January is often the coldest month of the year, and your home’s comfort depends heavily on how well your HVAC system performs. At Collier’s Comfort, we know how important it is to stay warm without overworking your heating system or overpaying on energy bills. As your trusted local experts, we’ve created this simple January HVAC winter checklist to help you stay cozy, efficient, and worry-free all season long.
When it comes to dependable heating in Fort Wayne, proactive maintenance makes all the difference.
For all of those homeowners that might be a little skeptical of a gas furnace’s safety, this blog is for you. While yes, without routine maintenance and professional attention for repairs, a gas furnace can run into serious problems that can make it potentially harmful. But when a system is maintained properly and in good shape, it’s actually got a lot of safety mechanisms in place to make sure your home is safe, efficient, and comfortable.
As long as there’s anything but cold air coming from your air vents, you’re probably going to be fine, right? Well, not exactly. One of the first signs that a furnace exhibits before it starts to shut down or suffer from an efficiency problem, is it sends lukewarm air through your vents. There are a lot of reasons this could happen, but we assure you that none of them are good.
It’s heating season! Or at least it’s quickly becoming heating season. There’s not a particular date that we just decide to switch our systems from cooling to heating, it really depends on each individual homeowner’s comfort preferences. If you’re really not happy with temperatures that dip below 50 degrees, then you might start the heater early than another homeowner. To each their own!
If you’re a heat pump owner, you’re probably already familiar with the phrase “heating and cooling mode.” This is what we use to differentiate between the different types of comfort your heat pump provides. In the winter, we depend on heat pumps to run in “heating mode” to bring warm temperatures into our home. In the summer, the “cooling mode” is responsible for removing the heat and keeping our homes air-conditioned. That being said, there are a few things to remember when it comes to 
It’s been a rough few months but we think it’s time to talk about some good news. The heating season is finally over, and we’re excited to finally get outside and do some fun activities. Everyone is excited about doing something outdoors this year, and as temperatures get warmer, it will only get easier to enjoy the sun and have fun.
Heat pumps are amazing. Who would have thought thirty years ago that we would use refrigeration technology to keep our homes comfortable for the entire year? Being able to move heat from one location to another isn’t just nice for keeping our food cold, it’s also a great method for keeping our homes warm in the winter. If you haven’t looked into heat pump technology, we highly advise you do so, since they’re becoming much more than just an alternative way of heating a home.
It’s getting to be the end of heating season here in Indiana, but you’re not out of the woods yet. We’re still getting inundated with call after call asking questions about strange noises, funky smells, and just poor performance from heating systems. The truth is that many homeowners might need