Close your blinds on sun-facing windows during the day to keep the sun from heating up your home and causing your AC to use more energy. Ben’s Heating & Air Conditioning 503-233-1779
Continue ReadingIt is no secret that your oven will toast your house up and cooking on a cold day is nice sometimes, but on a hot day it will warm your house up in an unnecessary way. Try to utilize the opportunity you might have to cook outside.
Continue ReadingHome ownership comes with a great deal of responsibilities and an ever-growing to-do list. Add to that the responsibilities of a career and a family, and you see why modern life runs at a constant, fast pace here in Oregon City. It’s easy to bump things like an air conditioner tune-up down the priority list,…
Continue ReadingWhy are you heating and cooling your home when you are not there? Being able to control your thermostat when you are away is one of the most cost effective energy improvements you can make in your home. Contact us today to learn more!
Continue ReadingDid you know the average American spends nearly 90 percent of life indoors? That’s why it is increasingly important to ensure indoor air quality (IAQ) is clean and healthy. If your Oregon City home is facing air-quality issues, you may be suffering anything from minor discomfort to significant allergy or health problems. Our team at…
Continue ReadingProtect your pets from indoor air pollution by changing your air filters regularly. Call Ben’s Heating & Air Conditioning today at 503-233-1779.
Continue ReadingThe spread of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has all of us greatly concerned in Oregon. At Ben’s Heating & Air Conditioning, our top priority is the health and safety of you and your loved ones. We take great pride in selling indoor air quality products to homes and businesses that are energy efficient, environmentally friendly—and…
Continue ReadingShort cycling is a term used in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) world to explain a situation where a furnace or air conditioner turns on and off too frequently. The “short cycle” is the period of time that your HVAC equipment is actually running, and the shorter this cycle, the harder your system…
Continue ReadingA heat pump is a device that transfers heat from one place to another, from inside your home to outside or from outside to inside. In the winter a heat pump works like a heater, extracting heat energy from outside and transferring it inside. In the summer the process reverses and it will remove heat…
Continue ReadingIs your furnace blowing air without pause? If so, you’re probably feeling a bit concerned. First, your Portland house most likely feels like an oven. On top of that, your utility bill will be considerably higher with your furnace constantly running. Believe it or not, this is a fairly common problem our professionals at Ben’s…
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