October 27, 2017 | Charlottesville, VA

After discussing the problem with Mr. and Mrs. E and touring the second story and the attic, we disconnected the attic fan but left it in place. We also sealed around both of the return duct penetrations through the second story ceiling to prevent air infiltration from the unconditioned attic ...

October 26, 2017 | Waynesboro, VA

We cleaned the indoor coil, ensured all electrical connections were tight, verified all motor voltages and amperage draws, and checked system pressures and operating temperatures. Based on our findings we made recommendations for future maintenance and service.

October 26, 2017 | Charlottesville, VA

Verified static pressures as customer in the past had his system converted from single zone to a 3 zone system. Found the system to be very dirty inside the Air Handler on the insulation walls and the blower wheel. The blower wheel is responsible for moving all the air through the ...

October 16, 2017 | Charlottesville, VA

We replaced a cracked condensate pan switch, converted his electronic air cleaner to a standard media filter, added a pound of refrigerant, replaced a failing electric heat contactor, and completed a general maintenance of the system. Importantly we also thoroughly cleaned the air handler cabinet.

October 12, 2017 | Ruckersville, VA

We arrived on site to find the system as described, not cooling. On inspection we found the indoor gas furnace working normally but the outdoor unit running constantly, even with no call for operation from the thermostat. We found a fused contactor that energized the circuit at all times. Client ...

October 11, 2017 | Charlottesville, VA

We arrived and found the system as described, working but not maintaining desired indoor temperature. Based on the client's description, we suspected the failing condensate pump we had put on our "watch list" from our recent maintenance visit. We replaced the pump, cleared the stopped up drain line, tested the ...

October 10, 2017 | Haymarket, VA

Preformed annual maintenance for the entire Church. This is a once a year service. So we checked all systems in both heating and cooling. Cleaned all of our indoor and outdoor coils, also changing all air filters. Found a Flue pipe disconnected for a Gas Furnace that is located in ...

October 6, 2017 | Charlottesville, VA

We performed our heating season safety, operational and performance checks. We found a dirty indoor coil and dirty air filters - cleaning those resulted in lowering the static pressure from over 1 inches of water column to .6. Static pressure is similar to blood pressure in that it gives us insight into ...

October 6, 2017 | Charlottesville, VA

We asked Mrs. N if she had any symptoms associated with CO and to open the house for ventilation. We headed right over and found the monitors sounding. As a precaution, we brought one of our low level carbon monoxide detectors also. When we checked the existing monitors we determined ...

October 5, 2017 | Charlottesville, VA

We performed fall maintenance on two heat pump systems. We checked all safety, electrical and mechanical components for proper, efficient operation. Both systems are operating safely, efficiently and to manufacturer specifications.

September 29, 2017 | Charlottesville, VA

We found the system in generally good working order. On our inspection we found a failing contactor and received approval to replace it before it fails, leaving the home without heat. We returned the system to normal operating and cleaned our way out of the house.

September 28, 2017 | Charlottesville, VA

We arrived to find water on the basement floor as described. On inspection we found a failed condensate pump and no safety switches on the condensate system. The client approved our recommendation to replace the pump and add a Safe-T-Switch to the condensate line, tying both in as safety switches ...

September 28, 2017 | Charlottesville, VA

We found the system heating and cooling. On inspection we noted several items were approaching or just beyond manufacturer specification / best practice for service or replacement. We provided Jim an estimate for those items and recommended installing at least one low level carbon monoxide monitor in addition to the standard ...

September 27, 2017 | Charlottesville, VA

We performed our standard safety, operational and performance checks. We found and replaced one failing contactor with client approval. We also cleaned the condensate pump reservoir (photos attached for a good sense of how dirty they can become) to maximize its life and effectiveness.

September 20, 2017 | Charlottesville, VA

To preserve the historic look of this section of their home, Zephyr recommended installing an efficient heat pump and duct system to serve the bedroom level. We also recommended moving the thermostat control for the radiators from the second level to the first using a wireless sensor so that we ...