There’s nothing quite like relaxing inside your air-conditioned home on a hot summer day. Of course, that kind of calm and comfort comes with a price – literally. The logic is simple enough – the more time your AC spends keeping you cool, the more it runs up your electricity bill. And then there’s that…
Why You Shouldn’t Skip Your AC Check-up
Imagine driving your car – day in and day out, month after month – without ever checking the tire pressure, filter, or changing the oil. That might work fine for a few months – maybe even a year. But eventually, your car will start showing signs of trouble. If you’re lucky, you can get back…
AC Sizing – What’s the Big Deal!
Here’s a situation where your answer should be something like: “Uh, let me get back to you on that!” Your AC system isn’t running all that well. So, you call an HVAC service provider and they send a technician to your home to investigate the problem. After about a half hour of checking things out,…
Pre-Vacation Air Conditioning Tips
“Yahoo!” Not the search engine, but what most people say – or think – just before heading off for a well-deserved vacation. Then again, you always get more bang for your ”yahoo” when you take all pre-travel precautions to ensure your home suffers no damage or harm in your absence. Take, for example, your central…
How to Choose the Right AC System Installer
A few facts – however obvious they might be – to get us all rowing in the same direction: You’re on the Optimum Air website We’re always looking for new customers, the lifeblood of ours and any other business Today is no exception…we’d love for you to choose us even for a small job so…
Read This Before You Buy a New AC System
Here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, most people aren’t purchasing the first AC system for their home – they’re looking to replace the one they already have. And yet if it’s been so long since your last such purchase, you feel like you’re starting from scratch. Well, since you have to start somewhere, pay heed…
Air Conditioning Terms You Should Know
Ah, springtime in Paris…a dream come true! You’ve packed accordingly, taken part in a tour so you cover all the highlights and then some, and even brought your good digital camera so you don’t have to rely solely on your Smart Phone. But, uh, as departure time drew nearer, you didn’t quite have enough time…
Benefits of a Wall-Mounted Air Conditioner
There’s lots of new housing being constructed in the DFW area. But you already know that. What you may not know, however, is how these people are choosing to heat and cool their homes. Same goes for anyone converting an attic into a loft bedroom, building a sun porch, or putting a new addition on…
How to Keep Cool at Home
Right now, you might be thinking: “How to keep cool?! All I gotta do is turn on the Air Conditioning system.” Hard to argue with that. Unless, of course, you’re paying too much to cool your home and want some advice on how to lower those costs without sacrificing summer-time comfort. As luck would have…
Annual AC Inspection – It’s a Must
All those who want their AC inspection system to shut down in the dead of summer, raise your hands. Let’s see, as we scan the crowd before us, we see a total zero hands raised. May all your tests be that easy. But hold the phone – if no one wants their AC to shut…