Heating, Air Conditioning and Indoor Air Quality Blog

Watch Out for the Ways a Malfunctioning Thermostat Can Affect Your HVAC System

February 12th, 2024

When you need to change the comfort levels in your home, what do you do? You go to the thermostat and make adjustments, either changing the programming or doing a temporary override. That’s just part of life in your home, something you take for granted like turning on light switches and using appliances like the dishwasher.

The thermostat, however, is a complex device. Because it’s connected to the HVAC system that controls your home comfort, any malfunction can lead to unusual heating and cooling behavior. You may not immediately know that the thermostat is the culprit, which is why it’s always best to call for professional HVAC repair in Yakima, WA from our team. We can track down the problem, and if it’s a thermostat issue, we know what to do to fix it.

How a Heat Pump Can Get Stuck in One Mode

January 15th, 2024

We love heat pumps here in Washington State. They’re an ideal way to provide comfort for a home around the year. During our summers, they have the power of the best air conditioning systems to cool down a house without excessive energy waste. Then, during our winters, heat pumps always have enough thermal energy outdoors to pull into a house to keep it cozy—and with far less electrical power than a furnace uses.

Because heat pumps can switch between heating and cooling modes, they can also run into a malfunction where they get stuck in one mode or another. You may run into trouble during the winter and discover your heat pump will only work in cooling mode when you turn it on. Not a good situation in cold weather! We’ll take a look at why a heat pump might have this problem and when you’ll need to call us for heat pump repair in Ellensburg, WA.

5 Best Reasons to Consider a Ductless Mini Split Installation

January 1st, 2024

As heat pumps become more popular as options for home heating, there’ll be an increase in interest in the ductless version of heat pumps: ductless mini splits. These systems have been popular in Japan (where they were first used) and Europe for decades, and now they’re getting into more businesses and homes in the US.

Does your home have a use for ductless heating and cooling? It’s a good question to ask. Not every house will benefit from ductless mini splits in Ellensburg, WA, but many will. Today, we’re going to look at the five best reasons to consider installing one of these systems in your home.

What’s Causing the Uneven Heating in Your Home?

December 18th, 2023

You’ve noticed something wrong in your house now that the weather’s colder and you’ve turned your central heating system on. Not all the rooms are getting as warm as they should, and you’ve got family members complaining. A central heater is supposed to provide heat to all of the living spaces, but your heater isn’t living up to that promise.

What’s happening? There are several possibilities, and the remedy may require that you call our technicians for heating repair in Yakima, WA. We deliver timely service and back up our work with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

How to Make Your Winter Heating Less Costly This Year

December 4th, 2023

As the winter season approaches, keeping your home warm for your family will become one of your top priorities. However, using energy to heat your home doesn’t come for free, and sometimes the cost of running your central heating system will take a large toll on your budget. You don’t have the option to simply leave the heater off—not with our winters—but you do have ways to cut down on those high utility bills.

In this post, we’ll explore practical tips to make your winter heating more cost-effective, with a special focus on the valuable assistance our heating services in Ellensburg, WA can provide. We’re your home comfort hero, ready to make your winter both warm and budget-friendly!

Why Won’t Your Heating System Turn Off Regularly?

November 20th, 2023

Once you turn your heating system during the fall, you’ll expect it to follow a standard pattern. When the temperature becomes cold enough, the heater will turn on and run in cycles around 15 to 20 minutes long, then shutting down for around 10 minutes and turning back on if the temperature is still low.

But you may run into a problem with your heater turning on and off at odd times. Maybe it’s running for too long, not turning off when you expect it to and making the house too hot. Or maybe it’s turning off too frequently, starting and stopping throughout the day so that it never keeps on long enough to properly warm the house.

We’re going to look into the reasons you’ve got a heating system that isn’t turning off with its normal regularity. In some cases, you can solve the problem on your own. In others, you’ll need to call professionals for heating repair in Ellensburg, WA.

Help Us Support the KNDO Hometown Harvest Food Drive

November 13th, 2023

All of us here at ThermAll are proud to be one of the sponsors of this year’s KNDO Hometown Harvest Food Drive to help the needy this holiday season. We’re asking people to donate non-perishable foods to participating businesses or our techs can collect donations from your home during a service appointment. It’s easy, it is safe, and all the food stays local and it goes to our neighbors in need. This year’s food drive lasts from November 13, 2023 to December 29, 2023.

We’re also offering this special promotion: $50 off any service or purchase with a donation of 10 cans!

Call ThermAll Heating & Cooling, Inc: We are “Your Home Comfort Hero!”

When to Replace Your Electrical Panel

November 6th, 2023

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An electrical panel works as a switching station for the electrical system in your house. The electricity from the main electrical line enters your home through the panel, which divides the current into the various circuits. The panel also serves to protect the electrical system from damage by tripping circuit breakers in case of voltage spikes.

Even though the electrical panel is an essential part of your house, you probably only really think about it when you need to reset a breaker. Most likely you haven’t considered that your electrical panel has a limited service life. It does! You don’t want to have an outdated, unreliable, possibly dangerous electrical panel in your home.

We’re pros when it comes to residential electrical wiring in Yakima, WA so we can give you advice about when it’s time for a new panel.

The Secrets of High-Efficiency Furnaces

October 23rd, 2023

The energy efficiency of natural gas furnaces continues to improve as technology advances. Once, standard furnaces had an AFUE rating of 70, which means the furnace would convert 70% of its fuel source (natural gas) into direct heat, losing 30% to exhaust. Today, many standard furnaces have 85 AFUE, and special high-efficiency furnaces can score in the high 90s. That’s an enormous change in efficiency that can mean significant savings for a household over the winter.

If you’re considering a new furnace installation in Ellensburg, WA or elsewhere in our service area, we recommend you look into high-efficiency furnace models. They cost more than mid-efficiency furnaces, but the long-term savings will help these furnaces pay for themselves in a few years.

If you’re curious about what allows high-efficiency furnaces to use so much less power to do the same job, follow us below.

Important Tips for Furnace Safety

October 9th, 2023

When the weather begins to cool down during the fall, you’ll turn your home’s furnace on for the first time in many months. But before you do that, we want to recommend that you go over some valuable tips for furnace safety.

Gas furnaces are built with safety as a priority, and they feature several safety features such as flame sensor and flame-roll out switch that will activate to help protect your home. But you can increase your margin of safety with these important precautions.