THE EXPERTS IN HEATING RICHMOND, VA RESIDENTS TRUST

Heat Pumps work well in our climate. They heat and cool your home by moving air rather than generating it. That makes a big savings for your energy bills. High efficiency heat pumps are a great cost effective way to heat and cool your home. WG Speeks can service, repair, and assist you in choosing the best new heat pump for your home.

If you are interested in implementing heat pumps to increase the efficiency of the heating and cooling in your Richmond, VA home, contact us and we would be happy to give you a free consultation.

Heat Pump Iced Up During Winter?

It’s normal for your heat pumps to ice up during the winter months. The entire coil might even be covered in frost or ice during cold weather conditions. However, it’s not normal for the entire unit to be covered in ice for an extended period of time.

Heat pumps will naturally ice-up in the winter, but will periodically go into a defrost cycle to de-ice the coils and keep the unit running efficiently. If the coils are blocked by ice, proper heat transfer between the refrigerant and the outside air cannot occur. This can cause serious damage to your equipment.

The Defrost Cycle Explained

To prevent from icing up, heat pumps switch into air conditioning mode for a while until it unfreezes. This defrost mode only lasts 10-15 minutes, during which time heat strips start up to keep the air warm.

What to check if your unit is freezing up

1. Air filter: If the air filter needs to be replaced, air flow is hindered causing your heat pump not to work properly.
   
2. Air flow: If you don’t feel any air flowing from the vent, the blower motor or another part is malfunctioning. You can test this by setting the thermostat manually to fan and seeing if any blows through the vents.
   
3. Fins: Check the fins for any debris, like dirt or leaves, that might be blocking the air from passing through.
   
4. Leaky gutters: If a gutter is dripping water onto the top of the unit, you will need to repair your gutter. Read More

Experts in Heating and Air Conditioning – Richmond

W.G. Speeks Provide HVAC installation, Duct cleaning, Heat Pumps, Air Conditioning, Furnaces, Commercial Services, Boiler Repair and Installation, Indoor Air Quality equipment, Air cleaners service in Midlothian, Virginia.

• Another way to help improve the indoor air quality in your home is by having your ducts cleaned. WG Speeks can clean your supply and return air ducts of most contaminants to help improve air quality. Clean ducts can help allergy sufferers.
• If you’re considering having your ducts cleaned, give us a call. We’d love to prove to you why we are the top choice in duct cleaning Richmond, VA has to offer. We’ll even come to your home and give you a free duct cleaning estimate!

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Thinking About Finishing Your Basement

What to Consider for Your Heating and Air Conditioning Systems

Do you have an unfinished basement? Don’t let all of that unfinished space overwhelm you and keep you and your family from gaining the space you need to enjoy your home to the fullest. Finishing a basement is a large home improvement project, but it will offer a great return on investment, about 70% actually. And finishing the space you already have will cost less than adding on to your home.

Whether you’re going to hire a general contractor or you’ll be tackling the renovation on your own, you’ll need to consider if your current heating and air conditioning systems can accommodate the extra space and how to keep their components accessible when you develop a floor plan.

Keeping HVAC Components Clear

Most unfinished basements house HVAC components. When you design your floor plan, you will probably want to enclose your appliances for aesthetic purposes, but you shouldn’t close them off completely. Anytime a gas furnace or other gas appliance is kept in a confined space, that space must be properly ventilated per gas code requirements. You can find that information in the National Fuel Gas Code.

Protecting your family and yourself in the event of future problems by planning a mechanical room, which offers enough space for technicians to work around the equipment, is a very smart idea and could be a possible requirement in regards to your local building codes. Read More