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Central AC vs. Ductless Mini-Splits: Which One Suits Your Home Best?  

April 25, 2025

Looking to beat the heat and find the most optimal cooling solution for your home before the summer hits? You have many options when it comes to the right air conditioner unit, such as central AC vs. mini split.  While both systems operate effectively to deliver cool air, their installation, convenience, and integration into your home vary. Deciding what system is best can quickly become overwhelming without accurate, clear knowledge from HVAC professionals.  BEST Air Conditioning Plumbing Repair is here to help you make the best decision for your cooling needs, and we’ll be

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Your Complete Home Plumbing Maintenance Checklist

February 10, 2025

If you’ve ever experienced an expensive plumbing emergency in your home, then you already understand the importance of plumbing maintenance. For those who have not yet endured a sewage backup, a burst pipe, or an unstoppable toilet leak, this guide is for you. Welcome to BEST Air Conditioning Plumbing Repair’s essential plumbing checklist. In this article, we will outline best practices that you can implement to avoid catastrophic plumbing failures in your kitchen and bathrooms. When performed at strategic intervals, year-round preventative plumbing maintenance improves the life of your appliances and those who use them.

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Tips on Replacing a Garbage Disposal

August 8, 2022

A good garbage disposal will last you at least 10 years. However, there are various components that can malfunction over time that may require you to replace your garbage disposal early. If you are in need of garbage disposal replacement, it’s always best to reach out to an experienced team of plumbers like ours at BEST Air Conditioning Plumbing Repair. Professional replacement will ensure that your disposal is installed correctly and safe to operate. Of course, some people will choose to replace their disposal themselves, so we’re going to share with you some of our best tips to ensure that the replacement process goes

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Our Lennox Feel The Love Initiative

November 12, 2019

The holidays are for giving back. Here at BEST Air Conditioning Plumbing Repair, we believe that everyone deserves quality air, functioning heating and cooling, and warm water in their home. That’s why we have partnered with Lennox Feel The Love! Since 2009, Lennox Feel The Love has connected with HVAC installers to provide new heaters, air conditioners, water heaters, and air filtration systems to those in need. Our nominees are pillars in their community: firefighters, teachers, and veterans. We also help those struck by natural disasters, those that have fallen on hard times, and those with disabilities. Each

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Is Your Home Heater Ready For The Holidays?

October 15, 2019

You have a house full of guests dressed in their Halloween bests. When all of a sudden… your heater stops working. You may try and write this off as a Halloween spook; however, the really scary thing about this is that you have no heat, no idea why your heater stopped working, and no clue how to fix it. Don’t let this be your party. That’s where we, BEST Air Conditioning Plumbing Repair, come in. Here is the BEST guide to home heating for the holidays. Heating Hacks for Your Party Close Your Curtains

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A New Furnace Can Reduce Heating Costs

May 13, 2019

Heating bills across the country are the highest they have ever been, without any relief in sight. Even if your older furnace runs, from an economic standpoint it would be wise to replace it. With the proper furnace selection, your central air-conditioning bills can be lower too. Compared with a 17-year-old furnace, a new furnace can save the typical family hundreds of dollars per year. Based on the efficiency of your old furnace, probably 60% at best, a new furnace can cut your utility bills by 40%. You can do the arithmetic to determine your annual savings.

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Test Your Energy IQ

May 6, 2019

Answers follow the questions: Answers follow the questions: 1. For which jobs are microwave ovens used most?  Defrosting frozen foods  Cooking meals  Reheating foods  Preparing snacks 2. Microwave ovens are currently found in what percentage of all U.S. Homes?  23%

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History of Plumbing

April 4, 2019

A supply of pure water was essential for the first settlements of people who began to cultivate the land around them. Nomadic hunter-gatherers would have traveled to find water and other needs but, in order to settle, dependable rainfall, a perennial river or spring was necessary for crop irrigation. As settlement and agriculture became more intensive, people began to find ways of controlling their water supply including the diversion of rivers for irrigation and artificial watercourses to channel water into a settlement for drinking and washing. Mohenjo-daro, a town of 40,000, supplied water to

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Back Flow Prevention FAQs

April 1, 2019

Backflow Prevention Frequently Asked Questions Q. What is backflow? A. The water distribution system is designed to keep the water flowing from the distribution system to you the customer. However, when hydraulic conditions within the system deviate from the “normal” conditions, water flow can be reversed. When this backflow happens, contaminated water can enter the distribution system. Q. What causes backflow? A. Backflow is possible in two situations, backsiphonage and backpressure. Q. What is backsiphonage? A. When there is

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Heat Pump Replacement Tips

March 25, 2019

A heat pump can save as much as 30% to 40% of the electricity you use for heating. Why Buy an Energy Efficient Heat Pump? If you use electricity to heat your home, consider installing an energy-efficient heat pump system. Heat pumps are the most efficient form of electric heating in mild and moderate climates, providing two to three times more heating than the equivalent amount of energy they consume in electricity. Air source heat pumps are recommended for mild and moderate climate regions, where the winter temperatures usually remain above

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