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  • Help Ricotta make St. Louis metro area a little greener this fall!
    08/30/2010
    Fall is an ideal time to make small changes that add up to a cleaner environment and in many cases, lower your energy bill. Here’s how you can make your home a little greener: • Plant some trees and shrubs. … Continue reading

    Fall is an ideal time to make small changes that add up to a cleaner environment and in many cases, lower your energy bill. Here’s how you can make your home a little greener:

    Fall is a great time to make green changes to your home and reduce your energy footprint (and bills!)

    Plant some trees and shrubs. Fall is the best time to plant these, because it allows root systems to grow and establish during their dormancy. Not only that, but shrubs and trees can provide natural insulation to harsh winter weather, reducing your home’s heating needs.

    Apply environmentally-friendly fertilizer to your grass. You can buy chemical-free, all natural fall fertilizer yourself, or ask your fertilizer company for this safer, greener alternative. Helps your soil and the St. Louis water system become greener and cleaner.

    Turn your hot water heater temperature down. Just five degrees lower will provide long term savings on your gas and electric bill. You probably won’t notice the difference in temperature, and this means less energy consumed.

    Program your thermostat to your family’s routine and save energy and home heating costs. If you don’t have a programmable thermostat, consider upgrading to a more efficient model.

    Make recycling your glassware, paper, cardboard and plastics a habit. It’s amazing how much we consume that can be reclaimed and re-purposed.

    Use Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs. CFLs use about 75% less energy and last about far longer than incandescent bulbs.

    Replace your old, inefficient home comfort system with a new high-efficiency model. You can begin saving on energy bills right away. Plus, many new systems qualify for tax rebates and incentives.

    Even seemingly insignificant environmental changes can help impact the air quality in the greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Like many businesses and homeowners in our city, Ricotta Heating & Air is helping to reduce the impact our company, our products and, by extension, our business customers and homeowners, are having on the environment.

    -Lew of the Ricotta blog team


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  • Fall is in the air at Ricotta Heating & Air
    08/27/2010
    Summer is waning and the temperatures are already on the down-swing. You can feel Fall in the air. But that doesn’t mean we won’t have some sweltering “dog days” of summer ahead of us. This is the in-between season when … Continue reading

    Just before Fall arrives is the perfect time for heating & cooling system maintenance.

    Summer is waning and the temperatures are already on the down-swing. You can feel Fall in the air. But that doesn’t mean we won’t have some sweltering “dog days” of summer ahead of us.

    This is the in-between season when the Ricotta professional team is called upon to help businesses and their customers stay comfortable by keeping air systems well-maintained and in good repair. Now’s the time to be sure business heating units are ready for use in the next few months. It is also the ideal time to fix any leaks or problems that occurred with the extreme air-conditioning use most businesses put their air conditioning systems through these past several months.

    Even though business air conditioners took a lot of punishment this past season, your heating system is the number one energy user in your home. That makes right now the best time to make any needed repairs to your heating or cooling systems – or – consider a system replacement. Not only can your offices be more comfortable, but a professional tune-up or repair can cut your costs!

    A new high-efficiency heating and cooling system can cut utility costs by as much as 50%.  With the mechanical system in good shape, your fuel costs may be reduced by simple changes in the way you set your thermostat.

    In the St. Louis metro area, Ricotta Heating & Air Conditioning wants to help you have a comfortable, energy efficient system for your home!  Changing the air filter, cleaning the ducts or ventilation, may make all the difference in keeping your team comfortable during the changing temperatures to come.

    Keeping these systems well-maintained is the secret to protecting your home and the health of the important people who live in it! Isn’t it time for your fall inspection and maintenance checkup?

    -Lew of the Ricotta blog team


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  • Considering A/C replacement? Consider Geothermal Heating and Cooling
    08/22/2010
    Did you pay huge electric bills this summer because of an aging air conditioning system struggling to keep up with our extreme heat and humidity? If your system is more than 10 years old, you may want to look into … Continue reading

    Did you pay huge electric bills this summer because of an aging air conditioning system struggling to keep up with our extreme heat and humidity? If your system is more than 10 years old, you may want to look into replacing it. And replacing it with a geothermal system might be the best bet for your home.

    Geothermal heating and cooling is no longer considered cutting edge technology. It’s a proven heating and cooling method, saves energy, reduces utility costs, and uses the earth’s ability to store heat.  In fact, studies by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have shown that homes utilizing geothermal heat pumps can save:

    • 50 – 87% off heating costs
    • Up to 50% off cooling bills

    Over a relatively short period of time, the reduction of energy usage alone will save more than your initial upgrade costs of purchasing new geothermal equipment and having it installed. Not only that, but new geothermal systems may qualify for a federal tax credit of up to 30% of their total cost.

    At Ricotta Heating and Air, we specialize in providing a variety of geothermal heat pumps to St. Louis, Missouri and surrounding areas. We have specially trained HVAC technicians who can help determine the optimal pump and ground loop configuration to heat and cool your home or office.

    Still have questions? A Ricotta Heating & Air representative in your neighborhood will be happy to provide a complimentary geothermal analysis and proposal for a new construction or existing home. We can help you see if a new geothermal unit is right for you.

    Call Ricotta at (636) 274-5900 to schedule an appointment.

    - Lew of the Ricotta blogging team


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  • Did you know your heating & cooling system shares many of the same parts?
    08/19/2010
    Because I’m involved in the business of HVAC with Ricotta Heating & Air, I am sometimes surprised by the questions I’m asked by homeowners. For example, a friend of mine was astounded the other day to consider that her forced … Continue reading

    Your thermostat works year-round, keeping you comfortable

    Because I’m involved in the business of HVAC with Ricotta Heating & Air, I am sometimes surprised by the questions I’m asked by homeowners. For example, a friend of mine was astounded the other day to consider that her forced air heater was involved with her air conditioning system.

    She was genuinely shocked when I told her that forced-air systems include some components that service both heat and cooling; such as an air handler, ductwork, thermostat, registers, air filters, and of course, the thermostat. These parts of your system have been working through the spring and summer, forcing cooled air throughout every room in your home or office. And they will be put to use again in the fall/winter, as you begin to use your furnace to heat. She had no idea!

    So here’s a bit more information from the experts at Ricotta Heating & Air that I shared with her that I thought you might also appreciate knowing:

    Forced-air systems include a means of heating the air, such as gas-fueled burners or electric-resistance heating elements, a heat exchanger, and flues. Or, cooling the air, utilizing your air conditioning unit.

    The basic components of a forced-air system include:

    • An air handler, which may be either a stand-alone blower cabinet used with a heat pump or a forced-air furnace that includes a blower
    • Gas-fueled burners or electric-resistance heating elements and an air conditioning unit
    • Ductwork for delivering room air to the heater
    • Ductwork for sending air back to rooms

    Forced-air systems include a few other parts including filters to clean the air, registers to direct and control the flow of air to rooms and, in the case of heaters that utilize combustion for heat, a flue for venting combustion gasses outdoors.

    Your thermostat tells the system what temperature you prefer. It is then up to the air handler to draw room air from a “cold air return” through ductwork into the furnace’s heat exchanger, a metal chamber around which air flows. The burners, electric heating elements or heat pump responds by turning on. The blower then forces the warmed (or cooled) air through a network of ductwork back to the rooms. And the cycle continues until the set comfort level is reached and the thermostat turns the system off.

    That’s a lot of moving parts to keep functioning in the heat –and through the cold. Which is why it is comforting to know Ricotta Heating & Air can help you keep things running smoothly.

    -Lew of the Ricotta blogging team


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  • Now’s a great time to schedule a forced-air commercial heating system check up.
    08/15/2010
    Yes, it’s still extremely hot and humid. Hard to believe that fall is but a month away. Which is why right now is a great time to schedule a pre-season fall maintenance check up with Ricotta Heating & Air. This … Continue reading

    Yes, it’s still extremely hot and humid. Hard to believe that fall is but a month away. Which is why right now is a great time to schedule a pre-season fall maintenance check up with Ricotta Heating & Air.

    This is especially true for commercial users. And since Ricotta is a member of ACCA, and its service technicians are professionally trained in servicing both commercial and private residences, we can take a look at any type of system, from the smallest mobile home to the largest commercial property. We’ll clean it, service it, and check for wear as well as any potential problems.

    Central forced-air heating systems are by far the most popular method of heating and cooling homes and businesses – and Ricotta has serviced thousands throughout the St. Louis metropolitan and surrounding communities throughout our many years in the business.

    We provide emergency and scheduled heating and cooling service for homes and businesses in the following Missouri communities:

    Affton

    Barnhart

    Brentwood

    Chesterfield

    Creve Coeur

    Eureka

    Festus

    Hillsboro

    Kirkwood

    Ladue

    Mehlville

    Overland

    Pevely

    St. Louis

    University City

    It’s a good idea to schedule a service call with Ricotta to have your entire system checked in late summer or early fall to be sure your air conditioner is running at peak efficiency with no problems. At the same time, Ricotta Heating & Air will check to be sure that the first time you need to turn on your heater, your system will be ready to go!

    -Lew of the Ricotta blog team


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