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Herb’s Heating and Air ince 1996, Herb’s Heating and Air has been
you aren’t cooling an empty house. Preventative
keeping HVAC systems running and saving
maintenance will also help cut down on some of the
people money along the way. Darren Fansler,
monthly expenses. For example, grass and dust will
the General Manager, learned the trade from his
gradually clog up the outdoor coils on your AC unit,
father, who spent forty-five years in the heating
which will force the motor to use more energy for the
and air industry. Fansler has been with Herb’s
same amount of work. That means a higher electric
Heating and Air since it opened, and he and his
bill. Cleaning the coils on the unit twice a year will
team contain decades of knowledge they are willing
help eliminate a lot of those issues. In the summer,
to use to fix any problem you might have. “Our
when the temperature gets hot, capacitors can start
years of experience are combined with techs and
failing in the unit, which will cause it to shut down
employees who all have a pretty vast knowledge as
at the worst possible time. Once again, preventative
far as installation and repair work,” said Fansler.
maintenance can catch a bad capacitor before it
“Knowledge can save a lot of money.”
becomes a major problem.
Fansler estimates that the average homeowner
A technician from Herb’s Heating and Air will
could save $40-50 every month on their energy bill by
complete a thorough 18-point checklist to ensure your
being more intentional about their HVAC habits! In the
HVAC is running right for just $125. That’s the outdoor
warmer months, he suggests setting your thermostat
unit and the heater as well, so you won’t have to worry
higher than normal when you’re not at home so that
about an early cold snap in the fall either! They will
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