HVAC Tips For Homeowners

Save energy and reduce heating & cooling costs with these helpful tips:

Transitioning to Spring

Controlling your home's temperature during the transition between the heating and cooling seasons can be difficult, with cooler temperatures in the evening and warmer temperatures during the day.
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Home Sweet-Smelling Home

Here's how to make sure your home smells fresh and clean year round, without having to resort to air fresheners or candles.
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Small Changes = Big Impact

The typical American family spends an average of $2,000 per year on utility bills. Here's how to make your home more energy efficient and reduce your utility bills this summer. Making these minor changes can result in big savings.
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Reinstated Energy Efficiency Tax Credits

Tax credits for energy efficiency improvements are back and now's the perfect time to upgrade to a highefficiency Carrier heating and cooling system from Gross Heating & Air Conditioning.
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Improved Air Quality = Longer Life

A landmark study conducted by Brigham Young University and Harvard School of Public Health established that 51 U.S. cities which had worked to curb air pollution and reduce airborne contaminants helped residents add extra months to their lives. Researchers say it was the first study to show that reducing air pollution translates into longer lives. The research findings influenced environmental policy in the United States and Europe and contributed to emission standards for particulate matter pollution.
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Try Troubleshooting First

Before you call Gross Heating & Air Conditioning to provide service for your gas furnace, try ruling out some common issues. You might have heat in a snap, without having to pay for a service call.
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Comfort Heat Technology

Put on a sweater. Take off a sweater. Are you frustrated with constantly trying to adjust to your home's temperature? Most ordinary furnaces know how to do two things: turn on and warm your home with blasts of warm air and turn off completely and wait for temperatures to drop low enough before the next heating cycle starts all over. This can create temperature swings as well as heating inefficiencies. Carrier has come up with a better heating solution called Comfort Heat Technology to stop those temperature swings.
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↓ 2012 HVAC Tips

Flu- & Cold-proofing Your Home

Did you know that poor indoor air quality is linked to a host of serious health and respiratory problems, like flu? That air purifiers are excellent for asthma sufferers year round and serve the dual purpose of battling flu germs as well? Or that installing UV lights in your ductwork can help remove unwanted organisms such as bacteria and viruses that may cause illness? Carrier and Gross Heating & Air Conditioning can be your allies in the fight against winter's cold and flu, thanks to a variety of indoor air quality products!
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10 Energy Savers

To reduce energy consumption and lower your utility bills without sacrificing your home comfort, consider these 10 products and services from Carrier, available at Gross Heating & Air Conditioning.
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New Compact Air Cleaner

Your best defense against poor indoor air quality may be Carrier's air purifiers. The new Performance™ series air purifier was recently introduced in a more compact size (compared to the original Infinity Air Purifier) to fit any budget and space limitations. Nearly half the width of existing air purifiers and comparably priced to traditional electronic air cleaners on the market, the new Performance series air purifier provides cleaner, healthier indoor air. The system will be available for purchase by the beginning of 2013.
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Your Furnace Life Expectancy

How long can you expect your furnace to last? According to information compiled from various consumer resources, trade associations, and a study completed by the National Association of Home Builders entitled The Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components, a gas furnace that's properly installed and maintained can last up to 20 years.
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ERVs & Indoor Air Quality

Evidence suggests that traditional ventilation methods, such as opening a window or using an exhaust fan, may not be enough to control indoor humidity and airborne contaminants in today’s tightly constructed and insulated homes.
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Is Your Furnace Ready?

Don't wait until the first cold snap to make sure your furnace is ready for the season. Here are a few minor tasks you can perform, plus things you can ask your Carrier dealer to do, to ensure your furnace will keep your home warm and comfortable all winter long.
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The Anniversary of Air Conditioning

In the midst of one of the hottest Wisconsin summers on record, now seems the perfect time to remind everyone of the debt we owe to Willis H. Carrier's genius. Gross Heating & Air Conditioning joins Carrier Corporation in celebrating the 110th anniversary of Dr. Willis H. Carrier's invention of modern air conditioning—an innovation that forever changed the way people live, work and play by making the world a much cooler place.
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Thermostat or Control?

Unlike a thermostat, a control does more than just monitor and adjust the temperature settings in your home. Today's controls, like the Infinity Control from Carrier, can accomplish amazing feats.
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Phasing Out Freon

If your indoor home comfort system contains Freon R-22 refrigerant, it's an endangered species. Once the industry standard for air conditioning applications, Freon R-22 is an ozone depleting substance and is being phased out under the Clean Air Act. In response to the phase out, Carrier pioneered the introduction of a chlorine-free, non-ozone depleting refrigerant called Puron in 1996 – six years before other manufacturers caught up.
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Beat the Summer Heat

Why consider two-stage cooling from Carrier and Gross Heating & Air Conditioning? The technology supports longer cooling cycles that help to eliminate hot spots and maintain a more even, consistent temperature throughout your home. In general, two-stage cooling will deliver more comfort for the least amount of energy this summer.
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How's the Air Inside?

Home sweet home...unless the air quality inside your home is causing sneezing, stuffiness, headaches, fatigue or dizziness. If your health problems are the result of exposure to indoor air pollution, turn to Gross Heating & Air Conditioning to help improve your air quality and increase your comfort with Carrier's complete line of indoor air quality products.
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Two-Stage Makes Sense

Why consider two-stage cooling from Gross Heating & Air Conditioning? The technology supports longer cooling cycles that help to eliminate hot spots and maintain a more even, consistent temperature throughout your home. In general, two-stage cooling delivers more comfort for the least amount of energy.
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A/C Maintenance Saves Money

Did you know that 90% of all air conditioner breakdowns are the result of little or no maintenance? Or that an air conditioner loses roughly 5% of its original efficiency each year it operates without upkeep? If you haven't had a clean and check performed recently on your air conditioner system, it's probably not operating at optimum efficiency. That means the 12 SEER unit you bought just a few years ago may be functioning like a 9 SEER unit—causing your air conditioning unit to work harder to cool your home and also increasing your energy bills.
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Preparing for a Service Call

Need service on your heating and cooling system? Before your technician from Gross Heating & Air Conditioning arrives at the door to service your system, take a moment to make sure you're prepared for the service call. Detailed information about your unit's problem may make a difference in the time needed to complete repairs. Your preparation will ensure the technician has all the information needed to get your Carrier system back to operating at peak performance.
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Phasing Out Freon R-22

You may not realize it, but if your indoor home comfort system contains Freon R-22 refrigerant, it's an endangered species. Once the industry standard for air conditioning applications, Freon R-22 is an ozone depleting substance and is being phased out under the Clean Air Act. In response to the phase out, Carrier pioneered the introduction of a chlorine-free, non-ozone depleting refrigerant called Puron in 1996—six years before other manufacturers caught up!
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Quiet and Affordable Heating Comfort

Until fairly recently, you could count on a traditional furnace to make quite a bit of noise as it heated your home. Fortunately, most heating systems manufactured today are quieter than their predecessors, but there is still a great deal of variance in the sound levels of products in the marketplace.
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