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Looking for a New Air Conditioner? 5 Features to Consider
With summer on the horizon, this is the time of year that many St. Louis area homeowners are thinking about installing a new air conditioner. If you spend any time researching your options, you’ll quickly realize that you have a lot of things to consider when choosing a new cooling
What You Need to Know About Your Home’s Return Air Vents
We often give a lot of credit to our homes’ supply registers because they are responsible for delivering conditioned air to different parts of our homes. However, one part of your cooling system that doesn’t get as much attention, but is equally as important, is your return air vent system.
Jerry Kelly Selected as One of the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch’s Top Workplaces
Jerry Kelly Heating, Air Conditioning, Electrical and Plumbing is extremely excited and honored to announce that we’ve been selected as one of the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch’s Top Workplaces! This is a distinction that means a lot to our company and our staff, and we’re proud to share it with all
How Does a Furnace Vent Gas? Your Gas Furnace’s Ventilation Process
If you know anything about the fuel-burning process, you might be familiar with the fact that combustion gases like carbon monoxide are released as a byproduct. Given the fact that most furnaces use natural gas as their heat source, you might be wondering what happens to those combustion gases while
When to Replace Your Furnace: 7 Factors to Consider
Now that we’ve had our first cold temperatures of the year, our furnaces are starting to be put to the test. Jerry Kelly Heating, Air Conditioning, Electrical and Plumbing is flooded with calls around this time of year with people experiencing problems with their furnaces, and homeowners with older systems
Disposable or Reusable Air Filters?
Ensuring the HVAC system in your St. Charles home gets the maintenance it needs is paramount to peak performance. This goes for the maintenance services provided by a professional like Jerry Kelly Heating, Air Conditioning, Electrical and Plumbing, of course, but it applies to some maintenance you can perform all
Furnace Sizing for Your St. Louis Area Home: How It’s Done Right and Why It Matters
One of the most important aspects of a furnace installation is that the right sized system is selected for your home. This requires a detailed analysis of your home that will allow us to choose a furnace that’s not too big and not too small, but rather the perfect size
How is Air Conditioner Cooling Capacity Used to Match Your Home with the Right Cooling System?
If you’ve ever looked into installing a new cooling system in your home, you’ve probably heard the term “cooling capacity” used to describe different units. So what is air conditioner cooling capacity and how can you use it to find the perfect unit for your home? What does air conditioner
6 Common Furnace Repairs that Jerry Kelly Performs in St. Louis Area Homes
Your furnace is a complicated system with many interworking parts, so there are all kinds of reasons why it might start to malfunction. But of those many possible problems, there is a handful that we encounter out in the field much more frequently than the rest. Today we’re going to
Indoor Air Quality and Humidity: A Guide for St. Louis Area Homeowners
Earlier this week we talked about bacteria and how St. Louis area homeowners can control them in their home’s air. Today we’re going to turn to another common problem when it comes to indoor air quality: high humidity. So what’s the link between indoor air quality and humidity and what
Whole House Humidifier vs. Portable Humidifier: How Do They Compare?
This is the time of year when low humidity in homes can be the most problematic. The air is extremely dry both indoors and outdoors, and using a humidifier is the best way to keep your home’s humidity levels under control. But if you want to control your home’s humidity
How does the R22 Refrigerant Phase out Affect St. Louis Area Homeowners?
In 1992, an amendment was made to the Montreal Protocol that would affect most homeowners around the country. A plan was set in place to phase out R22, the most commonly used refrigerant in all residential cooling systems. Given the somewhat complicated schedule of the R22 refrigerant phase-out, many homeowners