Knowing how to tell when your ageing furnace has reached the end of its life can be difficult, but the last thing you want is to find out in the middle of winter in Alberta–when heating your Calgary home is a necessity. If your furnace is 10-years-old or more, you need to start monitoring it to evaluate whether or not …
Have you ever returned from a trip to somewhere humid and then once you get back to Calgary your skin feels noticeably dry and it’s a little harder to breathe? That’s the low humidity that comes along with the altitude and thin air of having a home just east of the rocky mountains. Here at ClearView Plumbing and Heating, we …
There is a wide variety of home heating systems in the market. Here are some of the different options that you can consider: Conventional furnaces Furnaces function by pulling air into a ductwork. The air is heated there and then released back into the room. Coal, electricity, wood or even gas can be used as fuel for heating in traditional …
Hello all, Kyle here from Clearview Plumbing and Heating in Calgary! It gets steamy in my bathroom and not in that way (usually). There is always someone who has a really hot shower at least once and that makes the whole bathroom billow steam. Multiply even a few moderately warm showers by a couple people (assuming your hot water heater …
Nowadays, we’re all looking to save some money, aren’t we? We do things like cut coupons, walk or take transit to save on the gas and turn off the lights in rooms we’re not using. But did you know that you can save seventy-four dollars or more during the summer on your heating bills with a two-minute job? Wow! How …
One of the most common issues your air conditioning system can experience is a Freon leak. Freon (more commonly referred to as refrigerant) works to cool your home by removing warm air from within your air conditioning system and relocating it outside. But for various reasons, Freon may begin to leak. Not only can a Freon leak cause performance and …
Spring is FINALLY here! The weather has been unpredictable, to say the least, but that first glorious hot day of summer reminds us that it’s time for a tune-up of that air conditioner. An air conditioner’s filters, coils, and fins require regular maintenance for it to function effectively and efficiently throughout the years. Neglecting necessary maintenance ensures a steady decline in air conditioning …
Ductless air conditioner units are wall mounted systems that cool the ambient air inside your home by circulating it indoors. They differ from central air conditioning units in that they do not take outside air and circulate air through your home’s ductwork, the air is simply circulated and filtered within the unit, which is embedded in a wall. Before you …
You might be under the impression that the air conditioner in your homes is ‘pretty cool’, but you might get shocked to hear that many of those so-called ‘pretty cool’ air conditioning units are actually low-velocity systems. We have a better idea – why not trade them for high-velocity systems that, although have been around in the marketplace for quite some …
Ductless air conditioner units are wall mounted systems that cool the ambient air inside your home by circulating it indoors. They differ from central air conditioning units in that they do not take outside air and circulate air through your home’s ductwork, the air is simply circulated and filtered within the unit, which is embedded in a wall. Before you …
