Kennihan Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Blog: Archive for January, 2021

How to Rid Your Home of Heating Problems

Monday, January 25th, 2021

If you clicked the link to this blog expecting a miracle step to fix every problem your furnace is having, you’ve got the wrong blog. The bad news is that every blog is going to be the wrong blog. There’s no “flip of the switch” that will rid your home of every furnace problem. However, there are many things you can do to help your furnace out from the start. We’re here to name a few for you today.

If you find that you’re in need of heating repairs in Mars, PA, then we can be the team to provide them for you. Our goal is the same as yours: getting you warm throughout a Pennsylvania winter. We’re specialists and we have all the power to help you get the service you desire.

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When Do You Need to Call for Heating Repair?

Monday, January 11th, 2021
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You’ve got a house that’s colder than it should be, and that isn’t right—because you’ve been trying to run the heater. Something isn’t working. Obviously, you don’t want to just shrug and ignore it, and then have your family wear parkas indoors for the rest of the winter. It sounds like you need to call us for heating repairs in Wexford, PA.

But wait a moment … sometimes there may be a simple explanation behind why your heater isn’t providing you with the comfort you expect. There are troubleshooting steps you can take to make sure there isn’t a basic problem you can quickly correct. So before you call for heating repair, here are a few steps to take:

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Geothermal Heat Pumps: Everything You Need to Know

Monday, January 11th, 2021

A geothermal heat pump is simply one of the coolest inventions of modern history–not that we are biased as a HVAC company or anything! What is so amazing about geothermal is the fact that you are using the heat from the soil right below you to keep your home warm during the winter months. Then, in the summer you extract the heat from your home and send it back to the ground. You don’t need a lot of energy from the utility company in order to do this (just a little bit for moving parts) so your bill goes way down. 

Yes, the cost upfront is higher, but you also get the benefit of claiming a tax credit against it. This year the credit for a geothermal project is 22% of the total cost of the installation.  So, in short, your bill can go down to about a third of what it is, your installation price really costs you 78% of the price while you use renewable energy! What’s not to love?!

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