About Denver Heating Company

Our top-quality heating and air conditioning services make Denver Heating the top choice for your comfort needs. Each staff member at Denver Heating is personally trained, licensed, and hard-working to ensure professional performance. We've served the Denver metro for over 10 years and pride ourselves in our commitment to our clients, and thoroughly enjoy making your Denver home a place of peace and comfort.

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Furnace Repairs - Air Conditioner Repairs - HVAC Maintenace - Air Duct Cleaning

Million Air Mechanical Partnership

Denver Heating and Million Air Mechanical have agreed on an affiliate partnership!

We have strengthened our company by added Million Air Mechanical as an affiliate partner to help better serve the Denver metro with heating and air conditioning services. Million Air Mechanical is a great company and brings 10+ years of experience to our team.

Million Air Mechanical installs and repairs residential Heating, Furnaces, Air Conditioning, Water Heaters, Evaporative Coolers (Swamp Coolers) as well as installs Duct work. They've been serving the Colorado front range for over 10 years with quality residential HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning) service.

Learning the Basics of HVAC Technology

HVAC components require trained workers to install and service them. The first step any aspiring HVAC professional should take when wanting to get into the business is to learn about refrigeration. Refrigeration was a revolutionary technology that has been around for less time than the airplane. The application of refrigeration to cooling allowed areas like Phoenix to boom out of the desert.

Then heat pumps were invented to allow the same cycle to be used in reverse for heating. Heat pumps can work in both directions. So you aspiring Denver heating techs, start with learning the process of refrigeration; how the compression cycle works and how expanding and contracting refrigerants behave. Not all refrigerants work in the same way. The efficiency of a system is determined by how much energy it uses to get the job done. Energy is measured in British Thermal Units for most applications.

The refrigeration cycle works by using four basic components in harmony. These are the compressor, which forces coolant through the system. It goes through an evaporator and condenser, which are regulated by a metering device. Not all of what you learn is only going to be HVAC specific. There are a lot of sciences involved. Denver HVAC techs know about gas laws, how refrigerants act under different temperatures and the limits of the HVAC system.

Condenser Coils and Overall Efficiency

Melted HVAC Parts

Air handlers, duct work and thermostats work together as a unit. It is possible to have say, the most advanced dual stage compressor, a computerized zone control thermostat, but if your ducts leak, your system is going to be just as inefficient as any other. If you have old single pane windows and inadequate insulation, most of your heating and cooling is just going to leak outside. Therefore it is important that your HVAC system be installed as a unit. Denver HVAC companies should check the integrity of the whole system every time they do any maintenance or you need a new air conditioner condenser. Any errors you may have in the system can be costing you money. As energy prices rise, it is best to take care of any leaks or faulty equipment as soon as possible.

Usually it is best to upgrade the system as a whole. Sometimes when a part fails, it is cheaper to just replace that part or some device than upgrading your central air system. However you do need to consider the risk that the new part does not solve the problem. If the air handler or compressor is aging, one part might fail soon after another. As new air conditioner technologies come into play, many HVAC manufacturing companies like Trane do not even make older parts. So you may need a custom unit to replace HVAC parts.

Condenser coils especially can be tricky in determining if they can be fixed or not. Once refrigerant is leaking you do have a problem because it is hard to fix and refrigerant is a toxic chemical. Ask your air conditioning services company if they will solder the leak closed. Going down the condenser repair trail is pretty bas because one repair can cause another leak and it is often best to just replace the whole condenser.

A problem that can be fixed easily is loose electrical parts. HVAC techs are basically electricians when it comes to fixing compressors and furnaces. Small parts like capacitors sometimes burn out, and fuses fall out. However when you do find melted electronics, you should get the whole system checked to see if there is an underlying problem causing these burnouts.

Heat Pump and Air Conditioner Condensers

Denver Air Conditioning Both heat pumps and air conditioners use condensers as part of their cooling cycle. An HVAC air conditioner is basically a giant refrigerator for your house. The idea is that the unit absorbs heat from the air, leaving hot air outside and pumping cool air in. The evaporator coil is on one end of the refrigeration cycle. It absorbs heat from inside, while the condenser on the outside releases the heat into the atmosphere. Energy is used to circulate refrigerant through the system, which conducts heat well. As it is forced to expand and contract every time it goes through the compressor.

Every time you turn off the air handler on your central air unit, the compressor stops and the pressure of the coolant equalizes. However, if you turn the AC unit on within 5 minutes, that pressure will not have subsided yet, and the condenser has to start working much harder against this pressure. This can lead to early air conditioner compressor failure and frequent visits from your Denver HVAC contractor. The air conditioner condensing unit needs a delay timer to stop the system from cycling on and off and damaging the compressor.

Common Denver HVAC problems caused by cycling Air Conditioners.

If the compressor is repeatedly started at high pressure, it could lock up. As the system strains to start it, common problems include blown fuses, melted capacitors, or general electrical damage to the compressor. A capacitor or fuse is easy to install. Most Denver air conditioning services companies.have spare capacitors and fuses in the truck. In this case, the HVAC tech can fix your machine in under an hour. If the compressor has a mechanical problems, the tech might be able to fix it, but if not you will need an air conditioner compressor replacement. Major damage might require the replacement of the condenser unit as well.

Popular Denver Furnace Types

Modern gas furnaces use electrical ignition instead of a pilot light. HVAC manufacturers switched away from pilots because they are slightly dangerous, waste gas, and cause service calls when they go out. The average Denver furnace services company will re-light your furnace for free, but this is not a call they want to go on.

Electrical ignition is divided into three types. Usually electronically ignited furnaces are more efficient because they are newer and more care went into their design. One type of ignition is the intermittent spark pilot. The system basically just takes sea normal spark pilot ignition system and links it with the thermostat. When the thermostat calls for heat, first the electronic igniter lights the pilot, then furnace operation works normally from there. Once heat is no longer needed, the furnace and pilot stop.

Intermittent hot surface ignition was invented by Honeywell, the masters of pilots and thermostats. Instead of a spark, the system uses a hot loop of wire and electronic sensors to see if the pilot is lit. The sensor is built into the central heating units digital controls.

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