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Cold Weather Can Mean an Uptick in Indoor Allergies

November 9th, 2015

Most allergy sufferers associate cold weather with having one positive: the end of outdoor allergy challenges. However, many of those who suffer from outdoor allergies also suffer from indoor allergies like dust and pet dander, and from this, there is no respite just because the weather changes. But there can be significant relief when you continue to use, or upgrade for the first time to, an air filter that can trap the indoor particles causing you agitation. Not sure what kind of air filter will be best for your home in Wyckoff, NJ? Let the indoor air quality experts from DB Heating & Cooling, Inc., help you out.

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Has Your Commercial Heating System Had Maintenance Yet?

November 2nd, 2015

We’ve had a pretty mild fall so far, but the cold weather is on its way. Is your commercial heating system ready to take on the challenge of another winter? One of the best ways to ensure that the answer to this question is “yes” is to schedule professional heating maintenance for your commercial HVAC system in Allendale, NJ. Any loss of heat during the cold winter months will have a direct, negative impact on your business, and the commercial heating and cooling pros from DB Heating & Cooling, Inc., want to make sure you avoid this particular scenario.

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Can a Heat Pump Adequately Heat My Home in the Winter Months?

October 26th, 2015

These days, homeowners have more choices than ever when it comes to heating systems, and one choice that has become a very popular option is the heat pump. However, there can be some concern over whether or not a heat pump can provide adequate heating for a home. To understand why this concern comes up, it’s important to understand how a heat pump provides heat to your home, so let’s take a look at that process.

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Want to Convert from Oil to Gas? Do So Before Winter!

October 19th, 2015

Oil heating systems can be a lot to manage. First, oil burns the dirtiest of all the fossil fuels, making it environmentally unfriendly. Second, you have to manage fuel deliveries. Third, the price of oil can fluctuate widely from year to year, making it hard to stay on budget. If these things, or others, have made you decide to switch from oil to natural gas, there’s no better time than now to get the job done! The plumbing experts at DB Heating & Cooling, Inc., are here to help with every step of your oil to gas conversion in Ramsey, NJ.

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Why Choose a Furnace?

October 12th, 2015

If you need to install a new heating system or replace an outdated one, you have a lot of choices. If you already have ductwork in your home, one choice you may want to consider is a furnace. Furnaces are used in more than half the homes in the US for a number of reasons that we’ll explain more about below. The important thing is to make sure you hire trained experts, like the ones at DB Heating & Cooling, Inc., for sizing and installation.

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Why Your Heat Pump Needs to Be Maintained Twice a Year

October 5th, 2015

Many of our customers in the Wyckoff, NJ area enjoy using a heat pump system for their homes. These systems can be very convenient because they offer both heating and cooling. You may be aware that maintenance is required, but when you own a heat pump, annual maintenance is not enough. The heating and cooling pros at DB Heating & Cooling are here to help with all of your heat pump needs, including bi-annual maintenance. Why bi-annual? Let’s take a look.

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Choices for a New Heating System

September 28th, 2015

Do you need to replace an outdated, failing heating system in your Allendale home? Then it’s time to give the heating experts at DB Heating & Cooling a call. There are several important steps involved in replacing an old heater, and one of those steps is choosing the new type of system you want. Homeowner’s have more choices than ever when it comes to installing a new heating system, and these are the types of systems we carry at DB Heating & Cooling:

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It’s Time to Get Your Heating System Ready for Winter with Annual Maintenance

September 21st, 2015

We know you still have sand on your flip flops from the beach, but the fall equinox is here; we’ve officially changed seasons. Before you know it we are all going to need sweaters to keep warm during the day, but your heating system needs something, too: annual maintenance. It doesn’t matter what type of heating system you have. Every heating system needs to be properly maintained in order to provide the heat you need throughout the winter months, and the experts at DB Heating & Cooling are here to provide your heating system with the expert maintenance it needs.

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Myths About Temperature Setting

September 14th, 2015

There is so much advice and so many suggestions about how to set your thermostat for maximum energy conservation that it can be overwhelming, and some of what you hear can even be contradictory. It is the information that is wrong that will cost you dollars in the end, so the cooling and heating experts from DB Heating & Cooling are here to help dispel some of the more common myths that abound around Mahwah, NJ:

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What Does My Air Conditioner’s Indoor Unit Do?

September 7th, 2015

If your air conditioning system is a traditional split central system, then you have two separate units of which the system is composed. These units, called the outdoor unit and indoor unit, work together to cool your home. It may seem that because your outdoor unit is more visible, and has a fan (the condenser fan) that works frequently, it is the outdoor unit really doing all the work. The truth is that the indoor unit provides one half of the cooling process, so without it, your home in Ramsey, NJ would cool at all.

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