An Expert Answers Your Questions About Heating and Cooling Your Home

If you have questions about your home’s heating and cooling systems, today I’m joined by an expert to answer them.
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What’s the best home automation system to control your air conditioning unit? Are WiFi thermostats worth the money? Today I’m joined by Don Sommers of Arizona Sommers Cooling and Heating to answer these questions and more.

Cited below for your convenience are timestamps that will direct you to various points in the video. Feel free to watch it in its entirety or use these timestamps to browse specific questions at your leisure:

0:48—If you have an old system, is it better to get a new one or get energy-efficient windows?

1:46—Why does my heater hiss when it kicks off?

2:15—What’s the best home automation system to control my AC?

2:42—Are WiFi thermostats worth it? And are the WiFi Honeywell thermostats worth the money?

3:30—Is it better (more cost-effective) to leave your thermostat at one temperature all the time or, because I work all day, to just turn it up (or down) when I get home?

4:31—What’s my split?

5:15—What’s the difference between a heat pump and central heat?

5:56—What’s the best split system? 

6:25—What are my financing options for a new system?

6:51—Is it more efficient to close doors and vents in unused rooms or leave them open?

7:20—What kind of maintenance is necessary? What symptoms should you look for in your unit to spot a problem?

8:45—Is it better to have one powerful system or two in a large single-story house?

9:40—Wrapping things up

If you need your system checked, call Arizona Sommers at (928) 692-4447 and mention the Heritage Group or the Lander Team and you’ll get $25 off. 

If you have any other real estate questions or are thinking of buying or selling a home, feel free to give me a call or send an email. I’d be happy to help.