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Water Heater Showdown: Tank vs. Tankless

Ah, the joys of hot water! We often take it for granted until our water heater throws in the towel. When it’s time to replace that old, inefficient water heater, you’re faced with a big decision: tank or tankless? Read on as we break down the pros and cons of both options, helping you make…

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Decoding Furnace Issues: Your Go-To Guide for Common Problems

When it comes to maintaining a comfortable and safe home, your heating system plays a critical role. But what happens when your trusted furnace begins to falter or fails entirely? As the experts in the field, we at Goettl are here to provide you with a comprehensive troubleshooting guide for common furnace issues. Our aim?…

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4 Ways to Combat the Most Common Indoor Air Pollutants

Breathing clean air is essential for a healthy home. But did you know indoor air can be more polluted than outdoor air? It’s true! According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans, on average, spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors, where the concentrations of some pollutants are often two to five times higher…

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Spotting and Solving Drain Issues in Your Home

Let’s talk about something vital to keeping your home running properly—drainage! Making sure your plumbing works smoothly is important for every homeowner. Drains play a big role in your house by taking away wastewater to the sewer system. But, if they become clogged, they can cause bad smells, gross water backup, and even severe damage…

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Do I Need AC Maintenance Every Year?

Yes, you absolutely do. Even those areas of the country with cooler summers demand routine, annual AC maintenance. Considering how hard our air conditioners work around here, this is not a service that you can afford to overlook. Long story short, there is simply nothing better that you can do for your air conditioning system…

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How to Prepare Your AC System for Warmer Weather

It’s starting to heat up and homeowners are already thinking about how best to prepare their AC system or evaporative cooler for warmer weather. It’s an important consideration. After all, the cooling season lasts for more than a third of the year in this area, and ensuring that you stay cool all summer long means…

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Causes of Low Air Flow in Your Furnace

Furnaces are “forced-air” systems: they distribute the heat created in the furnace’s cabinet through ductwork using an air handler. Your furnace’s burners, gas jets, heating elements, and heat exchangers can work perfectly—but without proper airflow, the heat they generate will not reach you. When you discover low airflow coming from your house’s vents, it points…

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Poor Indoor Air Quality: 3 Contributing Factors

If you think that you need nothing more than a great air conditioner and a good heater in order to live comfortably throughout the year, you need to step back and reassess your stance on the matter. Yes, maintaining comfortable temperatures within your home throughout the year is paramount to living in overall comfort. However,…

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Why Is My Heater Making Strange Sounds?

There is a common misconception that people who live in the desert are hot all of the time, or at least comfortably warm. This really isn’t the case, obviously, as anyone that has lived there for a winter or two can tell you. Of course, the desert climate doesn’t have the coldest winters in the…

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What Zone Air Conditioning Installation Involves

A lot of things can affect the cooling in your home: the sun’s position during the day, the indoor architecture and even the placement of your thermostat. But there is a way you can control the amount of cooling you use while maintaining comfort: zone air conditioning. What Is Zone Control? Understanding how zone control…

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Maximize Your Home’s Heating Efficiency This Winter

Although people around the country consider the Southwest one of the best places to go to for winter retreats from icy weather, residents know that the cold can still be a problem, especially at night. You won’t use the heater in your home nearly as much as your air conditioner, and because of that you…

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3 Signs Your Air Conditioner Desperately Needs Repairs

What would be your definition of a painful summer experience? For many, it would be experiencing the sweltering summer without a fully functional air conditioner. But it’s not just that; not having a functioning air conditioner at home or it can go from uncomfortable to downright unsafe. Detecting issues early can save you from the…

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