Air Conditioning Articles

Your air conditioner lives in your home full time—why not get acquainted with it?

Your air conditioner (AC) can do several things––keep your Oregon home’s indoor air cooler than outdoor temperatures, help to keep indoor airborne allergens at bay, and help keep your home’s humidity low. But one thing it can’t do is kill mold.

It’s summertime in Oregon. The team at Hybrid Heating & Air Conditioning hopes you find time to relax with friends and family and enjoy the beautiful sunny days.

Approximately 90 percent of U.S. households use air conditioning, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)—but how much do you really know about your air conditioner? Air conditioners keep your Hillsboro, OR, home or business cool and comfy when the outside temperatures are high, and that’s all you really need to know, right?

Few things in life can be more frustrating than your air conditioner malfunctioning over the summer—but it can and does happen. Luckily, Hybrid Heating & Air Conditioning has solutions to help keep you from boiling!

Allow our team at Hybrid Heating & Air Conditioning to handle the seasonal maintenance for all your heating and cooling equipment. Schedule a tune-up for early spring to restore your AC and enjoy the maximum mileage and efficiency from your investment.

As a friendly reminder, change your air filter once every three months. Operating with a clean filter prevents circulation issues and promotes healthy indoor air quality (IAQ), which is especially important during allergy season.

Our team at Hybrid Heating & Air Conditioning wants you to be aware, prepared, and ready to solve these air conditioning issues so you and your family can stay cool this summer.

Should you repair or replace? That’s always the big question when it comes to major home systems like air conditioning (AC).

SEER stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. This universal rating system helps you determine the efficiency of your Oregon air conditioning (AC) unit or heat pump. 

If you’re afflicted with seasonal allergies, you’re not alone. As many as 60 million Americans have allergic rhinitis part-time or year-round, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

If your air conditioner stops blowing cool air or stops all together, call Hybrid to check to see if your indoor unit is frozen.

At Hybrid Heating & Air Conditioning, we understand that depending on your air conditioner to run efficiently is crucial to helping you get the good night’s sleep you deserve.

At Hybrid Heating & Air Conditioning, we take energy efficiency seriously. We understand high energy bills are sometimes unavoidable when air conditioning is crucial for comfort during the hot months.

As a homeowner here in Oregon, it’s always a good idea to learn as much as you can about your appliances. That means knowing their basic operations, what features are included, and if any necessary upkeep is involved. Needless to say, this is no exception for your air conditioning (AC) unit.

Many reasons can cause an air conditioner to malfunction, resulting in warm or hot air blowing through your vents. Our Hybrid Heating & Air Conditioning professionals want to help you diagnose those problems quickly and then get them fixed, so you can cool down your family and your home.

When you are in the middle of summer, it can be difficult to keep heat out of your Hillsboro home even if you have your central air conditioning system going full blast. Our team at Hybrid Heating & Air wants to help you prevent heat from building up inside your home as much as possible so that your air conditioner can be more effective and efficient. Here are some tips to consider.

When it comes to your air conditioner (AC), a common term used in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) business you are likely to see everywhere is your air conditioner’s SEER. But what exactly is SEER?

An air conditioner (AC), just like a car, needs regular maintenance and service to run efficiently. At Hybrid Heating & Air Conditioning, we recommend getting your air conditioning unit serviced and cleaned at least once a year. The optimum time is in the spring to ensure your system will run with the most efficiency during the hottest summer months. You need to be able to rely on your air conditioner for your comfort here in Beaverton.

We’ve had several days of scorching temperatures already this summer. So, if your air conditioner isn’t keeping your space cool enough, you might be concerned.

Now that summer is here, temperatures are warmer, and you will be using your air conditioning often. That often means utility bills can increase.

Summer is here and it’s a great time to work around your home. The weather is warmer and getting caught up on things that were not done during the cooler and wetter spring and winter is important.

Warm weather is on its way this week. As we move through May and into June, weather will get warmer and warmer. And, chances are, you will turn your air conditioning on when the temperatures hit 80 degrees or more.

Spring is here! Most of us might be home-bound because of COVID-19, which is a great time to get think about getting your cooling and heating system ready to go for springtime weather.