The hot water boiler is a critical piece of equipment in the home, and many businesses are now integrating a boiler within their offices. Our team at Toshack has decades of experience helping clients choose and install hot water boiler systems in their facilities and in this new post, we’re highlighting why your office needs a hot water boiler. Continue reading “Why Your Office Needs a Hot Water Boiler”
It’s the time of the year when many are just discovering their heating system isn’t working properly. Take the time to select a Kingston heating services company that can resolve the issue for the long-term. In this post, our team at Toshack provides information on what to look for when choosing Kingston heating services companies. Continue reading “What to Look for When Choosing Kingston Heating Services”
Your furnace is an integral part of what makes your home comfortable. There are times when repairs may be needed even when your unit hasn’t broken down or given you noticeable clues that something is wrong. Proper maintenance and furnace repair in Kingston may not always be on your mind but should be the first thing you think of when fall season arrives. Putting off necessary repairs and maintenance may cost you in the long run. Continue reading “Why Furnace Maintenance and Repair in Kingston Is So Important”
Your home furnace will be the equipment you rely upon for the coming winter months. It’s critical that the equipment works to peak efficiency and performs effectively ready for the cooler days to come. Our team at Toshack in Kingston has many years of experience in furnace repair and in this new post, we’re highlighting the importance of professional furnace maintenance and repair. Continue reading “The Importance of Furnace Maintenance and Repair for Kingston Homeowners”
Almost every day, when it comes to questions about heating services, we are asked about what a Heat Pump is. And our first response is simply that it looks just like your air-conditioner! From there, we explain that it actually works as an air conditioner during the hot seasons, and reverses the heat transfer process in colder seasons to provide heating to your home.
For homes that have an existing furnace and air ducts, a heat pump can be added to the system (or can replace an existing air-conditioner.) It will provide cooling in the warm seasons and supplement furnace heat when the temperature dips.
Heat pumps can also be added to houses that have no existing air ducts, such as houses with hot water radiators, in-floor heating, or electric baseboards. In these situations, the heat pump is described as “ductless”. Like ducted systems, it will have a compressor located outside, but with a heat transfer head(s) located somewhere in the living space instead of inside the duct work.
An electrically powered compressor is used to compress refrigerant gases, which are then allowed to expand. The compression and expansion process results in a transfer of energy (heat). At first glance, given the current high electricity costs in Ontario, this would seem to be an expensive way to heat. However, up to three units of heat can be produced by a single electrical unit input (this is measured by COP – Co-Efficient of Performance).
When it comes to heating services, the technical side is perhaps a bit boring, but the bottom line for homeowners is that Heat Pumps are often an economical way to provide cooling and heating. This is especially true when the heat pump is replacing oil or electric heating systems. Also, Ontario GreenON rebates (up to $5,800!) make the installation of a heat pump especially attractive right now.
I personally believe in the economic value of heat pumps. Four years ago, I replaced the oil heating system in my house with a Lennox XP-17 and a CBX electric air handler; my heating bill is now about 1/3 of what it was. The co-owner of Toshack also has a Lennox heat pump in her home, although it is coupled with a propane furnace instead of an air handler. Simply put, we believe in the value of heat pumps!
Toshack provides all kinds of cooling and heating services to clients in Kingston, Brockville, and surrounding areas. To find out more about air source heat pumps and other products, contact our team today.
We all understand the potential dangers of being exposed to pollution in outdoor environments. When we walk by construction sites through swirls of dust or inhale car exhaust fumes, it’s obvious that the air isn’t pure, but what about the air quality in your home? Often, there’s no evidence that something is wrong with your home’s indoor air quality because you can’t see or smell most of the pollutants in the air. Most homeowners don’t know that long-term exposure to these pollutants could lead to health problems in the future.
Luckily, there are effective ways to manage these common pollutants so you can protect yourself and your loved ones:
These contaminants consist of many different organic and inorganic particles such as pollen, dust, soot, smoke, pet allergens, bacteria, aerosol particles and plenty more. They can be liquid or solid or a combination of both. Even if you’re careful, you can’t avoid these particles from entering your home or creating them through our everyday activities. That’s where Lennox Whole-Home air cleaners come in. They reduce allergy triggers by capturing airborne allergens and preventing them from circulating through your home. A Lennox air cleaner ensures that your air is fresh and clean by removing 99.9% of all harmful particles.
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Chemical vapours, otherwise known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), are chemicals that possess high vapour pressure at room temperature. You can be exposed to VOCs through the use of paints and protective coatings, photocopy machines, new furniture, pesticides etc. Due to minimal exchange between indoor and outdoor air during wintertime, the concentration of these vapours is three to four times higher than in the summer.
Unpleasant odours and fumes can also have a substantial effect on your health and overall comfort. They’re often a result of cooking, cleaning, emissions from new carpets and furniture, etc.
The Lennox PureAir disinfects your home’s air using ultraviolet light and the best filtration technology on the market. The system breaks down harmful particles and makes them safe.
Handling mould, fungus and dust mites is all about humidity control – you don’t want your air to be too dry or too moist! For example, when you turn on your furnace during winter, you end up breathing in dry air. A way to combat this is through the use of a humidifier. On the other hand, during the summer or in humid climates, the use of a dehumidifier can do wonders for preventing mould build up.
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Are you feeling the negative effects of the poor indoor air quality of your home? Are you unsure and want to test the cleanliness of your air? Lennox has a range of products available that can help to control the humidity in your home. Book your indoor air quality service online today.
Winter is inevitably near in the Brockville, Kingston and Cornwall areas and with it always comes frigid temperatures that may leave us bundling up with additional layers. Furnace service and added layers are normally reliable ways to keep warm on cold days, but there are a host of other suggestions available out there that you could be trying that are simply making you colder, not warmer.
So now that you have learned about a couple myths surrounding staying warm this winter, it’s not difficult to realize the importance of something as easy as furnace service. Of course there are other things you can do to stay warm this winter besides furnace service, but there may not be a lot that have such a great effect on your daily comfort. Give Toshack Service a call at 1-888-547-6162.
Now that chilly weather is here to stay in Brockville, most homeowners will start really thinking about switching on the furnace for the upcoming months. With that flip of the switch comes new thoughtfulness both for your comfort and for your wallet.
Energy efficiency universally affects everyone who uses a furnace or air conditioner and also has an effect on the ecosystem depending on the efficiency of the system. So when you’re watching for little ways to make a large impact on the energy efficiency of your furnace this time of year, consider these tips:
Comfort is something we’re always looking for no matter whether it’s furnace season or air conditioning season. These handful of tips are a perfect place to start so you can transition to the new season while still working to boost the efficiency of your furnace and possibly save money. If you’d like to know any more about these tips or are searching for a new furnace, give the team at Toshack Service a call at 1-888-547-6162.
You’re in the middle of the most bitter week of winter and you wake up trembling in a pile of blankets in bed. The first thing you think is, “Why in the world has my furnace not kicked on?” Of course, you don’t want to find yourself in a situation like this where it feels like you’re destined to suffer until morning to set up furnace repair, but there are a couple things you can take a look at, as well as a couple things you can do, to stay on your toes and have a plan for a predicament like this.
Before You Experience Problems:
After You Suspect Your Furnace Quit Operating:
No one wants to deal with furnace repair in the middle of winter after their furnace has stopped working, but the opportunity is real if you don’t take the right steps. Give the team at Toshack Service a call at 1-888-547-6162 if you have any questions about these tips, the furnace repair services provided or any other number of heating questions.
Heating, Cooling & Plumbing Experts Serving Kingston, Brockville, Smith Falls & surrounding areas
Toshack Head Office
1415 California Avenue, Unit 5,
PO Box 336
Brockville, Ontario K6V 5V5
Kingston Location
1407 John Counter Blvd- unit 210
Kingston, ON, K7K 6A9
TSSA Number: FS R000076641680
Plumbing License: P00049
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