What you Need to Know about HCFC-22

The most common type of refrigerant used in air conditioning and refrigeration equipment is HCFC-22…better known as R-22.  If your air conditioner or heat pump was manufactured before 2010, it most likely uses R-22 refrigerant.  Check the name plate on your outdoor condenser unit to be sure.

Due to their ozone depletion effects, fluorocarbons, and especially hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), are being phased out by the Environmental Protection Agency.  As a matter of fact, production of HCFC-22 (R-22) will stop completely by 2020.  Ozone-depleting substances are regulated as a class I or class II controlled substance in the U.S. to protect the ozone layer.

What does this all mean to you…a home owner or landlord in the Colorado Springs area?  You can find out by calling Altitude Heating and Air.  The techs at Altitude have been taking care of this area’s air conditioning and heating needs for many years and know the latest on R-22.  Call Altitude Heating and Air today at (719) 209-4955.

Central Air Conditioning.

I know, it is only mid-spring, but soon Colorado Springs will be hot and central air conditioning in your home will be a necessity.  Do you have a whole-house a/c system already, or are you living without one?  Either way, we would like to let you know about some of the options in the whole-house air conditioning category.

Here are some choices –

1.  Split systems…the most common type in the U.S.

2.  Heat pumps…they are a variation of the traditional split system.

3.  Packaged…providing condenser, evaporator, and compressor in a single unit.

Whatever your needs, if you live in the greater Colorado Springs area, we would like to install your new all-home central air conditioning system.  We are proud to offer our years of expertise and assess which system is right for your home.  We are Altitude Heating and Air.  You can find us on the web at altitudehvacco.com.  Just call (719) 209-4955.    

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What is the Average Summer Temperature Around Here?

If it is your first summer in Colorado Springs, you probably don’t know that the average summer high temperature is in the 80’s.  Are you surprised?  You can be sure that long-time residents of our breath-taking area are not.  They know that in the summer Colorado Springs is hot enough to need air conditioning in your home.

If yours goes out, you will want it fixed immediately!  Why not pay some attention to it at the end of April before you need it?  A/C professionals all agree that if you don’t want surprises your home’s air conditioning unit should be checked every year.  What better time to do that than right now?

That’s what we are here for.  We are Colorado Springs’ air conditioning experts.  It is in our name Altitude Heating and Air.  You will be happy that you paid a little bit now to avoid a catastrophic repair in July.  Please call us before the busy season for an a/c inspection.  That phone number is (719) 209-4955.

There is NO Margin for Error.

In the Spring the rains will come to the Colorado Springs area and melting snow has saturated the ground.  When this happens, is your sump pump ready to help you prevent flooding in your home?  When was the last time you had your sump pump tested?  Sump pumps should be tested every three or four months, so if you have not had this done in 2019 it’s time!

Here are some signs that your sump pump needs service –

1.  Strange noises are emanating

2.  Excessive vibration

3.  Infrequent usage…it’s running more than it needs to

4.  The length of time it runs is increasing

5.  You notice rust forming on it

There are many more signs and the Colorado Springs sump pump experts at Altitude Heating and Air know exactly what to look for.  Better yet, they know what to do if they see these or any other indications without doing any more than is necessary.  A broken sump pump would be devastating!  Call Altitude Heating and Air today at (719) 209-4955.

It’s NOT a Gas, Gas, Gas.

It’s no gas (you probably know the old expression) dealing with a faulty gas line in your home.  Homes that use gas for heat and various appliances will have a gas line that comes into their Colorado Springs home. The gas line will connect to a furnace, water heater, stove, or any other appliances that use gas.  Commonly gas used for residential homes is natural gas.

Remember that because of their potentially hazardous nature natural gas lines that are installed in a home are done by a professional.  Over time problems may occur with a gas line.  This can have unintended consequences as a gas leak is a danger to anyone in your home.  Once again, a professional is essential!

That professional gas line repair team in the Colorado Springs area belongs to Altitude Heating and Air.  You don’t just trust anyone to install and repair gas lines no matter where you are.  In our area put your trust in Altitude Heating and Air to do the job safely and accurately every time.  Give them a call for gas line repair at (719) 209-4955.

A New Season is Coming.

In the Spring around Colorado Springs the ground begins to thaw.  Families in our area often turn their attention to HVAC.  Here in March plans will be made to make the transition between cold weather and warmer coming soon to Central Colorado.  Make sure that no detail is overlooked.

Somethings to consider before hiring that perfect HVAC company –

1.  What will be the final projected cost?

2.  When are you expected to pay?

3.  Will they clean up thoroughly?

4.  What if something goes wrong…what are the guarantees?

5.  Are they licensed, insured, and bonded?

That last point is obviously very important.  There are some HVAC companies who may even be unlicensed that can install and repair appliances in your home.  Are you willing to risk that?  For all installation of HVAC related fixtures call on Altitude Heating and Air.  The people you’ve trusted for a decade and a half in the Colorado Springs area at (719) 209-4955.