Your heating system is not just an appliance: It’s an intricate combination of thermodynamics, air distribution and building science that all work together to keep the home’s occupants comfortable and protected from the weather.
Here at EmergencyHVACs, we are better than guesswork. We design, diagnose, and deliver expert local heating services using industry standard load calculations (As per the load calculations and recommended HVAC capacities from ASHRAE), airflow metrics, and an infiltration science model – the same rigorous model that’s used for commercial projects.
Why Engineering-Backed Heating Services Matter in Diverse Climates
There’s no “one-size-fits-all” prescribed heating, that’s for sure. What’s comfortable when it’s below zero in Montana or South Dakota, is not necessarily comfortable for people in the mid-Atlantic region or in the DC and Maryland areas!
Older homes, specialty construction styles (like log homes in Montana or historic rowhouses in DC), and local weather extremes require precision. A poorly installed system not only fails to make you comfortable, but it will also waste energy and money.
Our knowledge of heat load principles, taught in the “Load Calculation Manual” means your Heating Installation Services or repairs are done correctly the first time.
Our Comprehensive Heating Solution: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
We have a variety of Heating Services which will serve to keep your system running efficiently, all throughout the year!
Data-Gathering & Precise Load Analysis (The Foundation of Good Service)
- We choose the appropriate outdoor design conditions (99% temperature values from ASHRAE data) and indoor design temperatures (commonly 70°F as recommended).
- We evaluate your home’s design, insulation, windows, and even unheated adjacent spaces such as garages or attics, as their temperatures can influence losses.
- This detailed information gathering process guaranties our Heating Installation Services begin with properly sized equipment.
Expert Heating Installation Services
- Far more important than the size, proper installation of furnaces, boilers, heat pumps and ducts is a necessity for both efficiency and safety.
- We ensure perfect airflow, venting and connections to meet all local code and manufacturer requirements.
Thorough Heating Maintenance Services & Targeted Repairs
- Our Heating Maintenance Program is proactive, designed to maintain efficiency and prevent failures. This includes examination of the heat exchangers, cleaning the burners, checking airflow (critical for cfm in infiltration and supply air calculations such as qs = 1.08 (cfm) (ts-tr)), testing all safety controls, and making sure the ductwork is in good condition.
- When we perform a repair, we fix the problem, not the problem symptom. For high bills caused by excessive infiltration, we advise on more than just adjusting the furnace.
Optimizing Your Entire System, Including Unheated Spaces
We consider the effect of adjacent unheated spaces. In Utah, for example, an unheated basement or crawl space can pull a great deal of heat from living areas above during a cold snap. It is good to estimate those temperatures, so that we can keep an eye out and make sure your main system is not overworking.
Common Heating Challenges We Solve Across Our Service Areas
- Uneven Heating: Unbalanced temperatures that leave some rooms too hot and others too cold, which is frequently the result of system sizing problems, ductwork issues or uneven airflow.
- High Energy Bills: Due to outdated systems, lack of insulation, excessive occupancy rates, uncontrolled infiltration, or uninsulated duct systems.
- Frequent System Cycling (Short Cycling): This is a symptom of an oversized system or airflow restrictions.
- Cold Drafts: It’s a classic sign of infiltration problems that our test can help detect.
- No Heat or Not Enough Heat: We diagnose everything from a basic thermostat problem to complex component failures.
- Frozen Pipes Worry (Montana, SD, NE, PA): We know top of mind how fast an unheated area or malfunctioning system can lead to this, especially in our colder service areas. Our precise load calculations for all spaces work well to combat this.
Building Trust with Transparent, Knowledge-Based Heating Solutions
We want our customers to be informed. Our licensed technicians are trained to think like engineers, and we communicate clearly. We combine:
- Precision Diagnostics for Accurate Solutions: We don’t guess and use proprietary tools like combustion analyzers to ensure your heating system is both safe and energy efficient (measuring flue gas composition like CO, O2, and efficiency), digital manometers to measure all airflow and static pressure to confirm a properly working duct system (that your system isn’t choked or leaky) and thermal imaging cameras to pinpoint hidden heat loss, insulation gaps, or duct leakage.
- Indoor Environmental Quality: Use of Relevant References like Load Calculation Manual, Building Science principles, and Site planning & design.
- Regional Climate Acumen: We tailor our heating solutions to the individual needs of customers throughout our coverage area. This means choosing equipment for bone-chilling cold (like -10°F design temps), keeping the wind at bay in the northern states, being cautious when working with older homes in the Mid-Atlantic with insulation and ducts, controlling humidity with heating in the Gulf states, and adjusting the furnace for high elevations in Utah. Doing this local tuning makes your system optimize for your particular environment.
- Compliance Standards: Complies with DOE, ASHRAE, and local codes.
This dedication to knowledge and expertise is what provides our customers with the best heating solutions, the most efficient systems, and the most economical installations.
When to Call for Expert Heating Services
Contact us if you experience:
- Uneven heating between rooms or floors.
- Heating bills that unexpectedly spike or are suddenly higher than you’d expect.
- Unusual noises (loud banging, a high-pitched whistling, grinding) coming from your furnace or ducts.
- Weak or insufficient airflow from vents.
- Your heating system cycling on and off too frequently.
- Complete failure of heating system or it is blowing cold air.
- You’re worried about your heating system being too old, or unsafe.
