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6 Ways Your Furnace Keeps You Safe

6 Ways Your Furnace Keeps You Safe

April 7, 2025

Your fuel-burning furnace has a number of mechanisms allowing it to run safely and effectively. These features prevent fires and protect your indoor air quality (IAQ). They also work to prevent internal errors from damaging large portions of your furnace.

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Why Isn’t My Furnace Heating My Entire Home?

March 7, 2025

If your furnace seems to be producing heat inconsistently around your South Hills home to you, you’re not alone. Many homes have varied conditions from room to room, causing spotty heating or cooling.

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Why Is the Furnace Pilot Light Going Out? Gas burner flame abstraction long exposure.

Why Is the Furnace Pilot Light Going Out?

February 5, 2025

This issue happens more often than not with older furnaces, and it could be a sign you are ready to upgrade your South Hills home’s heating and cooling system with a new model. At the 10-year mark, furnaces start to lose efficiency and begin breaking down more frequently.

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How an Air Handler Works

January 15, 2025

Air handlers work in conjunction with your heating and cooling equipment to produce the perfect indoor temperature. They have four main components with important duties.

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How Can I Lower My Heating Bill This Winter?

December 17, 2024

Our team of experts understands how high energy bills can rise, especially during peak seasons where your heating and cooling expenses increase.

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What is a Heat Pump?

November 15, 2024

Heat pumps are much more efficient, using up to 50 percent less energy than furnaces or baseboard heaters, according to the US DOE.

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What Are the Different Types of Furnaces?

October 15, 2024

You’ll be pleased to know that today’s gas furnaces burn at an efficiency rating as high as 97 percent, according to Consumer Reports.

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What Are the Benefits of Commercial HVAC Maintenance? A tool bag sitting on top of an air conditioning unit.

What Are the Benefits of Commercial HVAC Maintenance?

September 15, 2024

When you work with our Valley Heating & Air Conditioning experts for your commercial HVAC preventative maintenance, it won’t be long before your Pennsylvania company starts to experience the benefits connected with consistent professional maintenance.

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How Does Your Central Air Conditioner Cool Your Home? AC units.

How Does Your Central Air Conditioner Cool Your Home?

August 15, 2024

Aside from the professionals, like ours at Valley Heating & Air Conditioning, who really thinks about air conditioners and their components?

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Air Conditioning Basics––Did You Know? Tech with CUstomer

Air Conditioning Basics – Did You Know?

July 15, 2024

Today’s air conditioner (AC) is based on a prototype invented in 1902 by Willis Carrier, an engineer from Buffalo, New York. Unlike earlier forms of cooling, Carrier’s model controlled the temperature by removing heat and humidity from the air.

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