Plenty of Glens Falls homeowners assume a new HVAC system is mostly about the boxes: pick a brand, pick a size, bolt it in. In practice, a full installation is three separate jobs. The equipment has to match the house, the ducts have to carry what the equipment produces, and the finished system has to be commissioned so it performs in measured numbers, not just on the spec sheet. That is why Glens Falls HVAC begins every job with a load calculation for your Glens Falls, NY home, working from square footage, insulation, window area, orientation, and air leakage. Guess at the size and you get either an oversized unit that short-cycles and leaves the air clammy or an undersized one that runs all afternoon and never catches up.
The repairs homeowners call us about most are AC Repair and Furnace Repair. Start there if your system isn't running right.
Warning Signs for HVAC Installation
The sooner you notice these red flags, the easier and cheaper the fix. Keep an eye out for the following clues:
- Paying more every month for a house that feels worse
- Air that feels cool but damp in summer, a classic oversizing symptom
- An older system charged with phased-out R-22
- Equipment loud enough to hear over conversation
- Rooms that never reach temperature no matter how the vents are adjusted
- New square footage that the old equipment simply cannot keep up with
- A compressor failure one year and a heat exchanger problem the next
- Your furnace and AC have both passed twelve to fifteen years of service
Don't Wait for a Total Failure
What seems like a minor issue today can take out a compressor or heat exchanger tomorrow. Don't wait, call (518) 201-6286 and we'll take a look right away.
