Category Archives: Air Conditioning

Lancaster Brothers Heating & Cooling Your Ground Source Heat Pump Specialists

Ground source heat pumps are more complex and complicated than a conventional heating & cooling system.  Regular maintenance on this type of system is critical.  The tests & maintenance steps required for these systems are something that the majority of homeowners cannot do themselves.  We go to many homes every year where a costly breakdown and service call could have been avoided had maintenance been performed regularly.

Our recommendation is having maintenance performed twice a year.  Once in the heating season and once in the cooling season.  Sign up to be one of our annual maintenance customers and receive additional discounts on repairs.

Looking at building a home?  We install Ground Source Systems in new construction as well.

Replacement Filters?  We have those too!  Visit our Overland Park location for your conventional or ground source filter purchases.

Lancaster Brothers Heating & Cooling appreciates the opportunity to earn your business!

Chris Lancaster July 11th, 2014

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Spring is Air Conditioner Check Up Time

Be ready for those hot Summer days and have the peace of mind that your air conditioner is in tip top shape.  Keeping your Air Conditioner maintained lowers utility costs, & reduces unexpected costly breakdowns.

For $79.00 ($125.00 value) have one of our professional technicians check your Air Conditioner.  Some of the tasks that we perform during our Air Conditioner Check Up are:

• Check and Tighten All Electrical Connections
• Clean Condensing Coil
• Check and Clean Condensate Drain
• Check Refrigerant Charge

Call us today at 913 851 3399 to reserve your appointment.

*Offer good thru May 2, 2014.

Chris Lancaster March 10th, 2014

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New Overland Park Heating & Cooling Location

Lancaster Brothers Heating & Cooling is proud to announce we have opened our second location at 7205 West 161st Street in Overland Park, KS.  We have been providing Heating & Cooling services since 2000, our goal has always been to provide great service with fair prices.  We offer the following services in Overland Park:

• Furnace & Air Conditioner Repair
• Furnace & Air Conditioner Replacements
• Heating & Cooling Maintenance
• Geothermal Service & Installations
• Heat pump repairs & installations
• Indoor Air Quality

Air filters are also available at this location

We offer a full supply of common air filter sizes for your furnace.  It is very important to change your air filter on a regular basis.  A clean air filter will help your system run more efficiently, which can save you money on your utility bills.  A clean filter can also extend the life of your heating and cooling system because they do not have to work as hard.  Here are some of the common sizes that we carry:

• 30x36x2
• 30x32x2
• 30x28x2
• 16x25x5
• 20x25x5
• 20x20x5

We also carry other sizes and can even have custom sizes made if necessary.  Feel free to call or stop in any time.  Open 8am to 5pm, closed for lunch from 11:30am to 12:30pm.

Lancaster Brothers appreciates customer support over the last 14 years because of this support we are able to open this second location.  We look forward to continue to provide the same quality service for many years to come.

Chris Lancaster February 25th, 2014

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Heating and Cooling Tax Credits Still Available

If you installed a heating and cooling system in 2012 or are planning to install one in 2013, there are federal tax credits still available. The federal government reinstated the 25C tax credits for high efficiency furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps and water heaters.

Chris Lancaster February 13th, 2013

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New Furnace Law Affects Kansas City Homeowners in 2013

New furnace laws are coming to the Kansas City area in 2013. As of May 1, the Department of Energy (DOE) has mandated all new furnaces installed in homes in our northern region must be at least 90% efficient or greater. This is important for a number of reasons:

1. The new furnaces are vented through PVC pipe instead of a metal vent like a traditional furnace. For most houses, this means the new furnace will vent out the side of the house through the basement instead of up through the roof. This can affect homes that have a finished basement and the furnace is in a utility room. So homeowners may need to rip out walls or ceilings to run the new venting.

2. High efficiency furnaces are also condensing furnaces, which means they drain water much like your indoor air conditioning coil does in summer. This could be a problem for homes where a furnace is installed in an unfinished attic space. The condensation could freeze during a cold Kansas City winter, which could shut down the furnace and cause serious damage to the home.

Right now, homeowners have options when it comes to replacing their furnace, but after May 1, 2013 they will have to install the new, high efficiency furnace when it is time to replace the heating unit. Call Lancaster Brothers for options and a free estimate if you know your furnace is over 10 years old or installed in a finished basement or attic.

Chris Lancaster December 26th, 2012

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