Whether you’re adding forced-air heating and cooling systems to your home or you want to renovate your existing ductwork, you’ll want proper ductwork design and installation that’s tailored for your home. At Donald P. Dick Air Conditioning, we provide custom designs that help your heating and cooling system deliver the highest indoor comfort possible. With our more than 40 years of experience, you know you’ve come to the right place.
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2012Ductless Mini Splits: An Efficient Heating And Cooling Solution For All Seasons
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
It’s important that you provide reliable and affordable heating and cooling for your San Joaquin Valley home, no matter the season. For you and other homeowners looking for savings, an effective way to accomplish this is to install ductless mini splits. These systems, often used for add-ons and extra rooms, don’t use ductwork to circulate conditioned air in your home, which means you won’t lose the significant amounts of air (and energy) that ducts typically lose through leaks and conduction.
When Your Family Has Differing Temperature Needs, Consider A Zoning System
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
Many homes use one thermostat to regulate temperatures for the entire house, despite the fact that different parts of the house have different climate-control needs. For families that want greater control over the heating and cooling levels in their home, however, a zoning system makes a great option. Rather than struggling to maintain one temperature for the whole house, zoning divides the home into more than one section, each with its own separate temperature control. Each zone might be a single room or multiple rooms.
If You Notice These Signs, You Have A Ductwork Problem
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
A ductwork problem in your home may substantially increase your energy bills, increase the workload on your heating and cooling systems, and cause significant discomfort for you and your family. Sealed Ductwork Is Energy-Efficient Ductwork
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
An energy-efficient cooling and heating system can give you numerous benefits. If you’re not ready to upgrade to a new system, you can do a number of things to increase your home’s energy efficiency, including sealing your ductwork.
Seal Your Ducts And Protect Your Conditioned Air
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Ducts play a crucial role in heating and cooling your home. They deliver conditioned air throughout your home. Ensuring they’re properly sealed will reduce energy costs, maintain a higher level of comfort, promote safety, enhance the quality of your indoor air, and help protect the environment by keeping energy usage down.
When Extending Ductwork Proves Impossible, Ductless Mini Splits Provide The Solution
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
If you have recently added new rooms to your house, you may be faced with the challenge of how you’re going to keep them comfortable. Extending your existing ductwork system to distribute conditioned air to them may prove architecturally impossible or way too expensive to seriously consider. This is an ideal situation for a ductless mini split system.
Your Thermostat, Your Furnace And Your Ductwork — Three Components Of Efficient Heating
Thursday, November 24th, 2011There are three basic components of an efficient heating system: your thermostat, furnace and ductwork. They all work together, and when there’s a problem with one, they are all affected. Understanding a little bit more about them will help you get the best heating and comfort levels while saving on your energy bills this winter.
Energy-Recovery Ventilation: Exactly What Your Well-Insulated House Needs
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011Ventilation systems are ideal for homes that require a mechanical system to provide fresh air. In general, most ventilation systems provide an equal amount of supply air to return air, giving old, stale air a way out of the house and providing a means for fresh air to come in. Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) offer a balanced supply of return air, while increasing energy efficiency.
The Ductless Mini-Split: A Neat And Tidy Solution For Some Cooling And Heating Problems
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011Whether you have recently added a new room to your house or just can’t get one of your rooms comfortable enough, ductless mini-splits offer a flexible and easy-to-implement solution for many of your cooling and heating problems. They provide many benefits over forced-air systems that rely on ductwork to deliver conditioned air.