tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27213553123380037402024-02-07T23:40:04.658-08:00Home Heating & Cooling by Betlem ResidentialNews, Information & Special Offers for Home Heating and Cooling and Indoor Air Quality by Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, New York. For more information call (585) 271-4328 (HEAT).Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-53066056536389083762019-01-23T10:01:00.001-08:002019-01-23T10:01:11.418-08:00Furnace Repair Versus Replacement In Rochester, NY<h2 style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 50px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Furnace Repair Versus Replacement in Rochester, NY</span></b></h2>
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It’s not easy to know whether you should repair or replace your home’s heating system, especially if you’re facing an emergency situation. While there’s no hard-and-fast rule, there are some important considerations to keep in mind as you make your decision.</div>
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Age of your system</h2>
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Air conditioners and heat pumps last an average of 10 to 12 years, while furnaces have a life span of around 15 to 20 years. If your equipment is within those ranges, expect more repairs in the near future.</div>
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Outdated technology</h2>
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Technology changes all the time. This is as true for your heating and cooling system as it is for your phone. By replacing aging equipment, you’ll be able to take advantage of smart new features and increased efficiencies that can save you money on your utility bills.</div>
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Cost of repairs</h2>
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As a good rule of thumb, Consumer Reports recommends replacing a product when repairs exceed 50% of the cost of a new one.* <a href="https://www.betlem.com/">Betlem Residential</a> is a great resource for current promotions that could significantly reduce the cost of a new system.</div>
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Tax credits</h2>
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Purchasing high-efficiency systems can make you eligible for state and local tax credits. A federal tax credit is available for the SunSource® Home Energy System through 2021.</div>
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Utility rebates</h2>
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Many local utility companies also offer incentives for upgrading to high-efficiency systems. By replacing your older system with a high-efficiency one, you’ll not only benefit from these one-time rebates and credits, but you can also enjoy significant utility savings every month.</div>
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To learn about rebates and credits available in your area, check with your local utility company or visit <a href="http://dsireusa.org/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency® - DSIRE">dsireusa.org</a>.</div>
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Size and capacity of your system</h2>
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Upgrades that enhance the energy efficiency of your home, such as new windows, roofing and insulation, can also affect the efficiency of your comfort system. If you’ve made improvements to your home, you might benefit from downgrading to a smaller unit. This will provide better comfort at a lower operating cost.</div>
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Environmental impact</h2>
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If you’re concerned with your energy footprint, you may be surprised to know that your heating and cooling system accounts for about 50% of your home’s energy use.** Upgrading to new ENERGY STAR® qualified equipment ensures your units meet or exceed federal standards for energy efficiency.</div>
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How well your system is performing</h2>
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Do you feel like you have to constantly adjust your thermostat to stay comfortable? Does your air conditioner or furnace make noises when it starts up? Does your air feel stuffy or damp? If any of these issues are getting in the way of your home comfort, it may be time to get a new system installed.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(21, 21, 21); color: #151515; font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;">Whether you are looking to <a href="https://www.betlem.com/schedule-service.htm">repair</a> or <a href="https://www.betlem.com/heating-products-services.htm">replace</a> your <a href="https://www.betlem.com/gas-furnaces.htm">furnace</a> or just need advice in Rochester, NY</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(21, 21, 21); color: #151515; font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: rgb(21, 21, 21); color: #151515; font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;">look to Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning. We have been serving Rochester since 1923. Call 585-271-4328.</span></div>
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*Source: Consumer Reports, January 2014. <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2014/02/repair-or-replace/index.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Repair or Replace? | What to Do With Appliances, Electronics & More - Consumer Reports">http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2014/02/repair-or-replace/index.htm</a></div>
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-85699606929845876032016-12-01T06:45:00.001-08:002016-12-01T06:45:48.045-08:00Keep Comfortable With Betlem Residential And Stay In Control Of Energy Costs.<h1 class="article-title ng-binding" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 38px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.33; margin: 0px 40px 15px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; vertical-align: baseline;">
Keep Comfortable With Betlem Residential, And Stay In Control Of Energy Costs.</h1>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you’re in the market for a new heating and air-conditioning system, you’re probably concerned about energy efficiency. After all, heating and cooling account for almost half of a home’s annual energy use.* So the more money you spend up front for energy efficient equipment, the more money you’ll save every month on your utility bills.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When comparing air conditioners or heat pumps (in air-conditioning mode), the most popular energy rating is the equipment’s SEER, or Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. SEER is similar to Miles Per Gallon in an automobile, in that it’s a measure of how much you get out of the air conditioner, versus how much you have to put into it.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">SEER is a measure of an air conditioner’s total cooling output over a typical cooling season, measured in British thermal units, compared to the amount of energy required to get that amount of cooling, measured in watt-hours. Another way to think of SEER is, it is a measure of how much cool air an air conditioner can create over the course of a summer, versus the amount of electricity it will take to do so.</span></div>
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<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.75px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The government mandates a minimum SEER rating for all equipment manufactured after January 2015, a rating that varies based on the part of the country in which you live.</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.75px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Northern region minimum is 13 SEER for air conditioners and 14 SEER for heat pumps.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Southern region minimum is 14 SEER for air conditioners and heat pumps.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Southwest region minimum is 14 SEER for air conditioners and heat pumps.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">High SEER means high efficiency</span></h2>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you want an air conditioner or heat pump that cools with high efficiency, look for a SEER rating of 16 or higher. An air conditioner of at least 16 SEER will produce substantial savings during the summer compared to older equipment. For example, the <span class="s2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lennox® XC16 air conditioner</span> can save hundreds of dollars a year in energy costs compared to air conditioners that are just a few years old.</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.75px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For the highest-SEER air conditioner on the market, check out the <a href="http://www.lennox.com/products/heating-cooling/air-conditioners/xc25" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lennox XC25 variable-capacity air conditioner</span></a>, the most precise and efficient air conditioner you can buy.** </span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Because it can adjust its compressor up and down in tiny increments, like a dimmer switch,</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.75px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the XC25 can use just the right amount of electricity to maintain a set temperature. So it provides plenty of cooling with very little wasted energy.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Heating Equipment</span></h2>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.75px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #151515;">When it comes to warming your home, the two most popular methods are electricity and gas. Electric heat usually comes in the form of a heat pump, which is basically an air conditioner that can operate in reverse to move heat into your home, instead of out of it. Gas heat usually takes the form of a furnace, which uses a flame to heat a heat exchanger, a hot metal chamber that warms air as it passes through, and then circulate the warmed air throughout your home. Visit our heating products page on our website </span><a href="http://betlem.com/heating-products-services.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Betlem.com</span></a><span style="color: #151515;">.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Heat Pumps</span></h2>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.75px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Electric heat from a heat pump is measured using HSPF, or Heating Season Performance Factor. HSPF is similar to SEER, but instead of comparing cooling to electricity use, it compares heating to electricity use.</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.75px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In other words, HSPF is a measure of the amount of heat a heat pump will create over a typical fall and winter, compared to the amount of electricity it takes to get that heat. Like SEER, it is similar to MPG in an automobile.</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.75px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">An HSPF of 8 or higher is considered high efficiency, and will produce substantial savings compared to older equipment. Right now, the most energy conscious heat pump on the market is the <span class="s2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Lennox XP25</span>, the most precise and efficient heat pump you can buy.**</span></div>
<h2 style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #6a6a6a; font-family: avenirnext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.33; margin: 30px 0px 5px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Furnaces</span></h2>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.75px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gas furnace efficiency ratings are determined in a different manner than air conditioners and heat pumps. Gas furnace efficiency is measured in AFUE, or Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency. AFUE is a measure of how much usable heat is generated when natural gas is burned in the furnace. The higher the AFUE, the more heat you’ll get from your natural gas, and the less gas you’ll have to use to stay warm.</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.75px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For example, an AFUE of 90 means that the furnace converts 90% of the fuel it burns into useable heat. An AFUE of 90 is also considered the minimum for a furnace to be considered high efficiency.</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.75px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The most energy efficient furnace on the market right now is the <a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-heating-slp98v.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lennox SLP98V</span></a>, the quietest and most efficient furnace you can buy.***</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Oil Furnaces</span></h2>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Many homes in northern climates use heating oil as a source of warmth instead of natural gas. Fortunately, the efficiency standard for oil furnaces is AFUE, the same as it is for gas furnaces.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">See The Savings</span></h2>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.75px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #151515;">If you’d like to see how much high-efficiency Lennox heating and cooling equipment can save you, please visit the </span><a href="http://www.lennox.com/buyers-guide/tools/energy-savings-calculator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lennox Energy Savings Calculator</span></a><span style="color: #151515;">. You can also schedule a visit from </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://betlem.com/schedule-an-estimate.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Betlem Residential</span></a> </span>or<span style="color: #151515;"> call us at (585) 271-4328. We can can help you find the most energy-efficient solution for your home. And remember, every dollar you spend toward efficiency means less you’ll have to spend during summer and winter’s worst weather.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">*SOURCE: Energy.gov</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.75px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">** Efficiency claim based on comparison of air conditioning and heat pump products' SEER as published in AHRI (January 2015). Actual system combination efficiency may vary; consult AHRI for exact system efficiencies. Precision claim based on the cooling capacity range of the XC/XP25-036 units as compared to equivalent-sized competitive variable-capacity compressor units.</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.75px; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">*** Based on sound pressure levels during steady-state, high-fire and low-fire operation of Lennox SLP98UH070XV36B and leading competitive units as of July 2013 at mid-point temperature rise and minimum external static pressure when set up per Section 4.4.4 of AHRI 260-2012. Based on AFUE efficiency rating of Lennox SLP98UH090XV60C and leading competitive units listed in AHRI directory as of March 2015. Efficiency ratings established per test standard ANSI/ASHRAE 103-1993.</span></div>
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Depending on where you live, fall may come as a breath of fresh air. After enduring long stretches of high heat and humidity, it can feel good to open some windows in your house and give your air-conditioning system a rest. Seeing your utility bills go down can also be a relief.</div>
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While your air conditioner is chilling out, or at least shifting from heavy to light duty, you might want to give your furnace consideration. If it’s old or has required a lot of repairs in recent years, it may be time to <a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-heating-home.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">think about getting a new system installed</a>. This can give you the comfort of knowing you won’t be caught without heat when the extreme winter weather hits. Plus, if you live in the U.S., you’ll likely have the opportunity to take advantage of federal HVAC tax credits, <a href="http://betlem.com/rebates-tax-credits.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">which are set to expire at the end of 2016</a>. It all adds up to affordable HVAC heating and cooling options.</div>
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A limited-time window for hvac tax credits</h3>
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If you’re considering a new HVAC system, now is the time to take advantage of the innovation of Lennox and take comfort in federal tax incentives.</div>
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In 2015, the U.S. government renewed the <a href="http://www.lennox.com/owners/tax-credits/energy-tax-credits" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">25C tax credit for high-efficiency heating and cooling equipment</a>. This credit is effective through December 31, 2016, and is part of a larger energy-efficiency incentive for home improvements. A $150 maximum credit is available for qualifying high-efficiency furnaces, and a $300 maximum credit can be claimed for qualifying central air conditioners and heat pumps. A separate 25D solar tax credit is available for solar-ready air conditioners and heat pumps from the Dave Lennox Signature® Collection.</div>
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Local energy incentives also available</h3>
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You may be eligible for additional home energy tax credits or rebates in your region. Contact your local utilities company to find out, or visit <a href="http://www.dsireusa.org/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">dsireusa.org</a> to search the DSIRE Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency®. </div>
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Fall rebates and financing from Lennox</h3>
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Lennox offers several <a href="http://www.lennox.com/products/our-product-lines" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">products</a> to meet your comfort, budget and installation needs. If you buy a qualifying Lennox® high-efficiency system before November 25, 2016, you can get HVAC rebates of up to $1,600 and get 9.99% financing. Or, you can take advantage of 0% interest for up to 60 months. </div>
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Financing your system can make your purchase more affordable over time. It also gives you the flexibility to bundle the cost of your HVAC units and accessories, such as air cleaners and controls, with service fees. With <a href="http://www.lennox.com/buyers-guide/offers-and-savings/financing" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Lennox financing</a>, affordable heating and cooling can be yours, as more comfort options than ever are now within reach. </div>
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<span style="color: #151515;">For details call </span><a href="http://betlem.com/contact-us.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Betlem Residential at 585-271-4328</span></a><span style="color: #151515;">.</span></div>
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A full bounty of rewards</h3>
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This fall, you have the opportunity to make your most-used appliance—your home heating and cooling system—your most rewarding. You’ll be making a smart choice that can significantly reduce your monthly utility costs. Plus, you may be able to take advantage of federal tax credits, local energy incentives and rebates from Lennox. Your local Lennox Dealer may offer additional savings on Lennox products.</div>
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The mild fall weather won’t last for long, and neither will the opportunities to save on a high-efficiency heating and cooling system. Be sure you make the most of both while you can.</div>
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<b>How Is Your Furnace Like The Heart Of Your Home?</b><br />
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It’s the unsung hero sitting out of sight. You don’t think about it unless something is wrong. And after a while, you don’t even notice when it comes on and goes off. In a way, your <a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-heating-home.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">furnace</a> is the heart of your home’s <a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-cooling-home.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">heating and cooling system</a>.</div>
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It's all about the flow.</h2>
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Like a heart, your furnace is responsible for keeping everything moving. Winter, summer, spring or fall, the furnace is pushing air through your ducts.</div>
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To move this air, your furnace has a blower motor connected to fan blades. The type of fan motor your furnace uses can affect the comfort level in your home, and the amount of energy you use.</div>
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Single-speed motor(PSC): Operates at full blast, or not at all. Found in less efficient furnaces.</div>
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Constant Torque Motor: Can adjust airflow based on heating or cooling need to maintain even circulation. Operates quieter on continuous fan speed and offers efficiency savings up to 33% more than standard single speed motors.</div>
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Variable-speed motor: Provides the highest level of comfort and energy efficiency.<a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-heating-home.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Variable-speed motors</a> can operate at high speeds, low speeds, and anywhere in between, ramping up and down like a dimmer switch. <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; line-height: 1.45em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Because they can fine-tune airflow to heating or cooling demand, they minimize wasted electricity and ensure the money spent on utility bills goes directly into the comfort of your home. Variable-speed motors also prevent blasts of uncomfortable air that occur when single-speed systems start up, providing year round comfort.</span></div>
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It never stops.</h2>
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In the winter, your furnace pulls double duty by both warming and circulating the air. It does so by passing air over a metal structure called the “heat exchanger” that has been warmed to a high temperature by gas or electric heat.</div>
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During the summer months, when heating isn’t needed, your furnace turns off its heating capabilities. However, it still works hard every day to circulate cooled air through your home.</div>
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It helps keep clean air circulating.</h2>
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Your heart moves blood through your kidneys to remove impurities. Your furnace does the same thing by moving air through your <a href="http://betlem.com/air-cleaners.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">home air filtration system</a>. As long as your filter isn’t clogged, and the air is flowing, impurities are being captured and taken out of circulation.</div>
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You can help it last longer by taking care of it.</h2>
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Your heart can affect your health like few other things. When it’s sick, nothing works right. In much the same way, a healthy furnace can make your whole home feel better, and help you use less energy every month. The best ways to keep your furnace healthy and happy include:</div>
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Checking your air filter</h3>
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A clogged filter makes your furnace work harder, because the air doesn’t flow as freely. Regular replacement of disposable filters, or regular cleaning of washable filtration components, will keep the air moving like it should.</div>
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Getting a professional opinion</h3>
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<span style="color: #151515;">Regular seasonal system checks from </span><a href="http://betlem.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning</span></a><span style="color: #151515;"> will keep your equipment working at peak efficiency, and help you detect and address any maintenance issues before they become serious. Call us at 585.271.4328 or </span><a href="mailto:residential@betlem.com"><span style="color: #cc0000;">e-mail</span></a><span style="color: #151515;"> us to learn more.</span></div>
Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-87420235969058878042016-03-03T09:10:00.002-08:002016-03-03T09:11:21.733-08:00Betlem Residential Has The Solution For Toasty Winter Warmth.<h1 class="article-title ng-binding" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 38px; font-stretch: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.33; margin: 0px 40px 15px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; vertical-align: baseline;">
Betlem Residential Has The Solution For Toasty Winter Warmth.</h1>
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When you talk about winter warmth, most people think of gas furnaces like the Lennox® <a href="http://www.lennox.com/products/heating-cooling/furnaces/slp98v" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"></a><a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-heating-slp98v.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">SLP98V</a>*, the quietest and most efficient gas furnace you can buy. But furnaces aren’t the only method of keeping warm. In fact, Betlem Residential offers a wide variety of solutions that provide heat for different needs.</div>
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Heat Pumps</h3>
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In the traditional whole-home heating and cooling system, an <a href="http://www.lennox.com/products/heating-cooling/air-conditioners" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"></a><a href="http://www.lennox.com/products/air-conditioners/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"></a><a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-cooling-home.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">air conditioner</a> provides cooling during the summer, while a <a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-heating-home.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">furnace</a> provides heat during the winter. Depending on where you live, a <a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-heat-pumps.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">heat pump</a> can be a smart way to provide energy-efficient warmth, especially during transitional seasons.</div>
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A heat pump is basically an air conditioner that can work in reverse. During hot weather, it keeps the home cool by gathering heat from indoors and moving it outdoors. However, during cool weather, the heat pump is capable of reversing the process, taking heat from outdoors and transferring it indoors to keep you warm.</div>
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See how a heat pump works <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC8ob9KpD5A&feature=youtu.be" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">HERE</a>.</div>
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Heat Pumps and Dual Fuel</h3>
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Heat Pumps can help maintain energy efficiency during cool weather, because in many parts of the country, electricity is cheaper than gas. Because of this fact, many homes can benefit from the use of a dual-fuel system, which pairs a heat pump with a gas furnace.</div>
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During cool or transitional weather, the <a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-heat-pumps.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">heat pump</a> keeps you warm. Then, when the weather becomes too cold for the heat pump to work effectively, the system switches to the <a href="http://www.lennox.com/products/furnaces/SLP98V/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"></a><a href="http://www.lennox.com/products/heating-cooling/furnaces" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">gas furnace</a> for warmth. When the temperature falls somewhere between cool and cold, the system will automatically switch between the electric heat pump and the gas furnace based on whichever is most energy efficient for the weather.</div>
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Boilers</h3>
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For many homes in northern climates, steam heat is the preferred method of keeping warm. Boilers work by circulating steam throughout a network of pipes in the home. This steam can then be piped through radiators, which provide ambient heat without airflow. Or, in other configurations, the steam travels through a heat exchanger where it transfers its heat to air that is then circulated throughout the home. For these homes, Betlem Residential offers a full line of <a href="http://betlem.com/boilers.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">boilers</a>, including the GWM-IE boiler. </div>
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Many boilers provide a smart benefit when used in homes: free hot water. Since the water must already be heated to generate steam, it can also be repurposed to provide the hot water needed for bathing, laundry and washing dishes.</div>
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Oil Furnaces</h3>
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Many homes in northern climates aren’t equipped with natural gas lines. Instead, they rely on heating oil to provide warmth. For these homes, furnaces like the Lennox SLO185V furnace can provide energy-efficient heat. For quieter operation and more even heating, the SLO185V uses a variable-speed fan motor to gently circulate warm air.</div>
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Packaged Units</h3>
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In areas where space is at a premium, such as apartments or condominiums, a <a href="http://www.lennox.com/products/packaged-units/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"></a>packaged unit is a smart choice for heating a home. Available in either dual-fuel, heat pump or gas/electric configurations, a packaged unit combines all of a home’s heating and cooling equipment into one enclosure.</div>
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Dual-fuel packaged units combine an electric heat pump and a gas furnace. During hot weather, the heat pump functions as an air conditioner. During cool weather, the heat pump reverses itself to provide heat. Then, during colder weather, the gas furnace takes over to provide warmth. During transitional weather, the system will automatically switch between the heat pump and furnace to provide warmth, based on whichever is most cost-efficient.</div>
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Heat pump packaged units, frequently found in warmer climates, use a heat pump to provide both cooling in the summer and warmth in the winter. Gas/electric heat pumps, on the other hand, use an air conditioner for summer cooling, and a gas furnace for winter heat.</div>
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Air Handlers</h3>
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Typically found in hot, southern climates, <a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-air-handlers.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">air handlers</a> are frequently paired with air conditioners to provide cooling. Essentially, an air handler is a large fan that moves air throughout a home, often <a href="http://www.lennox.com/products/air-handlers/CBX40UHV/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"></a><a href="http://betlem.com/air-cleaners.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">including built-in air filtration</a> to maintain indoor air quality.</div>
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Since warmer southern climates usually have no need for heating, air handlers don’t typically offer heating capabilities. However, air handlers like the Lennox® CBX32MV, a quiet and efficient air handler for virtually any installation, offer optional electric heating that can be activated when unseasonably cool weather strikes.</div>
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Mini-Split Systems</h3>
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Lennox <a href="http://www.lennox.com/products/mini-split-systems/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"></a>Mini Split Systems are an ideal solution for areas of your home that can be difficult to heat, and where running new ductwork is not a practical option. A mini-split system with a heat pump is essentially a miniature heating and cooling system designed to serve one, two, or three areas of a home.</div>
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Inside, an unobtrusive ventilation unit mounts near the ceiling, providing airflow. Outside the home, an outdoor unit is used to either absorb or radiate heat, so that the indoor ventilation unit can blow either warm or cold air. A mini-split system requires no ductwork, and uses only one small hole to connect the indoor and outdoor components.<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.45em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div>
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Garages can be extremely cold spaces during winter. To help preserve your comfort, garage heaters provide a smart solution for continuous warmth. Available in a wide variety of sizes and heat output levels, Lennox garage heaters combine a fan with a heat source, either natural gas or propane, to circulate plenty of warm air in one area.</div>
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Betlem Residential's garage heaters are like a furnace that blows directly into the room, without the need for ductwork. They not only provide comfort when working on your vehicle, but can also help reduce vehicle wear and tear by eliminating the damage caused by repeated cold-starts. They can also help preserve belongings that are stored in your garage, and provide comfort for pets that live in garage spaces.</div>
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<b><i><span style="color: red;">No matter what your heating needs, your Rochester, NY HVAC contractor, <a href="http://betlem.com/contact-us.htm">Betlem Residential</a> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.75;">has the right solution that will keep you comfortable, and energy efficient. Be ready for winter, no matter what. And no matter where.</span></span></i></b></div>
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-18602607188464951062016-03-03T08:56:00.000-08:002016-03-03T08:58:16.735-08:00You Deserve A Better Thermostat. And Now You Can Have One.<h1 class="article-title ng-binding" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 38px; font-stretch: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.33; margin: 0px 40px 15px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; vertical-align: baseline;">
You Deserve A Better Thermostat. And Now You Can Have One.</h1>
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For years, the thermostat was just a box on the wall that turned your home heating and air conditioning system on and off. It was practically invisible to everyone except Dad and <a href="http://betlem.com/index.htm">Betlem Residential</a>, your HVAC contractor. But that’s all changed.</div>
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Now, thermostats are evolving into sophisticated home comfort computers that offer convenience and enhanced control with your comfort. If your thermostat doesn’t give you all 10 of these features, it may be time to treat yourself to an upgrade.</div>
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Meet the iComfort® Wi-Fi Flex.</h2>
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Compatible with your needs, and your system</h2>
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Unlike the Lennox iComfort Wi-Fi® touchscreen thermostat, which is designed to be paired with premium Lennox® equipment, the iComfort Wi-Fi Flex model can work with other brands of heating and cooling equipment. So no matter what type of system you have, you can enjoy a more comfortable and efficient home.</div>
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Temperature control</h2>
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This is pretty much what you’d expect every thermostat to do, and the iComfort Wi-Fi Flex does it well. A simple touch of the screen and the temperature goes up and down according to your wishes. But the iComfort Wi-Fi Flex takes it a few steps further.</div>
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App integration</h2>
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Add the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2ULDSlaJCk#action=share" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"></a><a href="http://www.lennox.com/buyers-guide/why-buy-lennox/mobile-tools" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">iComfort app</a> to your smartphone, tablet, laptop or other web-enabled device and suddenly, you have a remote link to your thermostat from anywhere in the world. So you can check your home temperature from the office, from your favorite vacation spot, or on your way home from date night with your spouse.</div>
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Change the temperature from anywhere. Even the couch.</h2>
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The iComfort Wi-Fi Flex’s remote capabilities let you do more than just monitor your temperature. Let’s say you’re coming home from a business trip. While you were away, the weather got considerably colder, and after a long day of traveling, you’d really like to come home to a nice, warm, cozy living room. </div>
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The iComfort Wi-Fi Flex makes that happen. Just pull out your smartphone, access the iComfort app, and voila. You can adjust the thermostat to any temperature you’d like via cloud connectivity. But it’s not just travelers who’ll appreciate this feature. </div>
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Let’s say it’s the perfect Sunday afternoon, and you’re nearly asleep on the couch. You’re lying in a ray of sunlight streaming through the window. And frankly, everything would be perfect if it was just a little cooler in here. You don’t have to get up and change the thermostat and risk disturbing the cat. Just reach for your phone.</div>
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Simplified schedule programming with sophisticated results</h2>
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Believe it or not, your <a href="http://www.lennox.com/products/heating-cooling/furnaces" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"></a><a href="http://betlem.com/heating-products-services.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">heating</a> and <a href="http://www.lennox.com/products/heating-cooling/air-conditioners" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"></a><a href="http://betlem.com/cooling-products-services.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">air conditioning</a> system can account for more than half of your home’s energy use. So running your heating and cooling system on a preprogrammed schedule is one of the best ways to save energy. </div>
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The iComfort Wi-Fi Flex makes it incredibly easy to set a schedule that corresponds to your life and your family. Seriously, what’s the point of heating and cooling a house when nobody is there to feel it? Just use the intuitive graphic interface to tell the iComfort Wi-Fi Flex when you need heating and cooling, and when you don’t. Bam, you’re saving energy.</div>
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Extra energy savings with just a touch</h2>
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Life doesn’t always follow your schedule. If you find yourself having to leave the house when you normally wouldn’t, simply touch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdTwxFvCovU" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">iComfort Wi-Fi Flex’s One-Touch Away Mode button</a>, and the system goes into a reduced-use energy-saving mode. </div>
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You then have the option of resuming your heating and cooling schedule manually when you return, or restarting it before you get home via the iComfort app on your phone, tablet or laptop.</div>
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Reminders and Alerts</h2>
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Regular service and regular filter changes are two of the most important things you can do to preserve your comfort, and the performance and efficiency of your home comfort system. The iComfort Wi-Fi Flex can be programmed to remind you to do these things automatically, so you’re always getting the most from your system.</div>
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Weather updates and alerts for your area</h2>
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Want to know what to expect outside today? Just ask your iComfort Wi-Fi Flex. It uses your Wi-Fi network to display weather reports, forecasts and alerts for your area.</div>
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Automatic Updates</h2>
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What good is an advanced thermostat if it’s out-of-date in a year? The iComfort Wi-Fi Flex stays current by downloading its own software and firmware updates through your Wi-Fi network. So you always have the latest and greatest.</div>
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A bright, high-definition color touchscreen.</h2>
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Plastic dials and little buttons are so old school. Now, your thermostat can be as beautiful and stylish as the rest of your home. The iComfort Wi-Fi Flex offers you a bright, full-color touchscreen, animated graphics and a sleek and stylish form factor that blends with any décor.</div>
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If you’d like to learn more about the ways the iComfort Wi-Fi Flex can make your life more comfortable and convenient, contact your <a href="http://www.lennox.com/locate" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"></a><a href="http://betlem.com/contact-us.htm" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #c9002d; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning</a>.</div>
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-59275838932554100592016-03-03T08:49:00.000-08:002016-03-03T08:49:38.892-08:00Smart Home Technology Makes Every Day Easier.<h1 class="article-title ng-binding" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #151515; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 38px; font-stretch: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.33; margin: 0px 40px 15px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; vertical-align: baseline;">
Smart Home Technology Makes Every Day Easier.</h1>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.45em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It seems that every day is busier than the last, and there’s never time to do everything you want. Fortunately, the things we use are pitching in to help. Smart home devices and appliances mean greater convenience, energy savings and peace of mind.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ranging from security to cooking, these devices usually feature a connection to your home Wi-Fi network and, more often than not, are accessible through your mobile device. This frees you up to do things on the go that used to require more dedicated time and attention.</span></div>
<h2 style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #6a6a6a; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.33; margin: 30px 0px 5px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smart Security</span></h2>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.75; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Today’s smart home technology can do amazing things to help keep you safe from crime, fire and other dangerous situations. And unlike old-fashioned alarm systems that only went off if something was wrong, today’s smart security systems can not only protect you, they can also actually make your day more convenient.</span></div>
<h3 style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #6a6a6a; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.33; margin: 30px 0px 0px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smart Locks</span></h3>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://resources.lennox.com/FileUploads/8338d468-9275-420c-a040-63f803003a6d83647_smart_lock_icon.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: default; display: block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px 20px 20px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 204.141px;" />The lock is the most basic of all security devices. It keeps people out of places where you don’t want them. Old locks used a key. Newer locks can use electronic keypads. But smart locks take security and convenience to a whole new level.</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">By connecting to a central hub in your home via a wireless signal, smart locks can be locked and unlocked using your smartphone. So if a child forgets his or her key, a quick phone call to a parent gets them inside with ease. And if you have a house sitter watching your home while you’re on vacation, you can grant them temporary access that expires the day you come home.</span></div>
<h3 style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #6a6a6a; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.33; margin: 30px 0px 0px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smart monitoring</span></h3>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.75; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://resources.lennox.com/FileUploads/bb2efbcc-1dc4-41aa-a24a-2388c231cc9f83647_smart_monitoring_icon.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px 20px 20px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 204.141px;" />Today’s smart home surveillance and monitoring systems have moved past security, and are now just as much about remote interaction. Crime prevention and safety are still important, but today’s easy-to-implement, Internet-connected cameras allow you to watch a live video feed of what’s happening in your home from anywhere in the world. This means you can watch out for danger, while also doing things like checking in on family and pets, or even seeing if there’s a package waiting on your front steps.</span></div>
<h3 style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #6a6a6a; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.33; margin: 30px 0px 0px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smart garage doors</span></h3>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.75; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://resources.lennox.com/FileUploads/844dbf9c-1f93-40b8-8ae8-8fd104e813be83647_smart_garage_drs_icon.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px 20px 20px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 204.141px;" />Ever had that sudden, anxious realization that you may have left the garage door up? Never again. Today’s smart garage doors give you the ability to confirm closure right from your smartphone. They also allow you to do things like opening the door remotely for a contractor or landscaper. Smart garage doors can even use the GPS in your smartphone to automatically open the door when you pull into the driveway.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smart doorbells</span></h3>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://resources.lennox.com/FileUploads/3e493998-23fd-49f2-a1cc-1fd76c1bfc0383647_smart_dr_bell_icon.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: default; display: block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px 20px 20px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 204.141px;" />How could the humble doorbell find a place in today’s connected smart-home world? By becoming your virtual butler. When a smart doorbell rings, it immediately sends a video feed to your smartphone, or even your television, so you know who’s at the door. You can then communicate with your visitors, or ignore them if you so choose. Smart doorbells can also capture video footage of everyone who rings your bell, so it’s just as much about security as it is about interaction.</span></div>
<h2 style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #6a6a6a; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.33; margin: 30px 0px 5px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smart kitchens</span></h2>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.75; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Connected appliances can change a lot of aspects of your life, including your time in the kitchen. By helping you streamline simple tasks or reminding you of important things, they can help you take control of your meals like never before.</span></div>
<h3 style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #6a6a6a; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.33; margin: 30px 0px 0px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smart refrigerators</span></h3>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://resources.lennox.com/FileUploads/9cf5a322-8b13-443e-afcf-f33c269175cf83647_smart_refer_icon.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px 20px 20px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 204.141px;" />Smart refrigerators are not just about storage -- they’re also about awareness. By using bar code scanners or RFID readers, smart fridges can help keep you informed about what you have available to eat. No more last-minute runs to the store for milk. No more surprise spoilage. You know what kind of food you have, and how much longer you’ll have it available.</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smart fridges can also send alerts to you on your smartphone when it’s time to buy more of the things you need. Smart fridges can even be used as information hubs, with integrated televisions and the ability to leave messages and reminders for other family members.</span></div>
<h3 style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #6a6a6a; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.33; margin: 30px 0px 0px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smart cooking</span></h3>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.75; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://resources.lennox.com/FileUploads/3ad767f4-4930-4ef5-84f1-f2c5c119fb3183647_smart_cooking_icon.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px 20px 20px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 204.141px;" />Nobody wants to cook dinner after a long day at work. With smart ovens and ranges, you can now let your appliances shoulder part of the load. Connected cooking appliances can do simple things, like allow you to start them and clean them via smartphone. But they can also become an invaluable hub for dinner activities by helping you plan meals and offering recipes. </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Even smaller cooking appliances like crock pots can now connect to your home Wi-Fi network, allowing you to start them while you’re at work, and come home to a piping-hot meal.</span></div>
<h2 style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #6a6a6a; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.33; margin: 30px 0px 5px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smart Lighting</span></h2>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.75; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.45em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With smart lighting devices, you can use your smartphone to dim different lights to create ambience for dinner, or make it easier to see the television. When you’re away, smart lights can be set to turn on and off to make it appear like you’re still home, using random patterns that more accurately simulate a busy, occupied home.</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smart lighting can also involve natural light. Smart window blinds can be set to open and close on a schedule, or controlled manually via smartphone app. And since they’re motorized, you’ll no longer have to deal with unsightly cords that can entangle children and pets.</span></div>
<h2 style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #6a6a6a; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.33; margin: 30px 0px 5px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smart HVAC is smarter than ever</span></h2>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.75; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Older thermostats were fairly simple devices. They used mechanical switches to turn heating and cooling off based on ambient air temperature. You set one single temperature that was maintained all day and all night. This necessitated an ongoing battle between energy savings and comfort, because saving energy meant setting the temperature to a level that was either too hot in the summer or too cold in the winter. </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Then along came programmable thermostats, which helped make the situation a little more bearable. Now, your home temperature could be set to different levels based around the activity of your family. You could program the thermostat to keep your home at more comfortable temperatures when everyone was home and awake, then dial back to more energy-efficient temperatures when everyone was gone or fast asleep.</span></div>
<h3 style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #6a6a6a; font-family: AvenirNext, helevetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.33; margin: 30px 0px 0px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smarter means more adaptable</span></h3>
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<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://resources.lennox.com/FileUploads/1074bc49-2bad-4b22-8ab9-368d14334ad083647_smart_adaptable_icon.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: default; display: block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 20px 20px 20px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 204.141px;" />The problem with programmable thermostats is, most families don’t follow a rigid schedule. So variations in daily life that didn’t correspond with the thermostat’s schedule meant everyone was uncomfortable at least part of the time or you could be wasting energy.</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.75; margin-top: 20px; max-width: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now, smart thermostats like the <span class="s2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">iComfort® S30 Smart Thermostat</span> have changed the game entirely. Instead of following a set schedule, they can actually adapt to changes in activity and routine. Smart thermostats can proactively grab energy savings wherever they can, reducing system and utility costs based on your family’s actual schedule.</span></div>
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-81830086585765118052015-11-25T09:35:00.001-08:002016-03-03T08:40:50.268-08:00The How and Why of Heat Pumps<h1 class="entry-title" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #554e44; font-family: lithoantiquedemibold, georgia, serif; font-stretch: normal; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 0.33em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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The How and Why of Heat Pumps</span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The term “heat pump” is frequently used in reference to a heating and air-conditioning system, but not every homeowner is familiar with what a <a href="http://betlem.com/heat-pumps.htm" style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">heat pump</a> is, or what it does. In the simplest definition, a <a href="http://betlem.com/heat-pumps.htm" style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">heat pump</a> is an <a href="http://betlem.com/cooling-products-services.htm" style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">air conditioner</a> that can reverse its operation to move heat into the house, instead of out.</span></div>
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The movement of heat</h3>
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Most everyone is familiar with what an <a href="http://betlem.com/cooling-products-services.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">air conditioner</a> does. It creates cool air, which is then circulated through a house’s ductwork by the <a href="http://betlem.com/gas-furnaces.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">furnace</a> or <a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-air-handlers.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">air handler</a>. But strictly speaking, an air conditioner doesn’t “make cold,” it “gets rid of heat.”</div>
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The refrigerant that Betlem Residential puts into an air-conditioning system circulates back and forth between the air conditioner outside, and the coil inside, gathering heat as it goes. Once that heat gets outside the home, the air conditioner disperses it.</div>
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Standing next to an air conditioner, you can feel a steady stream of warm air coming off of it. This heat isn’t generated by the air conditioner’s motor or fan; it’s the heat that was previously in the house, being vented into the atmosphere.</div>
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The heat pump difference</h3>
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When a heat pump operates during warm weather, it performs exactly like an air conditioner. It gathers the heat that’s inside the house, and vents it outside.</div>
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When cold weather arrives, however, the heat pump is able to reverse its operation. It gathers heat from the outside air and moves it inside to warm the house. Because even when the outside air feels cold on the skin, it still contains enough heat for the heat pump to gather and move inside.</div>
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Why select a heat pump?</h3>
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The decision to choose a heat pump or a <a href="http://www.lennox.com/products/furnaces/" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">furnace</a> for a home has to do with the climate in which the home is located. Heat pumps typically work better in warmer southern climates where winters aren’t too harsh. Since the air doesn’t get very cold, a heat pump can gather enough heat during cool weather or cold snaps to keep the home comfortable.</div>
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In northern climates that have colder winter weather, there is usually not much heat present in the air for a heat pump to collect. And even if there is some heat present in the outside air, it may cost a lot of electricity for the heat pump to run long and fast enough to collect it.</div>
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For that reason, homes in northern climates typically elect to use a <a href="http://betlem.com/gas-furnaces.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">gas furnace</a> or oil-burning furnace for warmth.</div>
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Dual-fuel systems</h3>
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For homes located in mild or moderate climates, a heat pump can be paired with a gas furnace to create a dual-fuel system. In this configuration, you enjoy the best possible balance between comfort and energy efficiency.</div>
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In cool weather, when the seasons transition from summer to fall, the heat pump in a dual-fuel system keeps the home warm. Because electricity is typically cheaper than gas, this means more energy-efficient comfort.</div>
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When winter arrives and the weather becomes colder, it would take substantially more electricity to draw in enough heat to keep the home warm. So the dual-fuel system switches from the heat pump to the gas furnace to provide warmth.</div>
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The most energy-efficient warmth, every time</h3>
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The system will continue to switch back and forth automatically between the electric heat pump and the gas furnace, based on whichever is most energy-efficient for the current weather.</div>
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The switching point is preprogrammed by Betlem Residential when the system is installed. Since the switch point is based on prices of electricity and gas in the area in which the home is located, this allows customized energy savings.</div>
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<span style="color: #554e44;">To get the energy-conscious advantages of a heat pump in your home, or to discuss the year-round advantages of a dual-fuel system, please contact </span><span style="line-height: 25.2000007629395px;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://betlem.com/contact-us.htm">Betlem Residential</a>.</span></span></div>
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-5919768371205009202015-09-24T14:09:00.000-07:002017-05-19T13:29:36.751-07:00The seasons are changing. Make sure your comfort stays consistent.<h1 class="entry-title" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #554e44; font-family: LithoAntiqueDemiBold, Georgia, serif; font-size: 48px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 0.33em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
The seasons are changing. Make sure your comfort stays consistent.</h1>
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Fall can mean some pretty wonderful things. It’s the beginning of the holiday season, which brings with it food, family and celebrations. Fall also means changes in the landscape, with beautifully colored leaves and, often, a brisk chill in the air.</div>
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But while fall is a wonderful time of the year, it also means winter isn’t far behind. Make sure you’re ready for the coming cold weather with a system check from Betlem Residential.</h3>
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A system check keeps your comfort going strong.</h3>
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When you get your system checked, Betlem Residential will carefully inspect each piece of equipment to make sure it’s running at its best. This will make your system run more effectively and efficiently.</div>
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During your system check, Betlem Residential will:</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0360164642334px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Check the refrigerant in your heat pump or air conditioner.</strong> Too much or too little refrigerant will inhibit the efficiency of your system and potentially cause compressor damage.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0360164642334px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Check filters or collection cells in your filtration system.</strong> A clogged or dirty filter makes your furnace or air handler work harder to move air, which wastes electricity and reduces the life of your system.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0360164642334px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Clean the blower motor and fan blades of your air handler or furnace.</strong> A clean fan and blower run more quietly and efficiently.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0360164642334px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Clean your indoor coil.</strong> A dirty coil can’t transfer heat as efficiently as a clean coil, which can inhibit system performance.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0360164642334px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Clean your outdoor coil.</strong> Like a dirty indoor coil, a dirty outdoor coil can’t transfer heat efficiently, which makes more work for the system while consuming more energy to keep you comfortable.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0360164642334px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Check the performance of your system.</strong> By measuring the effectiveness with which your system heats and cools compared to ambient air temperatures, your Lennox dealer can how well your system works, and whether or not problems may be developing.</li>
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A system check is a smart investment.</h3>
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Having your system checked by Betlem can be a very smart investment. By paying a little money now, you help lower your energy costs over the entire season. That can translate to substantial savings in energy costs.</div>
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Having a system check now is also an investment in the life of your system. By catching small problems before they become big, you can save yourself costly repairs down the line. You can also help prevent unexpected breakdowns that can require new equipment, while leaving you at the mercy of winter’s worst.</div>
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Fall is the right time.</h3>
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There is no better time to get a system check than fall. First of all, the relatively mild weather means that even if <span style="line-height: 25.2000007629395px;">Betlem Residential</span><span style="line-height: 1.4;"> finds a problem, you won’t shiver through brutal winter weather while repairs are made.</span></div>
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A fall system check also means Betlem Residential will be able to schedule you sooner rather than later, because he or she won’t be dealing with the emergency situations that can happen when furnaces break down during winter weather.</div>
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Contact Betlem Residential, preserve your system.</h3>
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Getting a thorough system check is as simple as calling or emailing <span style="line-height: 25.2000007629395px;">Betlem Residential</span><span style="line-height: 1.4;">. Even if you don’t have Lennox heating and cooling equipment, </span><span style="line-height: 25.2000007629395px;">Betlem Residential</span><span style="line-height: 1.4;"> dealer has the skill and expertise to perform a system check and keep you feeling consistently great, even in inconsistent weather.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #554e44;">Call Betlem Residential at 585-271-4328 or </span><a href="mailto:residential@betlem.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">email us here</span></a><span style="color: #554e44;">.</span></div>
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-6906868242160198892015-09-24T13:59:00.000-07:002015-09-24T13:59:19.314-07:00Spend a day with the iComfort® S30 Smart Thermostat.<h1 class="entry-title" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #554e44; font-family: LithoAntiqueDemiBold, Georgia, serif; font-size: 48px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 0.33em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Spend a day with the iComfort® S30 Smart Thermostat.</h1>
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It’ll change the way you think about comfort.</div>
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If you think thermostats are only good for maintaining the comfort in your home, you’re about to get a whole new perspective. And, hopefully, a whole new thermostat. The <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0360164642334px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0540523529053px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">iComfort® S30 Smart Thermostat from Lennox®</strong></span> does a lot more than change your temperature—it adapts to your life, perfectly. See for yourself with this typical day with the iComfort S30.</div>
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6:15 a.m.</h3>
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Your alarm clock won’t go off for another 5 minutes, but your iComfort S30 has already started its day. It’s transitioning from your night schedule to your morning schedule, which means it’s going to bring the home up to your set temperature of 70 degrees after spending the night at a more energy-efficient 67 degrees.</div>
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6:30 a.m.</h3>
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You come downstairs. It’s mid-March, so the temperature has been fluctuating a lot lately. Since you set the <strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Perfect Temp</strong> feature on your iComfort S30, it’s going to automatically switch between heating and cooling to keep your home comfortable.</div>
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6:35 a.m.</h3>
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You’re not sure what the weather is going to be like, so you check your iComfort S30. Its <strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">7-day weather forecast</strong> tells you that today is going to be cold and clear, so you grab a coat.</div>
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7:40 a.m.</h3>
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You leave for work. The iComfort S30 senses the house is empty, and adjusts your temperature to a far more energy efficient setting. After all, there’s no sense in heating and cooling a home if nobody is there to feel it.</div>
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10 a.m.</h3>
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The iComfort S30 updates its software automatically. You don’t notice. Because it’s one less thing you need to worry about.</div>
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3 p.m.</h3>
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Your brother calls and says he needs to drop by your house to borrow a DVD, and he’ll just let himself in. Because you’re so polite, you take out your smartphone and turn up the temperature in your home remotely, so he’ll have a nice, warm environment while he’s there.</div>
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3:30 p.m.</h3>
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By 3:30, he’s gone, so you return the temperature to its efficient setting.</div>
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4:45 p.m.</h3>
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You left work a little early today. The iComfort S30 knows you are headed home, because its <strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Smart Away</strong> feature works with your smartphone’s GPS. When it sees you’re five miles away, it starts warming up the house ahead of schedule, so you’re greeted by a comfortable living room.<img alt="Screen Shot 2015-09-09 at 2.06.34 PM" class="wp-image-2523 size-full aligncenter" src="http://comfortmatters.lennox.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Screen-Shot-2015-09-09-at-2.06.34-PM.png" height="161" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="569" /></div>
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5:30 p.m.</h3>
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It’s cool outside, but since yesterday was warmer, there’s still some pollen in the air. Your iComfort S30 knows this, thanks to its <strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Allergen Defender</strong> feature, so it turns up the airspeed on your furnace to move more air through your filtration system. So you breathe cleaner air, without having to do a thing.</div>
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8 p.m.</h3>
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Your iComfort S30 notices that the compressor in your heat pump ran a few more minutes longer than it should have. While not a big deal, it still wants to protect your comfort, so it sends <a href="http://www.betlem.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Find a Lennox Comfort Specialist">Betlem Residential</a> an alert to check the system. Your dealer will call you tomorrow to schedule a quick look.</div>
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10 p.m.</h3>
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You’re off to bed a little early. Even though your heating and cooling schedule isn’t supposed to go to its efficient night setting until 11, the iComfort S30 senses that there’s no more movement in the house, and starts to wind down system use. So you’re sleeping peacefully, and saving energy.</div>
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-10218197420257358772015-08-17T11:26:00.001-07:002015-08-17T11:29:15.593-07:00Building Your Complete System: The Smarter Way To Better Comfort<h1 class="entry-title" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #554e44; font-family: LithoAntiqueDemiBold, Georgia, serif; font-size: 48px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 0.33em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Building your complete system: the smarter way to better comfort.</h1>
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If you’re in the market for a new heating and air-conditioning system, there are a few things to consider when making your purchase. Because when you have all the facts, you’ll enjoy greater comfort, better energy savings and an overall more enjoyable indoor environment.</div>
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When replacing a piece of air-conditioning equipment, it’s always good to consider the advantages of installing a complete new system instead of just swapping out one component. There are several important reasons for this.</div>
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When you replace an entire system at once, it will be comprised of components that have been designed to deliver the same level of efficiency. So all parts of the system can work together to save you energy, and deliver the savings you’re expecting.</div>
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Pairing compatible equipment also means longer system life as well. When one part of the system is older, it creates a bottleneck that can make every other component work harder to compensate.</div>
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SOURCE:<a href="http://comfortmatters.lennox.com/tips-and-tools/building-your-complete-system-the-smarter-way-to-better-comfort/%20http://www.ahrinet.org/App_Content/ahri/files/Homeowners/perfect%20match.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.ahrinet.org/App_Content/ahri/files/Homeowners/perfect%20match.pdf</a></div>
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Communicating about comfort and efficiency</h3>
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Another reason to consider equipment from the same manufacturer has to do with the “communicating” capabilities built in to a lot of modern equipment. Communicating systems connect furnaces, heat pumps, air conditioners and air handlers in the same system together via special electronics. This allows each piece of equipment to optimize its performance based on what the other parts of the system are doing.</div>
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As an example, the <a href="http://www.betlem.com/thermostats.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">iComfort</a> WiFi communicating capabilities found in premium Lennox equipment lets multi-stage and variable capacity furnaces and air conditioners fine-tune their output and energy use to deliver consistent savings, and even monitor themselves to ensure proper operation.</div>
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Unfortunately, there is no universal communicating standard shared among manufacturers. So mixing and matching your equipment may provide you with heating and cooling, but without the communicating ability, your system won’t operate at its most effective or efficient level.</div>
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Building the right system for your climate.</h3>
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When it comes time to create your new system, the equipment you select will be determined largely by the climate where you live. Because while you can technically build a system any way you want it, you may end up spending more on things you don’t need.</div>
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Warmer climates: Consider a heat pump and air handler.</h3>
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In southern states where there are more warm days than cold, and the temperature rarely approaches freezing, the ideal system is most likely one that includes a <a href="http://www.betlem.com/lennox-heat-pumps.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">heat pump</a> and an <a href="http://www.betlem.com/lennox-air-handlers.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">air handler</a>. That’s because even during cold weather, there is usually plenty of ambient heat in the air for a heat pump to draw into your house.</div>
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Heat Pump</h4>
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A heat pump functions as both a heating and cooling unit. While a furnace would work just fine in this part of the country, a heat pump that uses electricity will most likely be the most energy-efficient solution even during cold snaps.</div>
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Air Handler</h4>
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To circulate the air throughout your home every day of the year, an air handler makes a smart choice. Essentially a blower motor in a cabinet, an air handler can circulate warm air in the winter and cold air in the summer. While a furnace can do the same thing, the burners aren’t needed in warmer climates.</div>
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Colder climates: Consider an air conditioner and furnace.</h3>
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In northern climates, winter temperatures can drop below freezing fairly frequently. This doesn’t leave much ambient heat in the air, making a heat pump a less-effective choice for warmth. A <a href="http://www.betlem.com/lennox-heating-home.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">gas</a> or oil furnace is a much smarter choice, because it can convert fuel into warmth regardless of outside temperatures.</div>
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Moderate climates: Consider a dual-fuel system.</h3>
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In moderate climates, temperatures can be warm in the summer, cool in the fall and cold in the winter. And while the temperatures may not drop quite as low as they do in cold climates, they can still get low enough to make a heat pump ineffective.</div>
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For these climates that can experience everything from moderate to severe temperatures, a dual-fuel system is the most energy-efficient solution to choose. In a dual-fuel system, a heat pump and a furnace are paired together to work for maximum efficiency.</div>
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Different temperatures, different functions</h4>
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During summer, the heat pump functions as an air conditioner to keep your home cool. When weather starts to get cold, the heat pump will switch to heating mode to provide warmth. But if the temperature drops so low that the heat pump cannot get enough heat to keep your home comfortable, the system will automatically turn the heat pump off and switch to the gas furnace for heat.</div>
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When your Lennox® dealer installs your dual-fuel system, they will set the point at which the heat pump hands off to the furnace based on how much electricity and gas are in your area. So regardless of what the temperature does, you’ll always stay comfortable in the most energy-efficient way possible.</div>
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(1) Efficiency claim based on comparison of air conditioning and heat pump products’ SEER as published in AHRI (January 2015). Actual system combination efficient may vary; consult a Lennox Dealer or AHRI for exact system efficiencies. Precision claim based on the cooling capacity range of the XC/XP25-036 units as compared to equivalent-sized competitive variable capacity compressor units.</div>
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-76132138299315649482015-08-17T11:19:00.001-07:002015-08-17T11:19:39.326-07:00Saving Energy: Understanding Energy Ratings<h1 class="entry-title" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #554e44; font-family: LithoAntiqueDemiBold, Georgia, serif; font-size: 48px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 0.33em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Understanding energy ratings</h1>
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If you’ve ever shopped for a new air conditioner, furnace, or even a window unit, you’ve probably seen energy rating data listed somewhere on the product. Knowing what those numbers mean, and how to compare them, can save you a lot of money over the life of your equipment.</div>
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Making sense of the numbers</h3>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ratings help you make smart choices </strong></div>
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Energy ratings were established to provide a baseline for comparing heating and air conditioning equipment based on the energy it uses to keep you comfortable. In a sense, you can think of energy ratings like miles-per-gallon in a car.</div>
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The more gasoline it takes you to go one mile, the more you’ll spend for every mile you need to travel. So if you’re looking at a large SUV that gets 15 miles per gallon, you know you’ll need to plan a larger fuel budget every month than if you’d chosen a subcompact or hybrid car that gets 38 miles to the gallon.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What the ratings mean for your home</strong></div>
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With home heating and cooling equipment, the efficiency numbers tell you how much energy you’ll have to spend to get the same performance out of similar products.</div>
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Ratings are different for each type of heating and cooling equipment, simply because of the energy source used to power it. In other words, you can’t use the same rating to compare a gas furnace to an electric heat pump, because they don’t use the same type of fuel.</div>
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However, when you understand the numbers behind the ratings, you can get a good idea of how much money you’ll spend to run your equipment, whether it uses gas, electricity, or both.</div>
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SEER, for rating electric cooling</h3>
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SEER is one of the most common rating systems for home cooling equipment. It stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio, and it gives a pretty good indication of your energy costs because it measures performance over an entire cooling season.</div>
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To calculate SEER, you simply take the total cooling output that the equipment will generate over the summer, measured in British Thermal Units (BTU), and divide it by the total amount of energy you’ll have to expend (and pay for) during the same time period.</div>
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What you’re really measuring here is how much cooling power the unit will provide, and how much it will cost you to enjoy that cool comfort. The Lennox® XC25 is currently the most precise and efficient air conditioner you can buy*, offering a SEER of up to 26.</div>
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Federal law currently mandates a minimum SEER of between 13 and 14, depending upon where in the country you live, and any air conditioner over 14.5 SEER can be eligible for ENERGY STAR® qualification, meaning it’s a smart choice for energy-efficient cooling.</div>
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AFUE, for rating fossil-fuel furnaces</h3>
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AFUE is a fairly straightforward number. The higher the number, the more heat you will actually feel for a given amount of natural gas or oil burned. A furnace with an AFUE of 80 will turn 80% of its fuel into useable heat, while wasting about 20% of its fuel through either air leaks, inefficient burners or a less-advanced design.</div>
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On the other hand, a furnace with an AFUE of 95 will convert 95% of the gas or oil it consumes into useable warmth. Any furnace with an efficiency of 90% or higher is considered high-efficiency.</div>
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*<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The most precise and efficient air conditioner and heat pump you can buy (</strong><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0360164642334px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">XC25</strong><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">/</strong><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0360164642334px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">XP25</strong><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">)</strong><br />
Efficiency claim based on comparison of air conditioning and heat pump products’ SEER as published in AHRI (January 2013). Actual system combination efficientcy may vary; consult a Lennox Dealer or AHRI for exact system efficiencies. Precision claim based on the cooling capacity range of the XC/XP25-036 units as compared to equivalent-sized competitive variable capacity compressor units.</div>
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HSPF, for rating electric heating and cooling</h3>
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Since it doesn’t use fossil fuel, AFUE really doesn’t apply. So heat pumps actually have their own comparative efficiency rating, known as HSPF, or Heating Season Performance Factor. This is a measure of how efficiently an electric heat pump can warm your home when it’s in heating mode, over the course of an entire heating season.</div>
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HSPF is calculated by dividing the unit’s heat output over the course of the season by the amount of electricity required to produce that heat. Anything over 8 is considered high-efficiency, and may be eligible for utility rebates or tax credits.</div>
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When shopping for a heat pump, it’s important to remember that since it uses electricity to heat and cool, it will have both a SEER and an HSPF rating since it runs during multiple seasons.</div>
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The <a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-heat-pumps.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lennox XP25 heat pump</a> currently offers a SEER of up to 23.5, and an HSPF of up to 10.20.</div>
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-60095002130543436472015-08-17T11:11:00.000-07:002015-08-17T11:12:38.073-07:00Single-room vs. Whole-home Air Cleaners: Why it matters.<h1 class="entry-title" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #554e44; font-family: LithoAntiqueDemiBold, Georgia, serif; font-size: 48px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 0.33em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Single-room vs. whole-home air cleaners: Why it matters.</h1>
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In the quest for cleaner, fresher air, two main types of air cleaners have become popular: single-room and whole-home.</div>
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How they work</h3>
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Single-room air cleaners cover small areas</h4>
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Single-room air cleaners are just like their name implies. They’re small, portable, localized devices that are placed in individual rooms or areas to clean the air. They usually incorporate a fan to move air, some kind of filter to remove particles, and often an electronic component that electronically charges the air to increase filtration.</div>
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Whole-home air cleaners are a more complete solution.</h4>
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Whole-home air cleaners, on the other hand, are more of an “installed” solution, permanently integrated into the heating and air conditioning system in your home. They rely on your furnace or air handler to move air through, instead of using their own fan.</div>
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Advantages of whole-home air cleaners</h3>
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Whole-home air cleaners offer a serious advantage over single-room air cleaners because they affect all the air in your home. Attaching an air-cleaning solution to your heating and cooling system will allow it to filter every bit of air in every room.</div>
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Disadvantages of portable air cleaners</h3>
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A single-area air cleaner may solve air quality issues in one room, but your home heating and air-conditioning system is still going to be circulating air from that room throughout your home. So whatever air issue you’re facing in that one area will eventually spread to every other room.</div>
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Whole-home options</h3>
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If you’re going with an installed, whole-home air cleaner, you have several options.</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0360164642334px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Disposable filters: </strong>Most furnaces accept a 1” or 5” pleated or fiberglass filter that is thrown away when it becomes dirty.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0360164642334px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Washable filters: </strong>Usually made of foam or plastic fibers, these filters are washed when they become full of impurities.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0360164642334px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Electrostatic filters: </strong>Remove impurities from the air by putting an electric charge on them as they pass through the air cleaner, causing dirt and dust to stick to a collection area for later vacuuming or washing.</li>
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The only whole-home solution to everything.</h3>
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A whole-home air cleaner makes sense. And no whole-home air cleaner is more effective than the <a href="http://betlem.com/air-cleaners.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="PureAir Air Purification System">PureAir™ air purification system made by Lennox</a>. In fact, PureAir cleans the air in your home better than any single solution you can buy, using three different types of technology. And it generates no ozone.</div>
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New for 2015</h3>
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PureAir was already the leading whole-home filtration solution, but for 2015, Lennox has added three new advantages.</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Better filtration: Carbon Clean 16 filtration is now standard.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tighter cabinet seals: With virtually no air leakage</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">More energy efficient: The new PureAir uses less electricity than ever.</li>
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Get your air quality consultation today</h3>
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Betlem Residential of Rochester, NY can tell you more about the quality of the air in your home, and help you deal with the specific problems you face. Call 585-271-4328 today to schedule your consultation. </div>
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-90647834288425067762015-06-03T17:12:00.002-07:002015-06-03T17:13:30.698-07:00The Lennox® National Promotion puts impeccable indoor comfort well within reach.<br />
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The Lennox National Promotion puts impeccable indoor comfort well within reach.</h1>
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As the weather gets hotter and hotter, Lennox is ready to help. Lennox is offering rebates of up to $1,700 on a qualifying Lennox® home comfort system* now through June 12, 2015.</div>
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It’s a sweet deal for every homeowner, because the Lennox National Promotion means savings on extremely capable, full-featured systems that can lower energy use while still delivering custom-tailored comfort to any home.</div>
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The Equipment</h3>
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This year’s Lennox Spring Promotion features some pretty impressive performers.</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The <a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-heating-slp98v.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0360164642334px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Lennox - SLP98V">SLP98V Furnace</a>, the quietest high-efficiency furnace you can buy(1). Because it can adjust its flame to more than 60 different intensities, the SLP98V can perfectly balance heating demand with fuel use.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The XC25 Air Conditioner or XP25 Heat Pump, the most precise and efficient air conditioner and heat pump you can buy(2). Built with compressors that can adjust their speed like a dimmer switch, the XC25 and XP25 can find the perfect combination of comfort and smart energy use for even the hottest days.</li>
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The Deals</h3>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0179996490479px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18.0360164642334px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Save up to $100 </strong>in rebates on the addition of a iHarmony Zoning system.</li>
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(1)Based on sound pressure levels during steady-state, high-fire and low-fire operation of Lennox SLP98UH070XV36B and leading competitive units as of July 2013 at mid-point temperature rise and minimum external static pressure when set upper Section 4.4.4 of AHRI 260-2012. Based on AFUE efficiency rating of Lennox SLP98UH090XV60C and leading competitive units listed in AHRI directory as of January 2015. Efficiency ratings established per test standard ANSI/ASHRAE 103-2007.</div>
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(2) Efficiency claim based on comparison of air conditioning and heat pump products’ SEER as published in AHRI (January 2013). Actual system combination efficient may vary; consult a Lennox Dealer or AHRI for exact system efficiencies. Precision claim based on the cooling capacity range of the XC/XP25-036 units as compared to equivalent-sized competitive variable capacity compressor units.</div>
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*Some restrictions apply. System rebate offers range from $200-$1,700. Rebate offer is valid March 23, 2015 through June 12, 2015 with the purchase of qualifying Lennox products. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Additional add-on rebates for iHarmony® Zoning System and solar panels valid with a qualifying system purchase only. See your participating Lennox dealer for complete details.</div>
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-42720207399763847582015-06-03T17:02:00.000-07:002015-06-03T17:03:17.729-07:00Introducing the Newest Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps in the Lennox Lineup<h1 class="entry-title" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #554e44; font-family: LithoAntiqueDemiBold, Georgia, serif; font-size: 48px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 0.33em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Introducing the Newest Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps in the Lennox Lineup</h1>
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For more than 120 years, Lennox has been synonymous with innovation in the field of home comfort. In fact, the company’s first product was an improved furnace that prevented harmful fumes from escaping into the living space of a home.</div>
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That same commitment to innovation is readily apparent in the XC20 Air Conditioner and XP20 Heat Pump, which will be available later this year.</div>
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The XC20 and XP20</h3>
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When it comes to creating your perfect environment, you’re trying to strike a balance between temperature, humidity and energy savings. After all, it’s hard to enjoy a cool space if it’s too humid, and it’s hard to enjoy any combination of temperature and humidity if it’s costing you a fortune. Enter the XC20 and XP20.</div>
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Better than on and off</h3>
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Before you understand what makes the XC20 and XP20 so special, you must first understand how a normal air conditioner and heat pump work. At the heart of every heat pump and air conditioner, you’ll find a compressor. That’s the component that pressurizes the refrigerant to help it transfer heat.</div>
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Most compressors are either on or off, like a light switch. That means they’re either running full blast, or not running at all. But the XC20 and XP20 use a different type of compressor operation.</div>
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Efficiency and comfort on a sliding scale</h3>
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Rather than totally on or off, the XC20 and XP20 have the ability to adjust the speed of their compressors to more than 60 different levels, making them operate less like a light switch and more like a dimmer switch.</div>
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This allows the XC20 and XP20 to find the perfect balance between cooling or heating output and energy use, because they’ll always operate at just the right speed. Not too fast, not too slow. Just right, like the environment they create.</div>
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Precise humidity control for greater comfort</h3>
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Humidity is a big factor in the way the air in your home feels. With proper control of it, you will not only enjoy a more comfortable environment, you can spend less on energy. That’s because properly humidified air still feels comfortable even at higher temperatures.</div>
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Because they have the ability to adjust their cooling output, the XC20 and XP20 can help remove moisture from your air with greater precision when paired with a Lennox iComfort thermostat.</div>
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This happens because an iComfort thermostat can work with the XC20 or XP20 and the furnace or air handler to adjust airspeed and cooling capacity, to make sure the air travels slowly during startup. This allows more moisture to be drawn out before the air begins to circulate.</div>
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-50946529292718292132015-01-07T05:33:00.000-08:002015-01-07T05:34:34.128-08:00Home Comfort Tech Has Come A Long Way In A Short While<h1 class="entry-title" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #554e44; font-family: LithoAntiqueDemiBold, Georgia, serif; font-size: 48px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 0.33em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Home comfort tech has come a long way in a short while</h1>
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Today, we pretty much take home comfort for granted. But we haven’t always been so fortunate. In fact, compared to even the most basic of today’s systems, the home comfort equipment of even a few decades ago seems almost primitive.</div>
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Controls.</h3>
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Early thermostats were mechanical in nature, regulating system operation using either mercury or a metal strip that would expand or contract with the ambient temperature to open and close a switch. Today, sophisticated electronic sensors use varying electrical resistance to sense temperature, anticipating heating and cooling needs before you even know you’re uncomfortable. Some, like the<a href="http://www.betlem.com/thermostats.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">iComfort Wi-Fi® touchscreen thermostat</a>, can hold the temperature in your home to within .5 degree or less of your set temperature.</div>
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Airflow.</h3>
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Furnaces used to operate at only one speed. They’d wait until the home was too cold, then blast it with warm air until it was too hot. Then repeat the cycle over and over. Today’s furnaces, like the <a href="http://www.betlem.com/lennox-heating-slp98v.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lennox® SLP98V</span></a>, offer variable-speed airflow that changes based on demand, ramping up and down as needed to keep a quiet, even flow of air moving through the home. This also means quieter startups, and no startling rush of hot air. <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">See variable-speed airflow here.</span></div>
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Heating.</h3>
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Furnaces have always used fire in some capacity. But the way they use it has changed quite a bit. Conventional furnaces use a series of burners that warm the air as it passes through the furnace. They come on when heat is needed, and go off when it isn’t. More sophisticated furnaces like the high-efficiency <a href="http://www.betlem.com/lennox-heating-el296v.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">EL296V</span></a>can burn fuel at different rates to produce varying amounts of heat based on demand. This helps it operate much more efficiently than a single-stage furnace.</div>
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Some furnaces, like the <a href="http://www.betlem.com/lennox-heating-slp98v.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">SLP98V</span></a> with Precise Comfort® technology, can adjust output in increments of as little as 1% for pinpoint comfort and amazing efficiency.</div>
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Cooling.</h3>
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Like conventional furnaces, conventional air conditioners and heat pumps operate at one speed. They cool when it’s hot inside, and they shut off when it isn’t.</div>
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Today’s most modern air conditioners and heat pumps, like the <a href="http://www.betlem.com/lennox-ac-xc21.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">XC21</a> and <a href="http://www.betlem.com/lennox-xp21-heat-pump.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">XP21</a>, can adjust compressor speed to many different levels, like a dimmer switch. This makes them incredibly efficient, with the added benefit of extremely quiet operation.</div>
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-60845931570077919962014-11-29T09:04:00.000-08:002014-11-29T09:04:17.184-08:00Is it time for a new home comfort system?<h1 class="entry-title" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #554e44; font-family: LithoAntiqueDemiBold, Georgia, serif; font-size: 48px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 0.33em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Is it time for a new home comfort system?</h1>
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Replacing your home’s HVAC system may seem like a daunting task, but it’s easy if you know what features to look for. We’ve compiled the ultimate “things to consider” checklist to help you take the plunge:<span id="more-103" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
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Some of your rooms are too hot or cold</h3>
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Duct problems, inadequate air sealing or insulation could be the cause. No matter how efficient your heating and cooling system is, if your home is not properly sealed and insulated against air leakage, you will not be as comfortable and your system will have to work harder.</div>
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Your home has humidity problems and/or excessive dust</h3>
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Poorly operating or improperly sized equipment could be to blame. Leaky ductwork can also cause these problems, so having it sealed may be a solution. Monthly maintenance of your heating and cooling equipment’s filters may also help.</div>
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Your cooling system is noisy</h3>
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Your duct system could be improperly sized or there may be a problem with the indoor coil of your cooling equipment.</div>
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Your equipment needs frequent repairs and your energy bills are going up</h3>
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In addition to the rise in energy costs, the age and condition of your heating and cooling equipment may have caused it to become less efficient.</div>
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Your air conditioner or heat pump is more than 12 years old</h3>
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Consider replacing it with newer, more efficient equipment. And, remember, high efficiency levels begin with ENERGY STAR.</div>
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Your furnace or boiler is more than 15 years old</h3>
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Consider replacing it with <a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-heating-home.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ENERGY STAR® qualified equipment</a>. ENERGY STAR has set high efficiency guidelines for both types of heating systems.</div>
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You leave your thermostat set at one constant temperature</h3>
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You could be missing a great energy-saving opportunity. A <a href="http://betlem.com/thermostats.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">programmable thermostat</a> adjusts your home’s temperature at times when you’re regularly away or sleeping.</div>
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Source: “<a href="http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/publications/pubdocs/HeatingCoolingGuide%20FINAL_9-4-09.pdf">A Guide to Energy-Efficient Heating and Cooling,</a>” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.</div>
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5 Thanksgiving Entertaining Reminders</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When prepping for Thanksgiving guests, you’re probably focused on making sure your fridge and pantry are stocked, and the table is set. But making your home clean and comfortable is just as important.</span></div>
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And, good gravy, there are no shortage of options here. For your convenience, we carved the list down to these 5 items:</div>
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Have Your Home Comfort System Serviced and Inspected</h3>
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Deep-Clean Your Home, Including the Air</h3>
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Make your home neat and your guests happy by giving your home a thorough cleaning. Mop the floors, wash the windows and clean all drapery and bedding. You may also want to have your carpets professionally cleaned, especially if you have pets.</div>
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To ensure the air inside your home is just as clean as your fabrics and furnishings, consider investing in a PureAir™ air purification system. It works with your heating and cooling system to remove all three classes of contaminants, including volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) and harsh odors, from your home’s air.</div>
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Keep a Lid on Kitchen Odors</h3>
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There’s nothing like the aroma of a roasted turkey, but that doesn’t mean you want the smell lingering around your home for hours. Make sure your kitchen’s exhaust fan is clean and replace the filter if necessary. It’s also a good idea to take out the trash frequently, especially if it contains animal products like eggshells and turkey bones.</div>
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Create a Perfectly Comfortable Gathering Space</h3>
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Don’t Forget to Relax!</h3>
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Perfection: You can feel it in the air!</h1>
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It starts with pure, clean freshness that lets you breathe easier. Then, there’s the silent flow of precisely heated air to every room.</div>
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Yes, perfect air may sound like a dream, but it doesn’t have to be. Discover the secrets behind perfect air, right here.</div>
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Unlike single-stage units that can only operate all the way on or off, furnaces with <a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-heating-home.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Precise Comfort">Precise Comfort™ variable-capacity technology</a> have the ability to make incremental adjustments in heat and airflow. That means more even temperatures and virtually silent operation.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Choose systems that turn serious comfort into serious energy savings</strong></h3>
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Perfect air shouldn’t require uncomfortably high utility bills, so look for home heating and cooling systems that make smart use of energy. Precise Comfort™ technology built into select units from the Dave Lennox <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Signature®</em> Collection delivers exactly the right amount of heating, using energy only when it’s absolutely needed.</div>
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Dual-fuel systems are another smart option. When a gas furnace is paired with an electric heat pump, the Lennox system automatically determines the most efficient fuel source for the conditions at hand.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Take smart control of your home’s heating</strong></h3>
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Gone are the days of leaving a soft bed to adjust the thermostat, or coming home to find stuffy rooms. New advances in heating and cooling controls allow you to enhance your home comfort and save energy from anywhere. With <a href="http://betlem.com/thermostats.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="iComfort Wi-Fi">Lennox’ iComfort Wi-Fi thermostat</a>, temperature settings can be adjusted using a smartphone, tablet or laptop.</div>
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Perhaps you have one area in your house that’s always drafty, or a seldom-used guest room that needs little heating. With iHarmony™ zoning, you can direct air to specific areas in your home and reduce airflow to others—with just a few taps of your thermostat or even your phone. You can keep your family perfectly comfortable, while keeping your home energy efficient.</div>
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There’s nothing like the comfort that comes with knowing the air you breathe inside your home is clean, healthy and free of contaminants. <a href="http://betlem.com/air-cleaners.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="PureAir">Lennox’ PureAir™ air purification system </a>works with your heating and cooling system to clean the air in your home better than any other single system you can buy.</div>
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Any one Lennox® product can make your home feel cozier. Put them all together in a Lennox® system, and you can enjoy exceptional comfort and efficiency. And with Ultimate Comfort System, Lennox’ most advanced system, perfection is achieved.</div>
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When the sun comes up, your energy costs can go down.</h1>
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With energy costs ever on the rise, you’re probably looking for ways to use less energy without compromising your lifestyle.</div>
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One of the most efficient and effective ways you can save energy also happens to be one of the most abundant: solar energy.</div>
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Home heating and cooling: your biggest chance at savings.</h3>
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Perhaps the greatest impact that solar energy can have on your home will be felt in heating and air conditioning. As your home’s biggest consumer of energy, the heating and cooling system can produce substantial savings when integrated with solar energy.</div>
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Adding solar energy can be easier than you think.</h3>
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Adding a solar energy source to your home heating and cooling system used to require a complicated, costly custom installation. However, with the introduction of SunSource, adding solar energy is much simpler and more cost-effective. </div>
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Solar energy blends in perfectly with the rest of your home.</h3>
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A typical solar installation will make a big difference in your energy savings. But it won’t make a big difference in the appearance of your home. Most of the time, the solar modules in a solar energy system are installed on the roof where they’ll gather the most light, and be the least intrusive on your landscaping and home décor.</div>
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Solar modules stand up to the elements and more.</h3>
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Solar heating and cooling does more than heat and cool.</h3>
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With a solar-enabled heating and cooling system in place, you will certainly enjoy a reduction in the amount of energy you use to stay comfortable. But the savings may very well be felt throughout your home as well, because energy systems such as SunSource can actually route extra power away from the heating and cooling system and use it to power small appliances in the home.</div>
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Too much electricity? Sell it back.</h3>
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See your savings in a different light.</h3>
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While it’s easy to understand the benefits of solar energy, it’s even more impactful when you can see just how much you can save, right there in front of you. Visit the <a href="http://www.lennox.com/solar-solutions/solar-calculator.asp" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lennox Solar Calculator </a>for an interactive example of how the savings can add up in your home. You’ll see just how good the sun can make you feel.</div>
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Stay warm and save!</h1>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Choose a system with automatic, precision control</strong></h3>
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The newest technology will automatically provide just the right amount of heat and airflow to keep your home perfectly comfortable, regardless of the temperature outside. Lennox developed the <a href="http://www.betlem.com/lennox-heating-slp98v.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">SLP98V gas furnace</a> with innovative Precise Comfort™ technology to make automatic adjustments—in increments as small as 1%—for the ultimate temperature control. Custom settings can be selected for effortless year-round comfort.</div>
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You can enjoy even better efficiency with a gas furnace that’s designed to be paired with an electric heat pump. Dual-fuel systems seamlessly alternate between heating with electricity when temperatures are above freezing, and heating with more efficient gas when it’s colder outdoors.</div>
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Saving energy on your home’s heating can be as simple as turning down your thermostat at night or while you’re away during the day. Using a <a href="http://betlem.com/thermostats.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">programmable thermostat</a> makes it easy. Keeping your thermostat between 68-72°F while you’re at home—and lower while you’re asleep or away—can help reduce your heating bill dramatically.</div>
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-1486672603120846252014-10-24T04:48:00.003-07:002014-10-24T04:50:41.749-07:00Farmers Almanac Winter 2014 - 2015 Prediction: A Cold Winter!<div role="article">
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-53698392630763807592014-10-24T04:36:00.000-07:002014-10-24T04:36:25.022-07:00Thermostat Advice From The Professionals<h1 class="entry-title" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #554e44; font-family: LithoAntiqueDemiBold, Georgia, serif; font-size: 48px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 0.33em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Thermostat advice from the professionals.</h1>
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Let Betlem's experts help you connect with your thermostat.</div>
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As the brains of your heating and cooling system, <a href="http://www.lennox.com/products/comfort-controls/" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Lennox Residential | Comfort Controls"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the thermostat</span></a> can have a huge effect on energy efficiency and comfort. Eric St. John, Residential Manager of BETLEM Residential, weighs in on thermostats, and the advantages you’ll enjoy with a programmable model.</div>
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The heart of your system.</h3>
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“The thermostat controls every other part of your system,” says <span style="line-height: 25.2000007629395px;">St. John</span><span style="line-height: 1.4;">. “It’s your point of contact. So it’s important to use a thermostat that can give you maximum return on your system investment.”</span></div>
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For that reason, <span style="line-height: 25.2000007629395px;">St. John</span><span style="line-height: 1.4;"> recommends a programmable thermostat.</span></div>
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Coordinated with your schedule</h3>
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Programmable thermostats work by reducing system use when your home is empty, so you don’t waste money on heating and cooling an empty home. They do this by running according to a schedule that you program based on the hours that you are home.</div>
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“Changing your heating and cooling settings for different times of day can help you save money,” he says. “ A programmable thermostat makes those changes for you automatically, synchronizing your heating and cooling with your life.”</div>
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Set for savings</h3>
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To program a thermostat for the best mix of comfort and energy efficiency, <span style="line-height: 25.2000007629395px;">St. John</span><span style="line-height: 1.4;"> recommends the following settings.</span></div>
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For summer:</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Set your thermostat for 78 degrees when you’re home</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Set it for 85 degrees when you’re away</li>
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For winter:</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Set your thermostat for 68 degrees when you are home</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Set it for 60 degrees when you are away</li>
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During the transitional months of spring and fall, <span style="line-height: 25.2000007629395px;">St. John</span><span style="line-height: 1.4;"> recommends setting the thermostat based on personal preference, using summer and winter’s settings as a guide.</span></div>
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There’s more to it than temperature</h3>
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While temperature is the main factor affecting your comfort, <span style="line-height: 25.2000007629395px;">St. John</span><span style="line-height: 1.4;"> says that it’s not the only one.</span></div>
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“Humidity plays a huge role in comfort. You know how the weather report says it’s 90 but it feels like 100? That’s humidity. Moisture levels in the air affect the way the air feels on your skin.”</div>
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If your thermostat offers individual humidity control, it can change how your air feels without big changes in temperature. Which means more energy-efficient cooling and heating. Systems with <a href="http://www.betlem.com/lennox-heating-home.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Lennox Residential | Variable Speed | Definition"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">variable speed</span></a> can also help control humidity levels by drawing air across the coil slowly to remove more moisture on startup.</div>
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Find your perfect thermostat.</h3>
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BETLEM Residential currently offers several different models of programmable thermostat:<br />
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Betlem Residential Heating & Air Conditioning of Rochester, NYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06633027537431031402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721355312338003740.post-66376517528916035162014-10-08T17:10:00.000-07:002014-10-08T17:11:15.496-07:00It was warm just a minute ago…<h1 class="entry-title" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #554e44; font-family: LithoAntiqueDemiBold, Georgia, serif; font-size: 48px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1em; margin: 0px 0px 0.33em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
It was warm just a minute ago…</h1>
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Prepare your home for Fall’s unpredictable cold snaps.</div>
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Summer was great while it lasted, but now the colder weather is on the way. In Fall, the temperatures can drop at a moment’s notice. Help keep your home consistently comfortable with these helpful Fall tips for fighting unexpected cold snaps.</div>
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Don’t let cold walk through the front door</h3>
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Doors are great for people and pets. Unfortunately, cold will also try to sneak in every time a door is opened. And it will try to force its way in through leaking seals around your doors even when they’re closed. Replace worn or insufficient weatherstripping to preserve the barrier between cold and comfort.</div>
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Don’t let messy weather walk all over your house</h3>
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When cold weather hits unexpectedly, the change in temperatures can often bring rain. Compound that with the large assortment of leaves on the lawn, and you have a recipe for a dirty floor. Try playing a mat inside the front door to help keep rain, leaves and even unexpected snow from being tracked all throughout your home.</div>
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Make sure your furnace is in shape</h3>
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The best time to repair or maintain your furnace or heat pump is before you really need it. <a href="http://betlem.com/schedule-service.htm">Schedule an appointment with the trusted HVAC professionals at Betlem Residential </a>to get a system checkup, to make sure you’re squared away before it becomes an emergency.</div>
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Performing a system check will also make sure your furnace, air handler, heat pump or air conditioner are all ready for the up-and-down temperatures that Fall can bring, as the weather goes back and forth between wet, dry, hot and cold.</div>
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Get out the caulking gun</h3>
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Small holes can mean small air leaks. And small air leaks are all it takes to let the warmth inside your home escape into the wild. Caulk small holes and cracks yourself, or find a local handyman to give you a hand. Pay close attention to areas around doors and windows, where weathered wood can start to break down.</div>
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Clear the way for melting water</h3>
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Fall is a great time to clean gutters and downspouts. By creating a clear path for melting water to escape later on in winter, you can prevent the formation of ice blockages that can weigh down gutters and damage shingles.</div>
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Let your furnace breathe</h3>
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Your air handler or furnace is going to be working overtime as the weather gets colder. Make sure it has unrestricted airflow with a clean furnace filter. Drier winter weather can also produce more dust, so checking your filter now will help keep your air cleaner as the seasons change.</div>
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Don’t get hosed</h3>
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Before the cold weather arrives, it’s smart to disconnect your hoses from outside faucets. If they’re connected during freezing temperatures, the ice inside can expand and cause damage to the hoses and even your pipes. For an extra layer of protection, shut off the water supply to each faucet, drain the pipe and add an insulated faucet protector to hold in heat and stop ice from forming.</div>
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It’s the humidity</h3>
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If you have a whole-home humidifier, Fall is the perfect time to check the pad, and replace it if necessary. That way, you’re ready to fight off static shocks and damage to your furnishings before they start.</div>
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Stay warm and save!</h1>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Want to get better heating performance while lowering monthly energy costs? Follow these tips below to increase your home’s heating efficiency:</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span id="more-84" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Choose a system with automatic, precision control</strong></h3>
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The newest technology will automatically provide just the right amount of heat and airflow to keep your home perfectly comfortable, regardless of the temperature outside. Lennox developed the <a href="http://betlem.com/lennox-heating-slp98v.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">SLP98V gas furnace</a> with innovative Precise Comfort™ technology to make automatic adjustments—in increments as small as 1%—for the ultimate temperature control. Custom settings can be selected for effortless year-round comfort.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Take advantage of dual-fuel options</strong></h3>
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You can enjoy even better efficiency with a gas furnace that’s designed to be paired with an electric heat pump. Dual-fuel systems seamlessly alternate between heating with electricity when temperatures are above freezing, and heating with more efficient gas when it’s colder outdoors.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The simplest advice: turn it down</strong></h3>
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Saving energy on your home’s heating can be as simple as turning down your thermostat at night or while you’re away during the day. Using a <a href="http://betlem.com/thermostats.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #c60b46; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">programmable thermostat</a> makes it easy. Keeping your thermostat between 68-72°F while you’re at home—and lower while you’re asleep or away—can help reduce your heating bill dramatically.</div>
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