• Gammon’s Heating and Cooling Podcast

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Gammon’s Heating and Cooling Podcast

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  • You and your family want to sleep, work and play in an environment that stays comfortable, even in extreme heat and cold. Smart homeowners know that worry-free, reliable comfort doesn’t happen by accident. You need a trustworthy heating company to get you there. Let Gammon’s Heating and Cooling be your partner in home comfort! From boiler and propane gas heating systems, to duct and ductless cooling systems, trust Gammon’s Heating and Cooling to professionally install or service any type of heating and air conditioning system in your home. Whatever your need, Gammon’s Heating and Cooling is here to help.
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  • How Do I Know If I Need A New Air Conditioning System?

    How Do I Know If I Need A New Air Conditioning System?
    Apr 1 2024
    "So these are great times to invest in a system that will save you money - not invest in the system just to go with the cheapest price to get it up and running." - Bruce Gammon, Heating & Cooling Expert The owner, Bruce Gammon from Gammon's Heating & Cooling joins Check A Pro Joe on this episode. Bruce explains the ins and outs of whether to replace the entire air or heating system or to just replace some of it. Check out this episode of Gammon's Heating & Cooling Podcast to find out more about proper sizing of air conditioning units in you home ... For more information about Gammon's Heating & Cooling in Saco, Maine - log on to Gammon's Heating & Air or check them out at www.checkapro.com. Visit Us At - Gammon's Heating & Air You Can Call Anytime: (207) 286-3400. Podcast Episode Transcript: So these are great times to invest in a system that will save you money not invest in the system just to go with the cheapest price to get it up and running. This is the check a pro radio show check a pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products new techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe heating and cooling is so important to our overall comfort a lot of people call comfort systems and I totally agree with that a question has come across my desk and it's this if you have an older heating and air conditioning system can I save money by just replacing the outdoor unit So what they mean by this is they're AC unit the one that's outside I've asked Bruce gammon to join me from Gammon’s heating and cooling he is an air conditioning and heating expert hey Bruce how are you I'm great Joe yeah thank you for joining me today I'm sure you've heard this question before you know I looked at the stuff on the inside it looks pretty good but the thing on the outside is kind of old and rusty can we just replace that what's the answer well I appreciate you having me on I'm really chuckling inside my head so that's we get this this is a pretty commonly asked question and the answer to that is podcast we took advice with us in doing that we just provided this service to the customer that that's you know there's certain cases where end new system that was just installed and something happened to the outdoor unit and it was you know somebody ran into it with a vehicle or hit it with a lawnmower used to be changed because the system's brand new then then I would say yes if it's a system with some age on it and when I mean age could be as little as four or five years old you know again we've talked about another podcast about the cost of ownership so these are great times to invest in a system that will save you money overall length period of time not invest in the system just to go with the cheapest price to get it up and running you're not doing yourself any favors with your home and your cost to own your home yeah and you know Bruce of course you would know more than I do you know cause I'm a radio guy and you're the guy out there you know putting in these air conditioning and heating systems but I would imagine you don't really wanna mix and match parts right so if there's a system that's eight years old and the outdoor unit is going to be replaced only how do you know what to put there that's a good question so how do you know what to put there number one whatever whoever you're using as a contractor doing this work should have that answer for you and the answer should be provided in that so let's show the cost of what a typical operating cost would be for the system you have and let's fill possibly what it could become you know throwing parts in old systems just to get them up and running is not something we do at our company and I hope other contractors would agree with me you know we're just we're just not providing the best service to the customer by doing such a thing as well yeah we've all seen the car truck on the road where you're like what have they done to that car that is that is not original equipment but when it comes to your air conditioning system it's even more important because it is science and in case everyone doesn't understand how a cooling system works it doesn't blow cold air it might seem like it does it removes the heat from the air and so it's not as simple as a heating system there's a lot of science there and if everything has to be just perfect so if it's not sized right and if the coils aren't clean and if it's not cycling properly it's not going to work well so you might think it blows cold air it feels like that and it does but it's really way more science than you think it's and actually pulling heat out of the air and that's not simple there's a bruise that's right that's right and we would refer to that our world is a it's a heat rejection system that's what we're dealing with this this into a piece we're rejecting the heat were taken out of the system and when ...
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    6 mins
  • How Long Should My Furnace And Air Conditioning System Last?

    How Long Should My Furnace And Air Conditioning System Last?
    Mar 1 2024
    "The refrigerant that we use inside the systems are better for the environment, they can do so much more with them now." - Bruce Gammon, Heating & Cooling Expert The owner, Bruce Gammon from Gammon's Heating & Cooling joins Check A Pro Joe on this episode. Bruce talks to Joe about how long your heating and air conditioning systems should last. Check out this episode of Gammon's Heating & Cooling Podcast to find out more about proper sizing of air conditioning units in you home ... For more information about Gammon's Heating & Cooling in Saco, Maine - log on to Gammon's Heating & Air or check them out at www.checkapro.com. Visit Us At - Gammon's Heating & Air You Can Call Anytime: (207) 286-3400. Podcast Episode Transcript: The refrigerant that we use inside the systems are better for the environment they can do so much more with them now. This is the check a pro radio show checker pro Joe has assembled a team of pre-qualified home service contractors to bring you the latest in services products and techniques now here's your host the man with a hard hat and tool belt check a pro Joe we love our homes but there's a problem we have all these appliances from dishwashers to refrigerators and water heaters we also have an HVAC system heating ventilation and air conditioning the question is how long does that equipment last they say a dishwasher may last ten years water heater maybe 7 to 10 years nowadays here's the real question when you're investing in your heating and air conditioning system how long can you expect that to last I've asked an expert in heating and cooling to join me here on the program today his name is Bruce gammon from gammon’s heating and cooling Bruce how are you I'm great Joe how are you doing today fantastic so I'm sure you hear this question all the time as people are thinking about investing in a brand new system how long will this new heating and air conditioning equipment last that's a great question and you know I'm going to start off by saying my mindset has changed over the years with this but where the answer to this OK you ready for this job absolutely alright when I started out in the trade and I may have worked at summer to you know a little bit and then and then nineties 9596 during the high school time and soon after you know get into the industry you know we would patch oil tanks they would patch heat exchangers inside furnaces we were the Band-Aid kings let's just Band-Aid everything and make it last you know overtime you know equipment to the law into much better the technology is better the refrigerants that we use inside the systems are better for the environment we can do so much more with them now and I answer this like this you know how long did the Model T last I've seen people drive them in parades alright you can keep band aiding that Model T you can keep putting paint on it and you can keep putting new tires on it and keep it running you know I was into collecting old antique to Toronto tractors for a long time you know my oldest one was in 1936 and that thing just ran just fine but let's talk about this has anybody ever thought about this scenario what's the cost of ownership over a ten period of time of owning a piece of equipment the cost of owning a new high efficiency piece of equipment could be much less than your monthly payments than what it would cost to keep operating a 20 year old piece of equipment no it's absolutely true and there's many reasons for that of course efficiencies you have to keep fixing and fixing which takes time and money sure and the other thing is happening well let's talk about electric cars and cars that are getting 3040 miles to a gallon you know what's the cost of ownership over that car truck over the next 10 years versus maintaining what you have and keep driving what you have it's only getting 16 miles to you so I think the industry needs to look at things a little bit different rather than the manufacturer says that should last 15 years 10 years yada yada let's look at the condition of the piece of equipment and let's look at what it's going to cost you to own this piece of equipment over the next 10 years so that would be my answer to that you know Bruce I'm going to interject here with some thoughts that because it really came to my mind when you were talking about cars automobiles or tractors a number of years ago I made a decision to drive late model vehicles yes I'm putting money into it but here's the good news I have the latest technology it's the safest technology and I don't have to worry about it so when I'm at work my wife's not going to call me and tell me the AC system stopped again I did this is the third time this month all the guys out I'm much rather know it's a brand new system and I'm not going to have any trouble and if I do guess what it's under warranty isn't that nice that's right and you know it's under warranty you're going to have a you know with us we offer maintenance ...
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    7 mins
  • How Can I Save Money On My Energy Bills?

    How Can I Save Money On My Energy Bills?
    Nov 19 2023

    "Number one, Maintenance. Number two, sometimes we need to upgrade our systems to a new high efficiency system."

    - Bruce Gammon, Heating & Cooling Expert

    Don't we all want to save money on our energy bills!? Well of course we do! We can do that with a more efficient heating and cooling system.

    Bruce Gammon from Gammon's Heating & Cooling discusses ways that a properly maintained HVAC system brings efficiency to your system. Join Jim Klauck - AKA - Check A Pro Joe and Bruce Gammon on this podcast.

    Check out this episode of Gammon's Heating & Cooling Podcast to find out more about proper sizing of air conditioning units in you home ...

    For more information about Gammon's Heating & Cooling in Saco, Maine - log on to Gammon's Heating & Air or check them out at www.checkapro.com.

    Visit Us At - Gammon's Heating & Air

    You Can Call Anytime: (207) 286-3400.

    Podcast Episode Transcript:

    With the cost of everything going up through inflation. How can we save money on simple things? Well, we can drive a little bit less if gas prices have gone up, we can travel a bit less if it costs more to fly and stay in hotels. But how can we save money at home? Maybe on our energy bills. I've asked an expert in the heating and cooling business, Bruce Gammon to join me from Gammons heating and cooling to help answer this question, Bruce, how you doing my friend? How are you? I'm fantastic. Ok. So how can we save energy on, how can we save money on our energy bills? Well, quite a few ways. But let's talk about the easiest ways for ourselves at home. Excellent. Number one, Maintenance. HM. Number two, sometimes we need to upgrade our systems to a new high efficiency system. Take advantage of financing, get low monthly payments on these new systems. Um The other thing we can do the way we control our systems, thermostats. There's a lot of great uh products out there when it comes to high efficiency systems. There's also thermostats out there that will fit everybody's uh, need in their homes and different people like different looks of different thermostats and different colors and their smart thermostats that cover all those bases. And sometimes there's even thermostats you don't have to see on the wall anymore so they can do a lot of things for these, uh, for your system that will help you save money in your energy bills. Yeah, it's a combination of things and the best way to really learn is to get a consultation from our friends over at Gammons. Bruce Gammon and his team are here to help you with all of that Bruce's information. All of his information is located in the description of this podcast. It's really easy to reach him. Hey, Bruce, thank you so much. I appreciate it, buddy. Thank you, Joe.
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    2 mins

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