Air Conditioning PSO Rebates - Tulsa, OK

PSO Air Conditioning Upgrade Rebates Recognition to Air Assurance.

Air Conditioning PSO Rebates - Tulsa, OK

You may or may not have heard about the many rebates available throughout the year on making your home more efficient and comfortable. We'll do our best here to explain a few of them. But know, that Air Assurance will work hard to get you the most money back for utility savings and better indoor air quality. We have been recognized each year as one of the contractors able to provide huge savings for our clients.

PSO Rebates - Tulsa, OK

Utility Rebates: Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) along with Oklahoma Natural Gas (ONG) are providing HUGE rebate opportunities for home efficiency upgrades. PSO offers up to $5,000 off the total invoice amount when you complete two or more upgrades at once. Qualifying upgrades include comfort system replacement, insulation upgrades, home and duct sealing, window replacement, and more. You can read more about the Home Performance program here.

ONG Gas Rebates - Tulsa, OK

ONG is paying up to $1950 to switch from Electric to Gas Heating. They also have monies set aside for high efficiency furnace upgrades, high efficiency water heating upgrades, high efficiency gas dryer upgrades, as well as rebates to service your furnace during the heating season. OGE, Verdigris Valley, and other outlaying utility companies also offer rebates in their service areas. Again, Air Assurance does all the work for you to make sure you get the maximum rebate possible with no hassles!

Choose Air Assurance

Air Assurance has given more utility rebates than any other HVAC company in Oklahoma and for doing so has received the Department of Energy's Century Club award for over 100 projects completed (more than anyone in the state), as well as being honored by PSO as their Partner of the Year! Let us get you the MOST Rebates! Choosing Air Assurance for your heating and air conditioning replacement equals bigger savings to you! Call Air Assurance today!

5 Smart Heating Options for Your Home

Keeping your home warm in the winter can be a difficult task. Heating needs change throughout the day, and often, you have to keep adjusting the thermostat to maintain comfort. Fortunately, there's a solution: Smart heating can help you make your home comfortable all day, with a lot less effort, by adjusting to your home-comfort needs automatically. Here are five different types of smart heating for your home:

1. Multistage heating. A multistage furnace has two or more speeds. On colder days, it delivers heat to your home at full power. When the temperature is milder, it provides a lower, gentler heat to keep you warm without bombarding you with hot air.

2. Programmable thermostat. A programmable thermostat allows you to set heating and cooling preferences based on your family's schedule. It goes into energy-saving mode when you're not home, so you're not paying to heat an empty house.

3. Wi-Fi thermostat. A Wi-Fi thermostat connects directly to your mobile device, so you can control it from anywhere. It shows you temperature, relative humidity, and a variety of other indoor and outdoor climate factors at a glance, allowing you to adjust to your comfort level quickly and easily.

4. Learning thermostat. A learning thermostat actually learns your heating and cooling preferences over time. Do you like it warmer in the daytime and cooler at night? What's your family's schedule like? A learning thermostat can use this information to make automatic adjustments to your heating throughout the day, keeping you comfortable without you having to lift a finger.

5. Zoning. A zoning system puts multiple thermostats in different areas of the house based on their individual heating and cooling needs. If the living room is too warm but the bedrooms are still cold, it can redirect heat as needed to keep everyone comfortable. Some systems can even sense where you are in the house, so if everyone's in the living room, it can save energy by sending less heat to the empty bedrooms.

To learn more about smart heating options for your home, contact us at Air Assurance. We provide quality solutions for Broken Arrow's home-comfort needs.

Air Duct Cleaning in Tulsa, Broken Arrow, OK

Looking inside a floor supply air duct by Air Assurance - Tulsa, OK

Duct Cleaning Services - Tulsa, OK

Dust and dirt continually accumulate on the inside surfaces of your ductwork. This environment provides the nutrients for molds, bacteria, allergens and fungi to reproduce and grow. Every time your system’s fan goes on, it forces this contaminated mixture into the air you breathe. When done correctly and duct work problems resolved, air duct cleaning should not be something that is needed every year. At best, with properly sealed ductwork, and filter changed and maintained - you should be able to go many years between cleanings. If you are cleaning your ductwork every year because of excessive dust, then give Air Assurance a call today!

Duct Cleaning Process

The duct cleaning process is called “Source Removal Process” and is the highest standard in the duct cleaning industry. Debris is loosened with special agitation tools inserted into each vent opening. All vent covers and interior surfaces of your ductwork are then “air-washed” utilizing many pounds per square inch of air pressure and special air tools to reach normally inaccessible areas. The large diameter vacuum hose attached to your ductwork assures that loosened debris is auctioned out of your home and not discharged into your living environment. Plus, your ducts will be sanitized.

Duct Cleaning Tulsa, ok

We generate a great deal of dust just through our regular daily activities. While the filters in your heating and air conditioning systems are meant to prevent most of that dust from entering into your ductwork, some of it will get through when ducts are not sealed properly. Other pollutants, like pet dander or chemicals can also enter the ductwork. Help prevent the spread of this dust and mildew throughout your home by having your ducts cleaned professionally. Air Assurance provides heat, air, and plumbing services for all of Greater Tulsa, OK.

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With over 35 years in business, you can count on Air Assurance for heating, air conditioning and plumbing service. We provide everything from maintenance, to HVAC replacement estimates and installations services. When indoor air quality is a concern - Call on Air Assurance day or night. We would be delighted to be your heating and air conditioning company.

What to Know About Bathroom Heater, Fan & Light Combos

Bathroom-fan combos add three vital conveniences to daily living: adequate heat, light, and ventilation. Bathrooms are ground zero for high levels of moisture and odors. From the standpoint of comfort, the bathroom’s often not a cozy room, either, especially on a cold winter morning. A bathroom-fan combo integrates an exhaust fan, electric heating, and bright illumination into one overhead unit installed in the ceiling. Here are some of the factors involved in choosing the right unit and getting proper installation:

• To fully remove humidity and odors from the bathroom rapidly, the exhaust fan should provide at least one cubic foot per minute of airflow for each square foot of bathroom space. A dedicated duct must be installed to exhaust bathroom air all the way to the exterior of the house. Exhausting directly into the attic is not acceptable, as high moisture content in bathroom air will cause expensive structural damage, ruin insulation, and also promote mold growth.

• Bathroom combo units may be activated by a timer switch instead of a standard on/off switch. This ensures that the unit runs long enough — usually 15 minutes — to fully exhaust moisture in the air after activity such as a shower or bath, then turns off automatically.

• The lamp function in the combo may utilize a 100-watt incandescent bulb, a fluorescent bulb, or an LED array. LED lighting typically provides longer service before replacement is needed. Most units also include a night light that is 5 to 7 watts.

• A bathroom-fan combo sized for a typical medium bathroom — between 50 and 100 square feet—usually includes an electric heat element ranging from 1,000 to 1,500 watts. The heating unit incorporates an internal thermostat to keep the temperature consistent.

• To ensure safe operation in a moist and misty bathroom, installation of bathroom-fan combos should be performed by a qualified HVAC contractor or a licensed electrician. Units will typically require a dedicated circuit, which also includes GFCI (ground fault interrupter circuit) protection.

For more information about the selection and installation of bathroom-fan combos, contact the professionals at Air Assurance.

Air Duct Cleaning & Sealing - Tulsa

AIR DUCT CLEANING - TULSA

At Air Assurance, we provide many indoor air quality solutions. Many homeowners have dealt with allergies, dust, or other problems in their home never realizing that the indoor air quality can be improved. If too little outdoor air enters a home, pollutants such as dust, mold, bacteria, fungi, and other contaminates can accumulate to levels that can pose health and comfort problems. Health concerns, such as allergies, asthma or the hazards of carbon monoxide can often be attributed to a poorly maintained, designed, or installed heating and air conditioning system.

AIR DUCT CLEANING IN TULSA REQUIRED?

Indoor Air Quality is important. Air duct cleaning helps maintain the hygiene of your household. Unclean ducts make the air unfit for breathing. Bad indoor air quality is one of the major causes of many respiratory problems like asthma and allergies. But did you know, you don't always need a duct cleaning? Often times we can help elimnate the source of the duct problem.

The system cleans your air ducts by brushing and removing debris and dirt directly out of your HVAC system and into our hepa filtration silencing box. We can then apply an anti-microbial protectant inside your duct work that kills most germs and microbes on contact for up to an entire year, greatly reducing or eliminating air-borne pathogens.

An HVAC air filter captures only about 7 percent of airborne debris in the average home. That means that roughly 93 percent of the dust in your air keeps circulating through the heat vents and HVAC system. To improve your air quality and protect your costly HVAC equipment from damage, it's wise to have the condition of your ducts checked every two years. When duct cleaning is needed, make sure you hire an experienced professional who adheres to standards established by the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) and uses the correct cleaning procedures to safeguard your home and HVAC system.In between checkups, watch for these telltale signs that your ducts need cleaning.

Excessive Amounts of Debris and Dust

If your heating vents are covered with soot, dust or cobwebs and particles are sent floating through the air when the blower is running, there's likely a considerable buildup deep inside the duct system that should be removed. If your home is newly built or you've recently had remodeling done in your older home, you may need the ducts cleaned to clear out any leftover construction debris.

Signs of Pests

When pests invade the ductwork, contaminants like insect parts and rodent droppings can make the air circulating through your home unhealthy to breathe. If you hear to see evidence of insects or vermin in the heating vents, call in an exterminator. Once the infestation has been eradicated, have the duct system professionally sanitized.To learn whether cleaning the heat vents is necessary in your Broken Arrow home, contact us at Air Assurance.

Our goal is to help educate our customers in the Tulsa and Broken Arrow, Oklahoma area about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). For more information about heat vents and other HVAC topics, call us at 918-615-4677. Credit/Copyright Attribution: “matius/Shutterstock”

Indoor Air Quality in Your Tulsa Home - Ways You Can Improve It

How's the Indoor Air Quality in Your Tulsa Home? 3 Ways You Can Improve It

AIR DUCT CLEANING - Broken Arrow

At Air Assurance, we provide many indoor air quality solutions. Many homeowners have dealt with allergies, dust, or other problems in their home never realizing that the indoor air quality can be improved. If too little outdoor air enters a home, pollutants such as dust, mold, bacteria, fungi, and other contaminates can accumulate to levels that can pose health and comfort problems. Health concerns, such as allergies, asthma or the hazards of carbon monoxide can often be attributed to a poorly maintained, designed, or installed heating and air conditioning system. We provide duct cleaning service in Broken Arrow, Jenks, Owasso, Coweta, Tulsa and more!

AIR DUCT CLEANING REQUIRED?

Indoor Air Quality is important. Air duct cleaning helps maintain the hygiene of your household. Unclean ducts make the air unfit for breathing. Bad indoor air quality is one of the major causes of many respiratory problems like asthma and allergies. But did you know, you don't always need a duct cleaning? Often times we can help elimnate the source of the duct problem.

The system cleans your air ducts by brushing and removing debris and dirt directly out of your HVAC system and into our hepa filtration silencing box. We can then apply an anti-microbial protectant inside your duct work that kills most germs and microbes on contact for up to an entire year, greatly reducing or eliminating air-borne pathogens.

An HVAC air filter captures only about 7 percent of airborne debris in the average home. That means that roughly 93 percent of the dust in your air keeps circulating through the heat vents and HVAC system. To improve your air quality and protect your costly HVAC equipment from damage, it's wise to have the condition of your ducts checked every two years. When duct cleaning is needed, make sure you hire an experienced professional who adheres to standards established by the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) and uses the correct cleaning procedures to safeguard your home and HVAC system.In between checkups, watch for these telltale signs that your ducts need cleaning.

About indoor air quality

Everyone deserves to breathe healthful air, especially at home. Doing so can be a challenge in today’s modern world, however, when homes are well insulated for energy efficiency. Airtight homes have a downside: They trap contaminated air inside. Many products that we use daily at home contribute to bad indoor air quality, too. Cleaning fluids, pesticides, hobby materials, home improvement dust and even wet carpets emit harmful particles, polluting your air supply. Combustion debris and gases from cooking/home heating float through our indoor air along with pet dander, dust and bacteria. Here in the Tulsa area, we have the added challenge of a humid climate, which encourages mold growth.  

Safeguarding indoor air quality: the three ways 

• Source control: Your goal is to eliminate or minimize sources of poor indoor air quality. Limit the use of harmful chemicals in your home and ensure proper storage. When cooking or showering, use your exhaust fans (properly vented to the outdoors) to clear out cooking odors and humid, moist air. Schedule preventive maintenance to ensure your appliances and HVAC system work properly, limiting the possibility of gas leaks. For safety, install CO (carbon monoxide) monitors/detectors near sleeping areas and test regularly.

• Ventilation: Proper, balanced airflow throughout the home depends on a properly designed, sized and maintained duct system. Have your ductwork sealed to prevent energy loss and maintain air quality. Duct cleaning is advisable in some cases. Since A/C systems can’t provide adequate ventilation, whole-house mechanical ventilation is recommended.

• Air cleaning: No one air sanitizing method is perfect, but using a few specialized tools in combination can provide greatly improved IAQ. Whole-house air cleaning with UV lighting, when incorporated into your home’s air cleaning, heating and cooling system, helps prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. Consider asking your home comfort contractor to apply broad-spectrum antimicrobial microbiocide to further inhibit harmful bacteria. For the best air quality, include a whole-home air cleaner with an advanced filtration system and highly effective air filter.

Concerned about indoor air quality? Contact the experts at Air Assurance. Visit our website to learn more or give us a call.

Our goal is to help educate our customers in the Tulsa and Broken Arrow, Oklahoma area about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). 

Best Frozen Pipe Prevention Methods

Winters in Broken Arrow are relatively mild, but there are still some cold days. That means you still need to take steps to prepare your home for lower temperatures. In particular, you need to protect your pipes. Anytime the temperature drops below 32 degrees, they're in danger of freezing. Here are three of the best methods of frozen-pipe prevention you can use.

Insulation

Any exposed pipes, both indoors and outdoors, should be insulated. There are insulating sleeves you can put on them, which prevent the cold from getting in, or you can wrap them in heat cables or heat tape, which actively warm the pipes to prevent freezing.

Regulate Your Home Temperature

Perhaps the best method of frozen-pipe prevention is keeping your home warm enough. As long as it's kept above 32 degrees, there shouldn't be any problem.

Weatherstrip your home to keep heat in. Seal any air leaks that could cause warm air to leak out or cold air to leak in, making your house colder. Make sure there's enough insulation in your attic as well, to keep the heat in your home.

Finally, open the doors to any cabinets that have pipes in them: in the bathroom, below the kitchen sink, etc. This will help make sure warm air reaches them and keeps the water flowing.

Focus on Water

Being aware of the water is a good step toward preventing freezing. When the temperature starts to drop, drain any hoses outdoors that might have water in them. Then, turn on each of your faucets just slightly, until there's a small but steady trickle of water coming from them. As long as the water is moving, it will be more difficult to freeze.

If your pipes do freeze, wrap them in a heating pad or other heat source. Leave the faucet on, as once the water starts flowing again, it will help the ice to melt faster. If it still won't thaw, call a plumber.

For more tips on frozen-pipe prevention, contact us at Air Assurance. Broken Arrow's home-comfort needs are our No. 1 priority.

The Best Ways to Keep Outside Pets Warm in the Winter Season

Winter has arrived, and that's great news for millions of people across the country, but sometimes our pets need a little extra care to make sure they stay warm. Here are a few quick tips that will make keeping pets warm in the winter an easy task:

Don't Turn Off the Thermostat When You Leave

If you were home during the day, you most likely wouldn't turn your thermostat off, so don't do this to your pets either. That being said, since their acceptable range for temperatures is wider than people, you can lower the temperature down to 60 to 70 degrees while you're away and they will be fine.

Supply a Shelter and a Feeding Station

If you have an outdoor dog or cat, he or she may want to stay indoors more often, but there's still a good chance that they'll go outside too. Make sure that you've set up a shelter outside to help them stay warm, along with a feeding station so they don't get hungry.

Pick Up Some Pet Clothing

You may think that pet clothing, such as sweaters, looks a little silly, but it keeps them quite warm. In addition to the standard pet sweater, you may also want to consider some doggie booties so that ice doesn't collect on the bottoms of their paws.

Use Caution with De-Icing Chemicals

If you're planning on using antifreeze or another type of de-icing chemical, then be very wary about using them where pets might have access to the toxic substance. Also, keep the container in a place that your pets can't get to, and if a spill occurs, wipe it up immediately.

Pay Special Attention to Older Pets

Elderly animals can suffer from arthritic aches and pains just like we do. If your older pets seem to be uncomfortable, consider contacting your vet and getting him or her some pain medication.

If you'd like more expert advice on keeping pets warm in winter or have other HVAC issues that you need to discuss, please reach out to the friendly professionals at Air Assurance. We've been serving Broken Arrow and the surrounding areas for more than 35 years.