Tuckers Air Conditioning, Heating & Plumbing Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Gaithersburg’

Tips for Home Plumbing Care

Monday, February 19th, 2024

The best way to stay ahead of problems with the plumbing around your home is to invest in at-home maintenance. Just a few care steps can go a long way toward helping your plumbing have a nice long life span that is largely issue-free.

When you do have a reason to schedule plumbing repair in Gaithersburg, you can give our team a call for assistance. In the meantime, keep reading to learn more about five ways you can take care of your home’s plumbing system and prevent major problems.

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Try This Before Calling for Heater Repair

Monday, December 11th, 2023

Your heater has always been reliable, but now it’s running into troubles. There were no warning signs, no strange noises ahead of the problem, so what gives? Well, it could be one of a few things, which is what we’re here to talk to you about today.

We’ve seen to a lot of heater repair in Gaithersburg, so we’ve experienced just about every reason you can think of that a heater would suddenly stop working. Here’s what you can do before jumping the gun and calling for heater repair.

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4 Tips to Keep Your Furnace From Breaking Down as Often

Monday, November 13th, 2023

If you want your day to feel like it’s ruined, start it with your furnace breaking down—that’ll do the trick. When you encounter furnace problems first thing in the morning, you might wonder what you could’ve done differently to prevent something like this from happening. Well, turns out there are at least four tips we can provide to actually help you prevent this so you don’t have to call for Furnace repair in Gaithersburg.

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AC Won’t Shut Off? Try This Instead

Monday, July 3rd, 2023

Your air conditioner is giving you massive trouble. It turned on, but it won’t shut off. Normally, the thermostat sends a signal to your AC to say “Hey, we did it, great job” and requests that it power down.

When this doesn’t happen, you’ve got a pretty big problem on your hands. Depending on the time of day and availability, you might call for AC repair in Gaithersburg, MD right away. But what if this happens in the middle of the night? Well, you might have to shut it down in one of these two ways.

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Emergency Plumbing Problems: How to Deal With the Unexpected

Monday, June 19th, 2023

When plumbing disasters strike, you can call for plumbing service in Gaithersburg, MD, but what do you do until we can get to you? These situations always cause a bit of havoc, but beyond being disruptive, they can lead to water damage if not taken care of quickly.

Here’s what you need to know about dealing with the unexpected plumbing emergencies that can plague your home from time to time. Of course, these are just things you can do in the meantime while waiting for your plumber to show up.

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Uncommon Air Conditioner Repairs You Might Run Into

Monday, March 20th, 2023
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Your air conditioner may break down from a bad compressor or a faulty fan, but those are expected. Common, even. Sometimes you run into specific circumstances that you often don’t see coming, because how could you?

Whether these situations are uncommon or not is neither here nor there. They happen, so it’s best that you know about them ahead of time so you can look out for odd problems that require AC repair in Gaithersburg, MD.

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What to Know About Installing an Air Purifier

Monday, October 3rd, 2022
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Now that more people work from home, indoor air quality (IAQ) for a house is more critical than ever. This is why homeowners are looking into options for air purification to remove everything from smoke and dust to volatile organic compounds and viruses from the air circulating through their rooms.

If you’re reading this post, you’re probably thinking about getting an air purifier. Here are several important things to know about a new air purification installation.

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Breaking Down AC Warning Noises

Monday, September 5th, 2022
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Air conditioning systems become quieter as technology advances. Today’s ACs can work almost unnoticed in a home—just the gentle blowing of air from the vents connected to the central cooling system, with most of the noise coming from the outdoor condenser cabinet, and even that is quieter than it used to be thanks to advances like scroll compressors. 

This general quiet makes it easier to notice an AC that’s making strange sounds. You don’t want these sounds interrupting your pleasant summer days, but they do have a useful side: they warn that you may need air conditioning service in Gaithersburg, MD to fix it! 

Today, we’re going to break down some of the more common warning noises your AC can make and what they may mean… 

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We Recommend the Daikin One+ for Your Home Comfort

Monday, March 7th, 2022

We are always seeking ways to improve the HVAC performance and efficiency in the homes of our customers. This is why we want you to know about the Daikin One+. We are proud to install the excellent Daikin FIT heat pump system for our customers, which is a space-saving and energy-saving comfort system. If you have a Daikin FIT installed, we strongly advise you consider including a Daikin One+ for the best air conditioning and heating in Gaithersburg, MD.

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The Thermostat and Your Air Conditioner’s Limits

Monday, May 3rd, 2021
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It’s summer planning time, especially with our weather heating up to the point where we’ll need to have air conditioning systems running. Before you let your AC run too much, make sure to schedule regular maintenance service with us. It’s the best job you can have done for your air conditioning in Gaithersburg, MD. You’ll have reliable cooling at lower costs for the summer. 

Right now we want to talk about the thermostat that controls your AC and talk about something that many homeowners don’t know much about: the limits of what their ACs can do.

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