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Why Should You Convert From Oil to Gas?

Monday, April 25th, 2016

The heating season may be over, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore your heater for the remainder of the year. If it didn’t perform as efficiently as you’d hoped this year, there are certain factors to consider that can ensure that it performs effectively next time winter rolls around. One of our most popular services is oil to gas conversion, with good reason! While the process itself can be costly upfront, there are a number of benefits to investing in oil to gas conversion that we’ve shared below.

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Why It’s Not Too Early to Start Thinking about Your AC System

Monday, April 11th, 2016

The weather’s been a bit unpredictable lately, but it should start warming up sooner than you know it. And as it does, you’ll be switching off your heater and putting that thermostat into “cooling” mode. We encourage our customers and all homeowners to start thinking about the performance of their air conditioning systems before the cooling season begins; here’s what we recommend.

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4 Things to Check Before Calling for Heating Repair

Monday, February 29th, 2016

When your heater breaks down, you hope there’s something you can do to keep from paying a service charge to a technician. However, most of the time, attempting to fix the heater on your own could be unsafe and it may be much more hassle than it’s worth. Calling a friendly local technician who knows what to do is well worth the cost—but not if there’s something simple you could have checked out first.

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Don’t Forget to Change Your Air Filter for Better Efficiency and Performance

Monday, January 11th, 2016

The air filter is a vital part of your heating and AC systems, and it should be changed once every 1-3 months. But there are some homeowners who do not even know that this air filter exists!

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You Need to Clean Your Heat Pump’s Outdoor Unit of Snow

Monday, November 30th, 2015

We know you don’t want to think about snow, especially with our continued mild weather. But it is coming, and if you own a heat pump system, you need to be vigilant about removing snow from your heat pump’s outdoor unit. Otherwise, you could see your system experience malfunction and you may find that your heat isn’t working as well as it should. To understand why, it’s important to review how a heat pump heats your home.

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

Monday, 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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What Does My Air Conditioner’s Indoor Unit Do?

Monday, 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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