner?

It’s a New Decade! Could it Be Time for a New Air Conditioner?

It’s hard to say goodbye to the old. Especially when the “old” is your home or office HVAC unit. No one wants to have to buy a new air conditioner. The fact is they do have a lifespan and will eventually reach the end of the road where they will either quit working entirely or become so energy-inefficient that your bill skyrockets rendering them non-cost-effective. The average air conditioning unit is made to last 10 to 15 years depending on…

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Why is My AC Freezing Up?

Why is My AC Freezing Up?

AC systems though durable and tough, built for the long haul, do have to be properly maintained and cared for. They are designed to run well under a specific set of circumstances. When things get out of balance abnormal wear and tear can cause problems leading to damage. If for some reason the Freon in the system begins to expand more than it should it can cause the coils to become colder than usual. If something prevents the airflow over…

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Bigger Isn’t Always Better (When It Comes to Air Conditioning Units)

Bigger Isn’t Always Better (When It Comes to Air Conditioning Units)

It may seem logical that if you want your home well cooled the answer is to buy a bigger more powerful AC unit. The truth is your air conditioner needs to be professionally and properly sized to your home so that it can produce the optimal cooling results you are looking for. Take a look at the pitfalls of installing the incorrectly sized unit: Too Large of an AC Unit – if you install a central air conditioner that is…

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Do You Know How Your Air Conditioner Works?

Do You Know How Your Air Conditioner Works?

To most of us, we just accept that our air conditioning unit cools the home but how many of us really understand how it works? This life-changing invention revolutionized the way we all live, especially here in Florida. Before the air conditioning, life here was very different, especially in the summer months. Air conditioners work by the same principles as refrigerators. There are two main components in the system, the condensing coil, and the evaporating coil, and the way in…

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Is the Intense Heat Putting Your Home At Risk for Damage?

Is the Intense Heat Putting Your Home At Risk for Damage?

For most of us, especially here in Southwest Florida, the warmth of Summer can become an issue for your home. The blazing heat bares down and while we can duck inside for shelter your home bears the heat day after day only resting at night when the sun goes down. Your Air Conditioning Making sure your home’s air conditioning is running for the majority of the summer months is important, even if it’s set on a higher number. The reason…

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Air Conditioning and Your Health

Air Conditioning and Your Health

As Floridians in 2019, we rejoice in our ability to instantly cool our homes. This powerful technology keeps us cool and comfortable even on the hottest summer days. Without AC the heat can really get to us on a physical level. Air Conditioning Reduces Heat-Induced Illness Along with a hot tropical environment comes the increased likelihood of heat-related sickness. This can include dehydration, asthma attacks, and even sun poisoning or heat stroke. Severe heat has also been shown to affect…

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What Floridians Need to Know About Air Conditioning

What Floridians Need to Know About Air Conditioning

One might glance at the title of this article and think we wrote it just for SEO purposes but the truth is AC is not simply AC everywhere you live. There are actually special considerations those living in Florida have to make. We call Florida the sunshine state for a reason. Though we have warm tropical breezes that blow in off the Gulf of Mexico we are closer to the equator than any other U.S. state. That means the sun…

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Summer Energy Saving Tips!

Summer Energy Saving Tips!

Staying cool in Florida during the hottest summer months can be tough. It can spike your electric bill sending you into a state of disbelief when you open the envelope and see your total. You don’t have to go broke keeping cool. Let the experts at All Day Air Cooling and Heating pass along some useful ideas. 1. Open the windows whenever you can. Southwest Florida tends to stay pretty hot year-round and particularly in the summer, but homeowners can…

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Insulating Your Home Can Save You Money And Boost Comfort

Insulating Your Home Can Save You Money And Boost Comfort

If you are a Floridian you don’t think of your attic crawl space as an actual attic in the way they do up north. There isn’t a storage space or an extra potential usable area. What we have here is simply access in case of repair or modification on the home. Surprisingly in our heated tropical environment, many attic spaces are not constructed with good proper insulation. This can cause your home to lose heat in the winter months and…

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