Yost & Campbell Heating, Cooling & Generators Blog: Archive for April, 2023

Don’t Ignore a Short Cycling AC

Monday, April 17th, 2023

There are lots of words used in the HVAC industry that can be confusing to people. “Hard starting,” “refrigerant,” and even “short cycling” are all words that have specific meanings to HVAC technicians, while they might illicit different images in the head of a customer. This is where a disconnect can sometimes form between a customer who has a problem and a technician who should be called to fix that problem.

A good example of this happening is with short cycling. This is a problem that is pretty notorious and afflicts many air conditioning systems in our general area, but customers barely even know it’s a problem unless they’re well-acquainted with HVAC technology. Sometimes people won’t call for AC repair in Westchester until it’s too late.

So, now it’s our turn to inform the public free of charge so that they can inform their friends and neighbors. Help us in our mission to make sure nobody gets stuck with a short cycling system without professional repairs.

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Why Switch to Natural Gas?

Monday, April 3rd, 2023

When it comes to heating systems, there are multiple different kinds of fuel sources. There are all-electric systems, like electric furnaces and heat pumps, but then there are combustion systems fueled by various other sources. Some people have oil-burning systems, and others rely on propane or natural gas. We’d argue that some of these are better than others, and our team is the one that will convert them to the best form.

We’d like to focus on the benefits of an oil to gas conversion in Pelham, NY. Sure, customers might have grown accustomed to their old boilers that run on oil, but that could be costing them a lot of money year after year. Natural gas is a more clean-burning source of fuel, as well as an efficient method for heating a home when compared to other fuel sources. And, as of now, natural gas is incredibly affordable.

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