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What Does an Air Handler Do?
What does an air handler do? Many Atlanta homeowners don’t know much about this important HVAC equipment, let alone what it does exactly. Our NATE-certified HVAC techs explain all about these systems.What Is an Air...
Cut Down on Sick Days with Better HVAC Air Quality
Atlanta is a beautiful city full of vegetation blooming year-round, thanks to our warm climate. However, the flowers, trees and grass also cause a host of symptoms among seasonal allergy sufferers, both inside through...
Top 3 Reasons to Change Your Air Conditioner Filter
During the hottest months of the year, your air conditioner is working diligently to provide you with cool temperatures and healthy air. While it’s pumping cool air throughout your home, it also uses a filtration system...
Summer Storms Are Here – Can Your Plumbing Handle It?
For Atlanta homeowners, hurricane season is a time to prepare for the onslaught of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms. Estes Services wants to help you learn to improve your plumbing, and we offer plumbing services to...
Adjust Your Air Conditioning With Household Changes
Whether kids are home from school or weekend guests, modify your thermostat accordingly
The summer has arrived, and with it comes more people at home during the day, like children and visitors. Changes in occupancy...
Humidity Affecting Your Air Conditioning
Steam Room or Sauna? The Role of Humidity in ComfortThe phrase, “it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity” is common among residents in the South. When the humidity spikes people generally feel hotter than on a day...
How to Increase Workplace Productivity and Reduce Errors
Updated July 2019 – An uncomfortable office leads to a number of problems, such as workplace productivity decline, which are costly for employers. Research suggests people work more efficiently and make fewer...
Ask a Plumber – What’s Orangeburg Pipe?
If your home was built before 1972, read this!Have you heard of something called Orangeburg? Unless you’re a plumber, you may be unaware Orangeburg piping was used primarily in sewer and drain applications between the...
Severe Weather Can Damage your AC Compressor
Protect Your Air Conditioning Equipment and More!Hurricane season is here. With it comes the potential for severe storms and damage. Storms are unpredictable, which makes it hard to prepare for the havoc they wreak....
My Air Conditioning Unit is Struggling. Now What?
Atlanta summers are hot and humid, which tremendously tests your air conditioning unit. If you notice your system operating less efficiently, producing weird noises when running, or notice higher energy bills, it’s...
Tax Code Change Good News for Atlanta Business Owners! UPDATED
(Updated July 2019) When you’re a small business owner, everything, including HVAC upgrades, is about your bottom line. A good accountant helps come tax time – but did you know Estes Commercial can help you save, too?...