For decades R22 (Freon) was the industry standard for AC refrigerant, but it’s now illegal to manufacture or import R22 (and R142b) gas into the United States. Moreover, the servicing of R22 systems is now limited to the use of recycled or stockpiled quantities of Freon. So if you have an air
Jewell Mechanical is one of a handful of HVAC companies in Middle Tennessee that installs and services geothermal heating & cooling systems. “There are probably 500 companies within a 90-mile radius of Nashville and there are fewer than ten of us that do geothermal,” explains David Mossor,
Another hot and humid Nashville summer is upon us. If you’re like most Music City residents, it’s during the dog days of summer that you really appreciate your central air conditioning. If you already have new, well-maintained AC that’s great. But if you’re worried about the reliability and
Nashville summers give residential air conditioners a real workout—and this summer will be no exception. That’s why now is the time to schedule preventative residential AC maintenance—to make sure your air conditioning remains in peak operating condition throughout the summer. At Jewell
If your air conditioning is running all the time—or frequently cycles on and off—schedule a service appointment with a trusted HVAC repair contractor as soon as possible. If the source of the problem isn’t identified and corrected the result will be: Wasted energy and dramatically higher
You probably don’t spend much time thinking about the coolant in your central air conditioning system. But the older your A/C unit, the more likely it is that it uses R22 refrigerant—aka Freon or HCFC22. For decades Freon was the industry standard for A/C refrigerant, but it is now being phased
Until forty years ago a minority of Middle Tennessee homes were outfitted with some form of air conditioning. Today, most area homeowners consider air conditioning to be indispensable for getting through the dog days of summer, when average daily high temperatures in Nashville are near ninety
At Jewell Mechanical, the vast majority of all central air conditioning service calls we receive are related to leaks. This shouldn’t be a surprise when you consider that there are at least 6 common reasons why your air conditioner might leak. Reasons include: A clogged air filter A cracked
