Air Conditioners
A traditional home comfort system has two parts: an indoor unit, such as a furnace or air handler, and an outdoor unit. An air conditioner is the outdoor unit that cools air and sends it to the indoor unit for circulation through your home. Indoor and outdoor units are designed to work together. When the air conditioner is properly matched with a furnace or air handler, you get maximum efficiency and longer system life. Air conditioning and cooling efficiency is measured using a Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER). A higher SEER means higher energy efficiency. The latest standard for SEER is 13 (beginning January 2006).
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Heat Pumps
As with normal air conditioning above, a split system using a heat pump (instead of an air conditioning unit) keeps homes comfortable all year long. In summer, it draws heat out of your home to cool it. In the winter, it draws heat from outside air into your home to warm it (even though air may be cold in the winter, there is heat in the air and a heat pump system balances between this and using the furnace).
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Furnaces
Furnaces come typically as gas, electric or oil powered and provide warm air in the winter. Furnace heating ability is measured with an Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) percentage. Remember, a higher AFUE percentage indicates a more efficient furnace.
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Indoor Air Quality
Today, homes are sealed more tightly to conserve energy. Unfortunately, this seals in mold, pollen, bacteria and other pollutants. Since the EPA ranks indoor air pollution among the top five environmental risks to public health, many homeowners are concerned.
Ventilation systems, air treatment systems, air cleaners and even humidifiers can help improve air quality for a total comfort solution.
Click here to find out more about indoor air quality.
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Thermostats & Zoning
Thermostats are your interface and control system for your hvac equipment. They come in many shapes and sizes with different features from basic temperature control to 7-day programming, wireless access and more.
Additionally thermostats offer other options such as controlling humidity levels (when you have the correct HVAC components installed).
Zoning systems control give the ability to control separate areas to keep temperatures even. High ceilings, two-level entrances, heat from the sun - these are just a few of the things that can cause uneven temperatures in your home or office.
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Packaged Systems
In a packaged system, all equipment is built into an outdoor unit, usually on a concrete slab or other platform. These systems can serve just one purpose - such as cooling - or they can offer a complete "package" by providing cooling and heating. The packaged air systems we offer come as both gas and electric. The efficiency of packaged systems are rated using SEER (for cooling efficiency), AFUE% (for gas heating efficiency) and HSPF (for heat pump efficiency). Ductwork is required to transfer the heated or cooled air throughout the home.
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Commercial Systems
Rooftop units, split systems, air handlers, commercial zoning, indoor air quality - take all the flexibilty you have on the residential level and apply that to your business location. Our commercial products and skill sets are specialized and unsurpassed, guaranteeing the best commercial comfort control for your business.
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Home Generators
Having a great HVAC system to keep your indoor climate perfect during the worst weather does nothing for you when the power goes out. How many other things besides temperature levels would be affected by a loss of power at your residence? Lights, refrigerated foods and alarm systems to name a few.
We offer gas line fed generator solutions that can keep you going during a power outage. Trust us - the first time your home is the only one on the block with lights on at night you'll be glad you installed a standby generator.
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Fireplaces & Stoves
Angelo Chiodo carries a wide variety of fireplaces and stoves: Pellet & corn burning inserts and stoves; Gas stoves, fireplaces and inserts; Vent free stoves; Electric fireplaces & gas logs. We carry brand names such as KOZI, Martin, Lexington, Forge, Drolet and Heatilator.
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Tankless Water Systems
With traditional water heaters you are paying for hot water 24 hours a day as the heat and reheat cycle is non-stop. Tankless water heaters put an end to this. Tankless water heaters deliver an endless flow of consistent hot water that does not fluctuate so you'll never end with a cold shower, and you'll only pay for hot water when you use it. Additionally, tankless system save valuable space in your home.
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Fan & Evaporator Coils
Fan coils heat air in your forced air heating system. Evaporator coils with the forced cooling system to condition air for circulating into your home.
One problem that has plagued air conditioning companies for a long time is coil failures due to corrosion. The coils we recommend have tin plating which allows the continued use of copper coils as they are superior for heat transfer, but the tin significantly reduces the corrosive impact of pollutants.
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