Proposed Ban on Natural Gas for New Homes Offers An Expensive Solution for Homeowners Even in California, the city of Berkeley has a longstanding reputation for radical solutions. Some of the laws to come out of the city have been ground breaking, prompting national conversations about cultural norms, values and expectations. Other city laws have drawn more ire than ... Continue Reading
Willis Carrier: Air Conditioning Hero and Cool Cat
An Inventor and Engineer Who Saved Lives and Changed America With the warm days that are part and parcel of living and working in the San Gabriel Valley, air conditioning goes with the territory. Offices, stores, homes and businesses all depend upon this technology not only for commerce, but also for the routines of daily living. The summer sunshine can be dangerous, and ... Continue Reading
Your Old House: Two Issues to Ponder When Enhancing Heating and Cooling in Historic Residences
Energy Saving Indoor Comfort Is Possible in a Unique Home One of the San Gabriel Valley’s hallmarks is the number of beautiful older homes that dot the landscape, even as new construction goes up all around us. Whether it’s a canyon cabin in Sierra Madre, an older Craftsman home in Pasadena, or a mid-century modern masterpiece in Eagle Rock, the past is present in the ... Continue Reading
HVAC at Home: The Connection Between Room Temperature and Sleep Quality
Air Conditioning Means More Than Indoor Comfort It isn’t just the seasonal San Gabriel Valley heat. Everybody, it seems, is having trouble sleeping. According to national statistics compiled from the National Institute of Health and the CDC, roughly 35% of Americans aren’t getting enough rest on a daily basis, defined as at least seven hours of shuteye. In fact, more ... Continue Reading
Have a Vacation Planned? Here’s a Residential HVAC Checklist to Run Through Before You Leave Los Angeles
Avoid Cost Overages When You’re Not Home with These Easy Tips For San Gabriel Valley families, vacation getaways or even business trips can be fun, but sometimes planning for them can be a hassle. From coordinating hotels to booking airline flights, it’s always a challenge to save money where you can. But have you considered taking a look at your HVAC system before ... Continue Reading
Air-Tro Is Your Go-To for Residential and Commercial HVAC, As Well As Cool Memes
Installation, Maintenance, Repair, and The Pictures We Found This Week Online When it comes to heating and air conditioning, the San Gabriel Valley has spoken. Only Air-Tro has won Reader’s Choice awards year after year from customers just like you. Thank you for your vote of confidence! Family owned and operated since we started in 1969, we carefully screen and hire ... Continue Reading
HVAC Isn’t Just for Humans: Your Pet Needs to Be Comfortable in Hot Weather Too!
Indoor Comfort Matters for Pets Too, According to the Experts We here in Monrovia, Bradbury, La Canada and Duarte all know you should never leave a dog or other animal inside the car during the warmer months. No matter how balmy it may seem outside, the indoor of an automobile can heat up even in early spring to lethal levels for Fluffy or Fido. But have you ... Continue Reading
Get Ready: Southern California Edison Announces Tier 3 Electricity Rates Targeted Directly at Air Conditioning This Summer
Reduce Your Utility Bills by Keeping Your AC Running Efficiently In an effort to promote energy conservation and as a reflection of rising electricity costs nationwide, Southern California Edison summer rates are coming in June for everyone here in the San Gabriel Valley. In this plan, you pay not only for the amount of electricity you consume, but also for the times at ... Continue Reading
Selecting a Qualified HVAC Contractor: Why It Matters
Your Family’s Safety and Security Depend On It It may not seem that important, but in a world of fakes, it’s important to get the real deal when it comes to an HVAC contractor for your home. Why? Aside from ensuring you’ll get high quality equipment designed to last well beyond the next service visit, you’ll also have peace of mind from knowing your system is safe as ... Continue Reading
Troubleshooting: When Your Air Conditioner Doesn’t Turn On
Starting Up Your Air Conditioner After a Long Winter’s Nap, and What to Do If It Won't Turn On Winter has passed and the temperatures are rising. You might come home soon from a long day at work to turn on your air conditioner for the first time since the fall, hoping to generate some cool indoor comfort …. and your system won't turn on. What should you do? The ... Continue Reading
HVAC Memes and Pix You Didn’t Know You Needed
Who Knew Furnace and Air Conditioning Issues Were On Everyone’s Minds? It’s that time of year again in Southern California, when you’re never sure if it’s going to be hot enough to need the AC or cool enough to mean the furnace should be on. Apparently this isn’t as simple an issue as it seems! Whether you hang out at home or spend most of your time in a commercial ... Continue Reading
Could Your HVAC Refrigerant Be Leaking?
The Signs May Be There, Here’s How to Tell While indoor comfort is important for residential spaces, some would argue that it’s even more critical in a workplace environment. Research has clearly linked employee productivity with a comfortable temperature. And if it’s seemed hotter lately than you might like inside your office or warehouse despite a reasonable ... Continue Reading
Impress Your Friends and Influence Others with Your Understanding of HVAC System Components!
What is an Air Handler, Anyway? Okay, so maybe not everyone is interested in what makes up the typical HVAC system. But heck, we are! And if indoor comfort matters to you as a commercial building or home owner, well, you should be too. Today’s equipment can be complicated, so understanding some of the more common components of your system can be helpful. First, ... Continue Reading
Because HVAC Is About More Than Indoor Comfort
Heating and Cooling Tells the Story of Our World We talk a lot in this space about the newest technologies in HVAC, but the fact is that the basic heating and cooling systems we take for granted are the culmination of centuries’ worth of innovation and research. Modern, reliable heating and air conditioning equipment has not only enabled the growth of business and ... Continue Reading
It’s a Fact: HVAC Isn’t Just for People.
Pets Need Indoor Comfort Too: Hot Weather Tips For Animal Care When it comes to weather, it’s easy to forget that Fluffy and Fido also need extra special care during the summer and fall here in Southern California. Many animals are extremely sensitive to temperature, rendering a hot spell very dangerous for pets if you’re not paying attention. Along with keeping ... Continue Reading
Lower Your Energy Bills with Improved Air Conditioner Efficiency
Now’s the Time to Streamline Your HVAC Usage to Minimize Cost With extreme temperatures come extreme utility bills. Was there a superhero who said that? So maybe there isn’t a Captain HVAC, but there’s no reason you can’t take advantage of a few insider tips to keep your air conditioning running at peak performance during any summer heat wave. You'll save real money ... Continue Reading
Air-Tro Takes Your Safety Seriously, with an HVAC Team You Can Trust
When It Comes to Home Security or Air Conditioning Repair, Peace of Mind Is What Counts In a day and age when every newspaper has a story about property crime or worse plaguing our suburbs, your well-being and that of your family has never been more important. At Air-Tro, all of us are parents and children, husbands, and wives. We read those articles too, and worry about ... Continue Reading
What’s in a Name? When It Comes to HVAC, Pretty Much Everything
Only Air-Tro Has More than 49 Years of Award Winning Heating and Air Conditioning Expertise We hear the ads, we see the commercials. As California gets hot, everyone in the world seems to be opening up a new HVAC company, or including heating and air conditioning maintenance and installation in their roster of services. Why should anyone care? Surely they all are ... Continue Reading
Staying Cool in Hot Weather: Helping Your HVAC Help You
Air Conditioning Works, But Cool Beverages Are Good Too A friend at Air-Tro tells a story about growing up in Southern California next to a neighbor with a big, beautiful swimming pool. Every summer, the sounds of the neighbors splashing around in their pool would drift over to her own pool-less back yard, making the temperature outside seem even hotter ... Continue Reading
San Gabriel’s Best Air Conditioning and Heating Company Awarded to Air-Tro for 7 Years in a Row
Once Again, Air-Tro Was Highly Popular with Voters in the San Gabriel Valley Readers Choice Award Program For Air-Tro, Inc. Air Conditioning & Heating, seven is definitely a lucky number. The Pasadena AC Repair company recently won the San Gabriel Valley’s Best Air Conditioning and Heating Award for the seventh year in a row. To learn more about Air-Tro and ... Continue Reading
Choosing a New Central AC System for Your Home: What to Consider
Cost Effective Air Conditioning Is Here So your current air conditioner isn’t working. You’ve tried more maintenance, you've changed the filters, and it's still not functioning. You’ve even had it inspected by a professional who has recommended replacement before the dog days of summer arrive. But there are a lot of options out there, most of which seem to cost a ... Continue Reading
Is Your HVAC System the Right Size For Your Home?
Why Right Sized Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment Matters to You A few years ago, many HVAC professionals and homeowners thought “the bigger the better” when it came to air conditioning and heating equipment for your home. After all, this is Southern California. Big dogs, big trucks, and making a big splash are the norm for many of us. Why wouldn’t you want the ... Continue Reading
FYI: Your HVAC Economizer Is Probably Broken [INFOGRAPHIC]
What You Should Know About the HVAC Equipment You May Not Know You Had If you’re a commercial property owner here in Southern California, chances are you have an economizer along with your HVAC system. They are required by Title 24 of the California energy code. Envisioned as an easy way to conserve energy and lower utility expenditures, these air-side economizers are ... Continue Reading
Funny HVAC Advertising: From Underpants to Pugs, All in the Name of Air Conditioning
These Commercials Turn Heating and Cooling into Smiles Between changing your air filters to better ways to insulate your home, we know heating and air conditioning can seem awfully serious sometimes. That’s why we love the commercials below, that put the fun back into indoor comfort. Because Good HVAC Prevents Sweaty ... Continue Reading
Cover Me: Learn Strategic Uses of Vent Covers To Improve Indoor Comfort
Vent Covers Are Your Secret Weapon When It Comes to Maintaining Ideal Temperature In Your Home It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, or whether you want your home hotter or colder. The truth is that using your vent covers in the right way can help you not only save energy and reduce your utility bills, but get your house “just right” summer or winter. How It ... Continue Reading
