Lower Energy Costs with Insulation

February 21, 2016

If your home is 10 – 15 years old, it may not be as insulated as it should be. This can result in major energy loss – especially from the attic. A well-insulated Houston home can significantly reduce your utility bills throughout the year. Air Bourne Air Conditioning can help you save your money, by including AttiCat™ Expanding Blown-In Insulation in your Houston attic. With AttiCat™ Insulation you can: Save on your home’s heating and cooling energy costs by insulating and air sealing. (Savings will vary depending on your location and weather conditions.) Increase the comfort of your home during extreme heat Increase your home’s resale value No Settling, High-Value Retention AttiCat™ Expanding Blown-In PINK FIBERGLAS™ insulation will not settle Keeps its energy saving R-value over time Safe and Reliable AttiCat™ Expanding Blown-In PINK FIBERGLAS™ Insulation is non-combustible and meets all building codes for non-combustibility. Non-corrosive. Doesn’t require fire-retardant chemicals which can leach out, promoting corrosion of pipes, electrical equipment or structural metal attachments. Doesn’t support mold growth. Inorganic glass fibers do not support fungus or mold growth. Will not rot or decay. (Fiber glass is resistant to mold growth, as tested per ASTM C 1338. However, mold growth can...

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Furnace Tune-up in Houston

November 17, 2015

Don’t wait until cold weather is here before making sure your heating system in Houston is working properly. Preparing your heating system before winter will help you stay warm, cozy and safe this heating season. Call Air Bourne for quality & affordable furnace tune-up in Houston. Furnace Tune-up in Houston Here are some tips to make sure your heating system is ready when winter comes: Call Airbourne Air to schedule a pre-winter furnace tune-up in Houston & surrounding areas. A clean, well-maintained furnace can ensure that your heating system is running at maximum efficiency and ready to keep you warm when the weather turns cold. Change your furnace filter monthly. A dirty filter restricts the flow of heated air from your furnace, causing it to work harder and deliver less heat. Make sure vents in the house are not obstructed. The air in your home needs to circulate easily through the vents and your furnace works less when heated air is not blocked and cooler air can  circulate back freely. No matter how energy-efficient your furnace or air conditioner was when it was installed, it can lose efficiency if not properly maintained. It’s a good idea to have Airbourne Air...

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Is there a benefit to replacing your system?

April 15, 2015

Airbourne Air techs are pro’s at accurately troubleshooting any heating and air conditioning problem. If your air conditioner quits on a blistering hot Houston summer day, we don’t march out and tell you to replace it. Sometimes it’s a small part, or a dirty indoor coil and the AC is just fine. However, there are times when new equipment is definitely worth consideration. 3 Things to Know About a New System: Efficiency. If you have an old 6 SEER air conditioner and a 60% AFUE furnace, moving to an 18 SEER AC and 80% AFUE furnace is going to save you around $800 a year. More in the summer obviously in our climate. In fact, while we’re on that topic: Houston homeowners do not need to sink money into a high efficiency furnace. But there is one thing you definitely want on a new furnace, and we’ll discuss that in a minute. So as you can see, a new system is going to pay for itself pretty quickly in just energy savings alone. That doesn’t factor in any ongoing repairs on the old system, which would obviously make the payback of the new system more rapid. Comfort. New systems feature comfort benefits such as...

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Quality Matters

May 23, 2014

Air Bourne Air is a Certified Trane® Comfort Specialist As a trusted Houston air conditioning and heating company, we’ll be the first to tell you that the most important part of a reliable and efficient comfort system is not the quality of the equipment. Whoa! What are we saying? That equipment doesn’t matter? No, equipment does matter. But what matters more is the sizing, design and actual installation of the equipment. Did you know that you can take the most expensive air conditioner and air handler combination on the market, and they will not perform, in fact even break down if not sized and installed according to factory specifications? With Air Bourne Air, you receive the best of both worlds. A top-quality installation built on the foundation of Trane heating and air conditioning equipment. We sleep well at night because we know our customers have the finest solutions installed in their homes. And you guessed it, installed the right way. Call us today at (281) 564-3737 to schedule a free in-home estimate. You can also read more about a few* of the Trane air conditioner and heat pump models we offer here: Houston air conditioners *The above link doesn’t list all of the...

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The Indoor Coil

April 3, 2014

We think that part of customer service is educating our customers. The more you understand about your air conditioning and heating system, the better you will feel about decisions you make in regards to equipment and maintenance needs. This is the first of several blog posts to educate on basic heating and air conditioning facts. What is an indoor coil? To answer this, we need to make one point about air conditioning clear: A home cooling system does not pump cool air into your home. It removes heat energy from your home. This may sound elementary, but it affects everything you understand about equipment. When the air conditioner turns on outside, it compresses a gas called refrigerant. When compressed, this gas turns into a chilled liquid, and is pumped inside via small, copper tubing. If you go out and look at your unit, you’ll see the insulated tubing running inside your home. The chilled refrigerant is sent to the indoor coil, which is a series of metal tubing. How the cooling happens. Once the indoor coil is filled with ice-cold refrigerant, the fan motor in the air handler (or furnace) pulls warm air from the home. The air is forced...

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