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Your heater is intended to provide warm comfort throughout the winter, but we’re just getting started with the cold months here in Bergen County, NJ, and an older heater might not have enough to get you through the winter intact. If yours is more than a decade old, you may want to consider getting a replacement now, before we get much further into the colder months. Trained technicians can come to your home and perform the proper installation, but before they can do that, you need to make the determination that your heater really is on its last legs. A few key signs can show you the way.

EXCESSIVE REPAIRS

A repair call isn’t all that unusual and making one now makes a whole lot of sense, since it reduced the possibility of further repairs later on in the winter. But if you find yourself repairing the same problem over and over, it may be more than another session is worth. You might also consider a new system if you’ve dealt with multiple repairs since the heating season began, or the repairs you’re looking at just feel more than your system is worth.

EXCESSIVE AGE

In and of itself, age doesn’t mean much when it comes to an efficient heater. If you’ve kept yours well maintained, it may last for far longer than its warranty is listed. An older heater combined with repair issues, however, usually signals a need for replacement. You may also want to take advantage of a more efficient system if you’ve found your heating bills rising higher than you’re comfortable with, or perhaps there’s a new feature on a more modern system that can help improve your comfort levels and quality of life overall. All of those are good reasons to get an older system replaced.

For expert heater replacement services, call upon BZ Dependable to help!

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*BZ Dependable Plumbing & Heating Inc. no longer offers radiant heating services. Check out our other heating services to find the perfect fit for your heating needs.

Radiant floor heating represents an innovative departure from traditional boilers and forced air furnaces. Instead of heating the air in your home and using that to indirectly provide you with comfort, radiant heating relies on a series of tubes and coils installed beneath the floorboards of your home to provide direct heat. It warms your feet and furniture directly, eliminating problems like drafts and cold spots while still creating a cozy, comfortable environment to your home. Among the system’s advantages are a lack of repair issues, since it has few moving parts and most of the system is corrected. The bad news is that repair problems can still crop up from time to time. The good news is that you have a service in Bergen County, NJ that can help. Here’s a brief breakdown of some common repair issues with radiant floor heating that you should watch out for.

LEAKS

Leaks happen quite infrequently, since the system lies beneath the floorboards and is protected from damage. When they do spring up, they tend to occur at the apex of the system due to a bad connector, or if corrosion and other damage takes place from exposure. You can check for leaks in the system by monitoring the pressure gauge. If it dips, then turn off the radiant heating and call in a repair technician.

NO HEAT

If your system isn’t generating any heat, or it’s generating heat in insufficient quantities, then you definitely have a problem. There are numerous possible causes – anything from a faulty thermostat to problems with the pump to a poor electrical connection – but most of them can be quickly diagnosed and dealt with by a technician trained in radiant heating systems.

For repair, maintenance and installation of heating systems, give BZ Dependable a call today!

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Fall is officially upon us and while Bergen County, NJ homeowners still have some mild days ahead of them, winter will be here before you know it. If your furnace or heater is on its last legs, now is the time to consider a replacement, or at least an upgrade to help you weather the cold months more readily. By installing or upgrading now, you can save a great deal of money on monthly costs, as well as providing a cozy and warm atmosphere for your home with a lot more efficiency. We’ve listed a couple of heating upgrades to consider this fall. If your heater is in need of some shaking up, these may be just the things you need.

OIL TO GAS CONVERSION

Old-fashioned oil heaters are still in use throughout much of the Eastern Seaboard, but they’re tremendously inefficient and their environmental impact is not ideal. The good news is that you can convert your oil-based furnace to a natural gas furnace without having to go through an elaborate replacement. Natural gas cost a lot less than oil, and burns much cleaner so you’re doing more of a part for Mother Nature with it. In addition, your heating system will likely take up much less space after an oil-to-gas conversion, helping you make better use of your basement or garage.

RADIANT HEATING

*BZ Dependable Plumbing & Heating Inc. no longer offers radiant heating services. Check out our other heating services to find the perfect fit for your heating needs.

A radiant heating system is a little more radical than a simple upgrade, but for the right household it can do wonders. Tubes or coils are installed beneath the floorboards of your home, warming people and furnishings directly through contact. That eliminates the need for drafty fans and uneven warming, efficiently transferring the heat right to where it’s needed. The up-front cost is more than a normal heater, but like the oil-to-gas conversion, you will save a huge amount on monthly bills.

For more heating upgrades to consider this fall, give BZ Dependable a call today!

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With Labor Day past us, residents of Bergen County, NJ will begin preparing for the fall, and that means taking a close look at your household heater. Now is the ideal time to schedule a maintenance session for your heating system, when the weather is still warm and any serious problems can be addressed in a timely fashion before the temperatures start to drop. But what does a heating maintenance session involve? In simplest terms, it’s a kind of tune-up, designed to help it perform as efficiently as possible while spotting any significant problems while they’re still small enough to deal with quickly. More specifically, a standard heating maintenance session usually involves the following steps:

  • The heater is shut down and the flow of gas is shut off. This keeps things safe for the technician and the home itself.
  • Dust and dirt are removed from all of the components, and the burners are unclogged. In particular, the combustion chamber should be cleaned.
  • Any loose bolts or fittings are tightened up, especially in the flue pipe or gas lines since leaks from those areas can pose a hazard for your household.
  • All components will be examined for damage or similar issues. If a problem is spotted, you can schedule a repair session with the technician to fix it.
  • The filters will be changed out or cleaned if they’re non-replaceable.
  • The gas will be turned back on and the technician will check the system for 15-20 minutes to ensure that everything is working the way it should.

Ideally, you should schedule a maintenance session every fall about this time. In addition to getting a jump on potential repair problems, it will save you a great deal of money on monthly heating bills.

Call BZ Dependable today to schedule a heating maintenance session.

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Summer is rarely the time to think about heating. High temperatures in Bergen County, NJ mean that homeowners will be looking for ways to stay cooler, not worry about being warmer. But summer will be over before you know it and other brutal winter will hit us almost before we’re aware of it. If you can plan for heating service now, you’ll be well ahead of the game before the temperatures drop, which can make a huge difference in your stress and comfort levels.

WHAT’S INVOLVED IN HEATING SERVICE?

A heating service or heating maintenance call isn’t designed to address a specific problem like repair calls are. It more closely resembles a tune-up, as the technician performs a thorough inspection and makes a lot of tiny adjustments designed to help your heater perform more efficiently. If any bolts or connections are loose, the technician will tighten them, or replace them if they’ve worn out. He or she will clean the burners, wipe the dust away from dirty components, check the electrical connections and run the system to ensure it all works the way it should. If further repairs are necessary, he or she can then schedule them with you. As a result, your heater will run more efficiently, saving you money when the snow starts to fall.

WHY PERFORM IT NOW?

Generally speaking, the sooner you schedule a maintenance session the better. Summer makes an ideal time because you can readily afford to have your heater offline while the technician works on it. It also allows you to schedule the session at a time when you’re free instead of having to work around it like you might if you have greater need of it. Most importantly, it ensures that your heater will be ready to go when the temperatures fall, without your having to worry.

Plan for heating service now by giving the pros at BZ Dependable a call!

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Summer is here, which means that Bergen County, NJ residents are usually focused on their air conditioners. But winter will get here faster than you think and if you need work done on your heater, now is an ideal time. You can afford to take your heater offline for a few days, technicians have more flexibility in scheduling and you yourself can plan for any operation at a time that is convenient to you rather than having to rearrange your life to handle the issue before the next snowstorm. In particular, oil to gas conversion services can easily be performed in the summer, leaving your house ready to go with a new system well before the temperatures drop. Here’s a quick guideline to fill you in on the basics.

OIL FURNACES

Old-fashioned oil furnaces were the go-to form of heating throughout the Northeast for many decades. But time and technology have caught up with them and now there are numerous safer, cleaner and cheaper options for homeowners to heat their houses with. And yet the cost and bother of removing the entire furnace to replace it with a new one with the same issues can be daunting. The solution is an oil to gas conversion, which retrofits your oil furnace on cleaner natural gas.

WHY CONVERT?

The biggest impediment to conversion is the up-front cost, which is why many people prefer to wait until the oil furnace is ready to be replaced. Natural gas equipment costs less than oil equipment, and if you’re looking at paying for a new furnace anyway, it actually ends up saving you money. That comes on top of lower heating bills and a cleaner-burning furnace, leaving very few downsides to consider.

If your oil furnace is ready to be replaced, and you think oil to gas conversion is the way to go, then now is the time to act. Call the experts at BZ Dependable today to get the process started!

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