Yost & Campbell Heating, Cooling & Generators Blog: Archive for December, 2020

The Right Heater for the Right Home

Monday, December 28th, 2020
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Have any homeowners out there seen the extensive list of heating installations we perform? If not, we advise anyone to look at the categories listed underneath our “heating” section on the main page of our website. From boilers, to ductless mini splits, to the typical gas furnace, it’s hard to find a heating system that we don’t work on. That’s because of a simple principle—that there’s a right heater for every home, experts just have to do a little bit of leg work to find it!

Homeowners want quality heating in Rockland, NY. Now, they might think that can be done by just having a new furnace installed in their home, but that’s not always the case. Sometimes ductwork is in bad shape, or a home is just too old to house a forced-air heating system correctly. These homes aren’t worse, they’re different, and they require an alternative approach to heating installation.

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5 Signs a Furnace Is About to Go

Monday, December 14th, 2020

We’re going to let homeowners in on a little industry secret. Furnaces don’t last forever. In fact, furnaces don’t last much past 10 to 15 years, and if they do, they’re likely siphoning money directly from their owner’s wallet. These systems drastically lose efficiency after that time period, and repairs become more expensive as parts become harder and harder to find. It’s just not economically feasible to have a furnace beyond that point.

Sure, if homeowners want to pay our team for furnace repairs in Yonkers, NY made on a system that’s 20 years old, we can try our best—but we’d highly advise against it. Sometimes, repairs just won’t be as long-term oriented as a replacement job.

Let’s discuss five major ways that homeowners can tell their furnace is about to retire from old age. Once anyone is convinced their furnace is about to go, we can take the next steps to upgrade to a system that will last well into the future.

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