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What Is a Heat Pump?

January 21, 2025

What’s the best way to preserve resources? Working with what you already have. Heat pumps make your Austin home more comfortable by using heat that already exists. It pushes heat from outdoors to indoors (to warm) or pulls heat from indoors to outdoors (to cool). It stands apart from a gas furnace or boiler, which…

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Air Conditioning Basics––Did You Know?

Air Conditioning Basics––Did You Know?

January 17, 2025

Today’s air conditioner (AC) is based on a prototype invented in 1902 by Willis Carrier, an engineer from Buffalo, New York. Unlike earlier forms of cooling, Carrier’s model controlled the temperature by removing heat and humidity from the air.

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How Does a Gas Furnace Work?

December 20, 2024

A furnace is a big part of your life—whether you realize it or not. It keeps your Austin home warm and can help with your indoor air quality (IAQ).

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HVAC Refrigerant and SEER Changes in 2025

December 13, 2024

The U.S. Department of Energy raised the minimum efficiency requirements for central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps starting in 2023.

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Why Isn’t My Furnace Heating My Entire Home?

November 22, 2024

If your furnace seems to be producing heat inconsistently around your Cedar Park home to you, you’re not alone. Many homes have varied conditions from room to room, causing spotty heating or cooling.

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Zone Your Way to Comfort

November 15, 2024

Imagine having the power to control the temperature in every room of your home like a maestro conducting an orchestra. With a zone control system, you can! Gone are the days of battling over the thermostat or choosing between freezing in one room or melting in another.

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Air Conditioners: Things You May Not Have Known

Air Conditioners: Things You May Not Have Known

October 18, 2024

Though air conditioners are a major part of modern life, they hold many secrets few people know about.
Luckily, our team at Alamo Austin Air Condtioning is ready to spill the beans.

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Thermostat 101 Basics

October 11, 2024

In the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry, your thermostat is the undisputed leader of the heating and cooling team. It signals your furnace and air conditioner (AC) when to turn on and off. Whenever your thermostat detects a temperature change that’s different from the desired setting in your Austin home, it barks out a new directive to adjust the indoor climate.

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Why Do I Need a Humidifier in the Fall?

September 20, 2024

17.2 million households in the United States use a humidifier—install one, and join the households who have been maximizing their indoor comfort.

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A Guide of Commonly Asked Questions About Refrigerants in 2025

September 13, 2024

The EPA is gearing up to enforce a shift to a new refrigerant type for all new air conditioning systems and heat pumps in 2025.

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