Looking to make you home or business more energy efficient? Call Campbell Plumbing, Heating & Air for all of your plumbing and HVAC needs in MA & southern NH:
Campbell Heating and Air has served Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire businesses and residences for over ten years. Locally owned and operated, we have a reputation for providing high quality service at reasonable rates, making us one of the leading New England HVAC & Plumbing companies. Call (978) 486-0904.
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How to Get Your Home Energy-Ready for Warmer Weather
Before it gets too warm, it's time to make sure you're ready for hot weather.
Consider installing a whole-house fan that uses cool air in the evening to cool the entire house and push hot air out of the attic area.
Take down the old storm windows, if you live in areas where you need them, and put up screens in their place.
This doesn't mean running out and buying the latest swim wear. It means checking your home's heat and air-conditioning system.
First, change your filters in your heating/cooling system. Change them regularly - at least monthly.
Next change your thermostat over to "cool" and test the system by turning the temperature down. If the air conditioner does not turn on, first check to make sure no breakers are tripped. If you can't figure out the problem, call your heating and air conditioning repair person. Calling early may keep you from making an "emergency" call when the temperatures are soaring and the repair people are too busy.
If your cooling system turns on, make sure it is putting out adequate cooling. If it's not, and you can't figure out the problem, call your heating and air conditioning repair person. Make sure you set it at 78 degrees.
If your air conditioner needs replacement do it BEFORE the HOT WEATHER HITS because heating & air conditioning repair people will be very busy. And more than likely, some other things around your home need attention as well. Your air ducts may need testing for leaks and then sealed. Your attic insulation probably has compacted, so you need to add an additional 5 to 8 inches. Your windows and doors and other parts of the building envelope may need caulking and weather stripping. You need solar window film to keep out the heat.
Consider changing your old thermostat to a programmable one. You can save up to $100 a year by using a new set-back thermostat. If your thermostat is really old and uses a mercury switch (a glass tube filed with silvery substance) call your local public works department to find out how to dispose of this toxic material.
Consider installing a whole-house fan that uses cool air in the evening to cool the entire house and push hot air out of the attic area.
If you cover your air conditioner's condenser unit (the part that is outside the house) for the winter, take off the cover and hose down the coils. Clear areas around the condenser unit so that it has full air flow. Install ceiling fans or whole house fans to help reduce your need to use the air conditioner.
Take down the old storm windows, if you live in areas where you need them, and put up screens in their place.
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Lochinvar Water Heaters & Boilers
Campbell Heating & Air is now installing and servicing exclusively Lochinvar Knight series high efficiency boilers as well as Lochinvar Squire hot water storage tanks. Please call us at (978) 486-0904 for an estimate.
Important Hot Water Heater Maintenance: Descaling
Special Offer: Campbell Heating & Air is now offering descaling services of your instantaneous hot water heater for a low price of $235.
Maintain the manufacturers warranty on your water heater and extend its life by calling us at (978) 486-0904 today! We will remove the scale, lime, rust & more from your tank in order to make it run as efficiently as possible. One of the best investments you can make!
Scale in hot water heaters is a common problem for many people. When scale builds up inside a water heater, it can cause pressure problems in pipes and insulate the heat exchangers. This leads to higher energy use to heat water and shortens the life span of the heater.
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Reasons to have Campbell Heating & Air Descale your Water Heater:
Longer water heater "on" time & slower water heat-up rate: You can reduce the cost of making hot water with your oil, gas, or electric-fired water heater by removing scale from the tank bottom. The scale layer on the tank bottom (or on an electric water heater's electrodes) interferes with heat transfer into the hot water.
This means that the water heater will have to operate longer (and you will spend more on hot water costs) than necessary to re-heat incoming water. Clean your water heater tank to reduce your water heating cost by improving heat transfer into the water and correspondingly shortening the water heater "on" cycle time.
High water heater costs to operate, repair, replace: For the same reasons as above: running the water heater longer just to get the water hot enough means higher water heater operating expenses. In addition to higher energy costs to heat the water, unnecessary heater replacement, and in the case of electric water heaters, early failure of the heating elements are common results of heavy scale problems.
Hot water quantity has diminished - not enough hot water: By slowing heat transfer into the hot water in the water tank, the apparent hot water quantity will also be reduced, because incoming cold water is not heated as rapidly when occupants are drawing hot water out of the tank. Thus the incoming cold more quickly dilutes and cools the hot water that remains in the tank during use. Clean the water heater tank to increase hot water quantity.
User dissatisfaction - with the water heater because of less hot water, slower hot water recovery, and higher hot water costs lead to unhappy building occupants who may have no idea that a water heater scale problem is the cause. If dissatisfaction leads a consumer to replace a water heater that could have just been descaled, there may also be unnecessary heater replacement expense.
Extend the water heater life: Because scale on the water heater tank bottom insulates the tank bottom from the water inside the tank, the bottom of an oil or gas fired water heater will become hotter as the scale layer gets thicker. These increased temperatures weaken the water heater tank bottom and shorten the life of the water heater. Similarly, scale deposits on the electrodes in an electric hot water heater shorten the life of the electrodes. Clean the hot water tank regularly to extend its life.
Protect water heater warranty: If a water heater tank fails, the manufacturer may not honor the water heater's warranty if the failure is due to the accumulation of excessive scale inside of the water heater tank. Water heater warranties typically indicate that the tank is warranted against leaks due to rust, corrosion, or chemical action of the water but the warranty will exclude a tank failure due to scale.
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New Master Plumber!
Littleton, MA - Campbell Plumbing & Heating is proud to welcome our newest employee, Todd Bosselmann. Todd is a licensed master plumber with over 20 years of experience. He possesses a very strong knowledge of all phases of plumbing and heating.
Todd will be primarily focused on servicing the residents of Chelmsford, Lincoln, Concord, Carlisle, Sudbury, Maynard, Acton, Westford, Groton, & surrounding areas of Massachusetts with all of their plumbing & HVAC needs.