D'Spain Sales and Service Blog : Posts Tagged ‘Boerne’

What Are the Benefits of a Modular HVAC System?

Monday, January 4th, 2016

If you won a business or work as an office manager here in Boerne, TX, you already know the differences between commercial and residential systems. A commercial HVAC needs to heat or cool the air in a much larger space, as well as tailoring the specifics to match multiple occupants in some cases and adjusting the temperature based on the needs of the specific business. A modular HVAC system, which utilizes multiple units harnessed in common purpose instead of one big unit handling the whole building, provides a number of benefits that you should take advantage of. The more you understand about how they function, the more sense using them makes.

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Easy Help with Heating: Let Us Install a Ceiling Fan

Monday, December 7th, 2015

We all know that ceiling fans help cool things down when it gets hot in Boerne, TX, but did you know that with a simple flick of a switch on the fan that you can also help your heating? One of the top tips offered to help with heating is the installation of a ceiling fan, and the electrical pros from D’Spain Sales & Service, Inc., are here to help you with yours. First, let’s take a look at how a ceiling fan helps make your home more comfortable during the winter as it can during the summer.

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How Does a Geothermal System Provide Heat?

Monday, November 30th, 2015

We have a lot of open ground space in Boerne, TX, so why not make it work for you to provide heating (and cooling) to your home with a geothermal system? It can be a little confusing understanding how a geothermal system provides heat for your home, so let us explain in a little more detail below.

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Why You Should Reconsider Using a Space Heater

Monday, November 2nd, 2015

At this time of year, and even throughout our fairly mild winters, it can be tempting to supplement a cool room’s heating with a space heater. On the surface they appear to do the job, but the truth is that a space heater may be more trouble than it is worth. If you are having trouble getting adequate heating to a room or particular area of your home, there is a cause for this, and the heating experts from D’Spain Sales & Service, Inc., are here to help you resolve that problem. All you have to do is give us a call and schedule an appointment for heating services in Boerne, TX.

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Is R-22 Refrigerant Still Available?

Tuesday, September 29th, 2015

The cooling industry has been under mandates since the early 1990s to make air conditioning products more environmentally-friendly. One of the biggest aspects of these mandates is phasing out the use of R-22 refrigerant, most often known by its brand name Freon. Since discovering that Freon emits a great deal of greenhouse gases, changes have been underway to permanently phase-out the chemical. While it is still currently available, it will no longer be available after January 1, 2020.

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Too Much Lime Scale on Your Faucets? It May Be Time for a Water Softener

Monday, September 14th, 2015

Many homeowners and ranch owners in our area use water that comes straight from a well. Well water is just as healthy as municipal water, and some people prefer it over municipal water because they don’t like some of the treatment additives that are in municipal water. One of the reasons municipal water is treated is to reduce the effects of high mineralization. As water travels over rocks and through the ground, it picks up mineral ions. These ions are fine for you and me, but when highly mineralized water runs through your plumbing, the mineral ions can attach to the pipes and water outlets, forming a hard, white crust known as scale. When enough scale builds up in your pipes, around your faucets and on your shower heads, the water flow can become restricted, causing systemic problems.

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Allergies Getting Bad? Why Not Upgrade Your Air Conditioner’s Air Filter?

Monday, August 24th, 2015

We have a wide range of outdoor allergens, and if you are a resident in our area who is affected by them, you know how difficult this time of year can be. Having a whole home air conditioner makes it easier to keep these allergens out of your home simply because your windows are shut, but this doesn’t mean these allergen particulates don’t get into your home – they do. And when they do, they become part of your home’s air flow. But there’s a way to help yourself without making a major change to your AC system: use a better grade of air filter.

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Call Us for Wind Mill Repair and You’ll Get…. Oil?

Monday, July 20th, 2015

In our area of Texas, we have to be willing to think outside the box to bring fresh water to ranch and farm properties. Our livestock needs this water, as well as our vegetation. One way a lot of our customers access water is by using a wind mill. Using the power of the wind, a pump action is triggered that sucks the water up from below the ground. But we got a lot more than we bargained for recently when we had a repair call for one of our customers.

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Why Do I Have to Change My AC Air Filter?

Monday, June 29th, 2015

For any kind of serious work on your air conditioner, you should always call an expert for help. But one thing you, as the homeowner, can do on your own is change the air filter in your air conditioning system regularly. It may seem like a small thing, but a dirty, clogged air filter can create some pretty big problems. The best way to avoid these problems is to change the air filter every three months. What kind of problems are we talking about? Here are some we see a lot of here at D’Spain Sales & Service, Inc.:

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What Is a GFCI Outlet and Do I Need One?

Monday, June 8th, 2015

Many homeowners assume that today’s electrical outlets are safe to use, and most are – but not all. Outlets can be unsafe for a number of reasons, and one of these reasons is a lack of proper grounding. When an outlet is grounded, it means that errant electricity is re-directed to a safe place where it can dissipate; outlets that aren’t grounded will direct an errant current of electricity to the closest thing that will ground it, including someone touching it. The good news is that there are outlets available to eliminate this from happening: the GFCI outlet.

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