888.630.9224Have you seen those coupons for duct cleaning that’s $49, $59, or $69? It looks like a great deal, but in reality, those companies end up charging you more by using the bait-and-switch method. They get into your house and find additional things to do that make the price creep up until you’re paying $500-$1,000 [...]
Spring is here! Spring is here!
Have you all been able to enjoy the beautiful sunshine the last few days? I sure hope so! Let’s hope that it is a preview of a warm, beautiful summer. Speaking of warm, when is the last time you had a precision tune-up on your heat pump or air conditioning unit? March is almost over [...]
Moving
Our offices are moving this weekend. Please forgive any phone outages and preoccupation on our part. If you need immediate assistance, email angie [at] aaaheatingac.com. My Blackberry will let me know when you have a challenge we can solve and I will call you right back. Enjoy your weekend!
Customer Service Outside of the (Cardboard) Box
See all of that cardboard? Just yesterday that was at one of our customers’ houses. Our technician Ron told me that he had a customer who had a lot of cardboard in their garage but they didn’t know what to do with it. As a courtesy, he offered to take it and recycle it for [...]
Hohm Sweet Hohm
I just found a cool site still in Beta testing that lets you see what energy usage your home has. Microsoft’s new Hohm program allows you to see what you’re using, what people in your area are using, and what you can do to improve the amount of energy you use. They give some great [...]
Air Conditioning Is Surprisingly Prevalent
Even though our weather is abysmal and dreary right now, we are about to head into the most glorious of seasons in Western Washington– the summer. Soon we will have some hot weather coming our way and you will want to be prepared. And I mean more than just rolling out the lemonade. I’m talking [...]
The Appliance Repairman
Ever have your oven go out on you when you are having 15 people over for dinner? Has your clothes washer quit when you have that big job interview the next morning? What about the freezer that turned your strawberry ice cream into just strawberry cream? Well, we have the solution for you! At the [...]
Our Technician Talks About Cutting Down On Allergies
I am going to be remodeling our house soon and thinking about adding a filtration system of some sort to the furnace. I have heard that there are things that I can do to cut down on allergies but am not entirely certain what those are. Do you have any ideas? -Frank B., Kent Well, [...]
The Best Office Prank Ever
At our Kent Heating Contractor office, we have never been accused of being stick-in-the-muds. In fact, we laugh a lot. All the time. People love coming to visit us because we’re so funny. At least that’s what we like to tell ourselves. Knowing that one of the owners was going to be on vacation for [...]
Puget Sound Energy Increases Rates
KOMOnews.com is reporting that Puget Sound Energy has been granted a rate increase by state regulators. KOMO’s website reports: The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission announced the approval of the increases on Friday. The decision will allow PSE to raise electric rates by 2.8 percent and natural gas rates by 0.8 percent. The new rates [...]
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