When you’re shopping for a new HVAC system, likely to be the largest appliance in your home, using the Energy Star logo as one of the key criteria for your selection will net you lower energy bills. This program was developed decades ago to guide consumers who want the most energy efficient appliances available. Since your heating … Continued Keep Reading
Now that winter has arrived in North Texas, you can expect higher utility bills to be right on its heels. Preventing unnecessary heat loss can help keep those bills under control while you stay warm and comfortable. Here are just a few suggestions that can help you achieve it. Air seal your home’s exterior. Holes … Continued Keep Reading
A forced air furnace is the most common method of heating in existing homes today, as well as the most frequently installed system in new residential construction. This whole-house approach to heating was developed in the 1930s when electric blower fans were combined with coal-burning furnaces to distribute heat throughout homes. Centralizing the heat source … Continued Keep Reading
Bill Joplin’s is one of three finalists in the Heating and Air Company category of Star Local Media’s Readers Choice Awards for McKinney, Frisco and Allen. We need your vote to be #1! Voting is live and will continue the entire month of December. Use the links below to vote: McKinney: http://starlocalmedia.com/test/mckinney-courier-gazette-readers-choice-ballot/html_0fb230ae-5778-11e3-a650-001a4bcf887a.html Frisco: http://starlocalmedia.com/test/frisco-enterprise-readers-choice-ballot/html_0626a894-5778-11e3-afbc-001a4bcf887a.html Allen: … Continued Keep Reading
When you’re in need of quality HVAC services for your home’s cooling or heating system, it’s all too easy to be taken in by unscrupulous contractors. Even here in the McKinney, Frisco and Allen areas, it happens. To help protect homeowners and consumers in our community, we’ve compiled an outline of the most common red … Continued Keep Reading
When you plan for a vacation, you have an itinerary and a packing list. But do you have a checklist for how to prepare your home to keep it safe while you’re away? Here are some tips to keep your McKinney area home and HVAC system free from harm. Lock up: Although this may seem like … Continued Keep Reading
This time every year, Bill Joplin’s asks The Community Food Pantry what their greatest need is. Based on The Pantry’s response, Bill Joplin’s will be collecting bags of dried pinto beans for the organization through the end of the year. Joplin’s has provided assistance with air conditioning and heating needs for The Community Food Pantry … Continued Keep Reading
A two-stage furnace is like having a second heating system in your home. Why would you need it? The standard, single-stage furnace operates at 100 percent heat output only. That’s great for those spells of acute cold weather when you really need it. However, in the north Texas climate, most of the time full-blast burner … Continued Keep Reading
A geothermal system consists of coils filled with an antifreeze solution that are placed underground in either horizontal or vertical configurations called loop fields. Just a few feet below the earth, the temperature stays a consistent temperature year-round, depending on the geographic area. The liquid in the coils warms or cools, then travels back to … Continued Keep Reading
Your ductwork is the circulatory system of your Frisco area home. Homes with defective, old ductwork are susceptible to a myriad of undesirable consequences, including poor HVAC system efficiency, increased energy bills, unhealthy indoor air quality and inconsistent indoor heating and cooling temperatures. Unfortunately, because much of your major segmented ducts are often hidden within … Continued Keep Reading
A high-efficiency condensing gas furnace can save you money on heating during the McKinney area’s cold rainy winters and reduce your risk of carbon monoxide exposure, too. For the furnace to work efficiently and safely, though, it must be installed correctly. These furnaces have different requirements from non-condensing furnaces, so there are a few things … Continued Keep Reading
It’ll soon be heating season again in Texas. Are you prepared? Your furnace has served you well over the years, and you’re again relying on it to keep you comfortable all winter long. Still, you know it can’t keep running forever. But how long does a furnace last? For a modern, forced air furnace, the … Continued Keep Reading
