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Episodes
Thursday May 11, 2023
Why Should I Get A New Air Conditioning System?
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
Episode 12
"A New Air Conditioning System Can Improve Your Overall Health."
- Bruce Gammon, Heating & Cooling Expert
Did the heat last summer drive you crazy. Well we are expected to have another hot summer this year in Maine! In this podcast we talk about the benefits of getting a new air conditioning system for your home.
Check out this episode of Gammon's Heating & Cooling Podcast to find out more about what happens with high humidity in your home.
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Monday May 08, 2023
Why Is High Humidity A Problem In The Summertime?
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
"High humidity in your home can make you feel uncomfortable and possibly damage your belongings."
- Bruce Gammon, Heating & Cooling Expert
Sometimes the summer heat brings summer humidity. The wetness caused by humidity cause problems with our home and make you feel really uncomfortable.
Check out this episode of Gammon's Heating & Cooling Podcast to find out more about what happens with high humidity in your home.
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Monday Apr 03, 2023
Should I Upgrade To A Smart Thermostat?
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
"The system can alert your professional sometimes where there is an issue with the system or I mean, it gets cold pipes will freeze pipes will burst and create a really big mess. And people are generally very unhappy with us when they have that big mess."
- Bruce Gammon, Heating & Cooling Expert
Everybody seems to adding new technology to their lives. Smart phones, home automation and so on. Did you know that you can install a thermostat that is 'SMART'? Yes, these smart thermostats can be programmed to change the climate in your home. They can also be adjusted remotely with a computer or phone and will begin to learn what you and your family want. Bruce Gammon from Gammon's Heating & Cooling discusses smart thermostats with Jim Klauck - AKA - Check A Pro Joe on this podcast.
Check out this episode of Gammon's Heating & Cooling Podcast to find out more about proper sizing of air conditioning units in you home ...
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Podcast Episode Transcript:
Whether we like it or not.Technology is here.There's a lot of A I going on,right?Artificial intelligence.And you know,this is great.We can do so many things today.We couldn't do years ago.This is also true for your home in terms of heating and cooling.I've asked an expert in the air conditioning and heating business to join me.His name is Bruce Gammon from Gammons in Maine.Hey,Bruce,how are you?I'm good,Joe,how are you?I'm doing great.So something came in a number of years ago called a smart thermostat.These are thermostats that um may be smarter than we are.They're intuitive.Uh they can be um adjusted from anywhere in the world.So if you go on a vacation,you can actually adjust it with your phone.You can actually even talk to your systems in your home.If you have an Amazon Box or if you have a Google device and you can say turn the thermostat up,turn it off.And it also does some other stuff which I want you to talk about,which is,it gets to know who you are and your family and the trends.So should people upgrade to a smart thermostat?I like that.Yes.Yes.So it's that simple.The question is,why wouldn't you?Ok.What,what is your fear of upgrading?Some people don't like technology?We're in Maine,we get that.There's a lot of uh Yankee ingenuity here.So some of the,a couple of the benefits of a smart thermostat are,like you just mentioned,the system gets to know your trends.The system can alert your professional sometimes where there is an issue with the system or I mean,it gets cold pipes will freeze pipes will burst and create a really big mess.And people are generally very unhappy with us when they have that big mess.So these system,these thermostat smart thermostats,um you know,if you're down in Florida on vacation in Texas,California and,and uh your system falls below a certain set point or your temperature does inside your home,it's gonna send you an alert.It could send you a contractor an alert.So there's a couple of things uh to answer your question is yes.And then there's also the energy saving side as well.Do we need to run our systems?Um And we need to keep our house at 70° in the winter when we're gone for a month.Probably not.Yeah.So in the old days when you went on vacation,I remember this because my,my parents would uh would say,hey,uh,Joe,go,uh,to the thermostat as we're on our way out to go on a vacation to Florida.Uh,before we locked the door,would you turn it down to 60?We don't want the pipes to freeze.We figure,I mean,you know,probably 50 would be good if there was 50 on the thermostat.And that was all manual back then and no one could change that temperature until we came back home.And certainly there was no way to tell if the system was on or off back then today.You know,the technology is huge.We know if our garage door was left open because of the same type of technology.It's a no brainer.It doesn't cost that much to install a smart thermostat.What are roughly the numbers,a couple $100?Hey,sometimes,you know,you're,you could be around,uh,four or $500 for a really nice smart thermostat.And hey,if you break that down over,what's over the lifespan of that thermostat?What's it really costing you per month?It's,you're probably saving more than that in energy bills or disasters.How about peace of mind?I like to sleep at night.Me too.Ok.Hey,Bruce Gammon,he's an expert here on the Checker Pro Radio program,Gammons.Love your company.Love your team.Thank you so much,Bruce.I appreciate your expert opinion on this.You got it.Thank you,Joe
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
"There's financing options for a low couple dollars more a month.You can throw that into your system replacement and for a couple more bucks a month."
- Bruce Gammon, Heating & Cooling Expert
Is financing a good option for you? Well, if you need a new heating and air conditioning system is just may be the ticket to immediate comfort. Bruce Gammon from Gammon's Heating & Cooling discusses this with Jim Klauck - AKA - Check A Pro Joe on this podcast.
Check out this episode of Gammon's Heating & Cooling Podcast to find out more about proper sizing of air conditioning units in you home ...
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Podcast Episode Transcript:
This comes up a lot financing.Should I finance my new air conditioning system?My heat pump,my furnace.Do I need to wait to save up for it?That's a good question.So,I've asked an expert in the air conditioning and heating world.His name is Bruce Gammon.He's in Maine and he,he's just a guy who knows everything.So I brought him onto the program today as the expert.Hey,Bruce,how are you today,buddy?I'm good,Joe.I'm not sure about the everything part,but,um,we can help a little bit as we can.So we would be living in very small homes and driving modest cars if it wasn't for financing,that's what we tend to do.But what's interesting is a lot of people will say I really don't want to do that home improvement project unless I can pay cash.Uh,but that's not always the case.Right?Sometimes it's a good idea to finance.Sure.So that's right.And,and there's a lot of people out there that do wanna save up and they wanna pay cash.And my,I guess my response to that is,you know,you have this system that you have now that you're heating or you're cooling your home with.And that system operating cost may very well indeed,outweigh the cost of a monthly payment to put a new system in and financing.You know,that's a good point,Bruce,you're already paying the utility company over time.Right.Wouldn't it be nice to have a worry free system?So,if,if you're heating and air conditioning system,your heat pump,whatever you're using to have comfort in your home is getting on in years.10, 12, 15.God forbid,20, 25 years,which it could be in some systems,you know,can last that long,especially a heating system.Well,wouldn't you like the peace of mind knowing that just for a few dollars a month,you've got the latest and greatest thing and you don't have to wake up to a cold bathroom floor.Absolutely.And you know,the other benefit to the financing is this,there's,there's other things in that system that we could add to that system to help,uh,improve the air quality of the home or things like the bathroom floors to get them warm that people don't have the cash flow.But hey,there's,there's financing options for a low couple dollars more a month.You can throw that into your system replacement and for a couple more bucks a month,you know,you can make a payment on it and afford it.It makes things affordable if you're rolling around in that new Chevy suburban.Hm.It's probably financed.And that nice new home probably is maybe for 30 years.Why not?For a short period of time?Finance a brand new heating and air conditioning system because I've said this before on the program,we spend 30% of our time in our beds,which means we spend at least 30% of our time in our homes.Probably a lot more than that if we added it up,even though we think we work more than we are at home is probably not true.We're at home more than we work and that's probably two thirds of the time.So you may as well be comfort with,uh,you may as well be comfortable with a home comfort system,which is your air conditioning heating system,Bruce as always.Thank you so much for your time today.It's been great advice from an expert such as you.Thank you,Joe.
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Does Gammon’s Heating and Cooling Offer Maintenance Plans?
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
"We're gonna call and give you a detailed report after the maintenance is done. It's kind of a set it and forget it type of system and that's the way it should be."
- Bruce Gammon, Heating & Cooling Expert
Bruce Gammon from Gammon's Heating & Cooling checks in with Jim Klauck - AKA - Check A Pro Joe on this podcast. Bruce talks about the ins and outs of Heating and Air Conditioning Maintenance Plans.
Check out this episode of Gammon's Heating & Cooling Podcast to find out more about proper sizing of air conditioning units in you home ...
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Podcast Episode Transcript:
You know,they say that we spend about eight hours in our beds sleeping.That's a third of our life.So we put money into that,right?Because we want to be rested and that's where we're spending 30% of our time.If we're spending that much time in our beds,they're generally in our bedroom in our home,which means we're spending probably at least half of our days,not to mention the weekends in our homes.So you wanna be comfortable,you want your comfort system,your heating and air conditioning system to be operating well?Ok.So that means you should probably get them maintained with a maintenance plan.I've asked Bruce Gammon.He is one of our experts here on the radio program to join me today to see what Gammons does to help their clients.Hey,Bruce,how are you?I'm good,Joe.How are you?I'm fantastic.Ok.The question of the day is,can you help your clients with maintenance plans?That's a great question.As always,you always have great questions.Yeah,that's what I do.So can we help our,our,our clients and customers with maintenance plans is an is.That's an absolute yes,we sure can.Yeah,and go ahead,Joe.Yeah.So go ahead and explain that.How can you help them?Sure.So we have a beautifully,um a beautiful,not beautifully beautiful system that we set up inside of our building and our software that automates this so we can get customers,clients set up with a annual bi,annual quarter,quarterly,any custom maintenance plan they would like for their oil gas,air conditioning,heat pump system,mini splits and we set it up and it all over news for the customer.And,uh,there's no need to call us in.We're gonna call and check on you.We're gonna call and give and,or give you a detailed report after the maintenance is done.It's kind of a set it and forget it type of system and that's the way it should be.So many people wait until something breaks.They do,they wait until something breaks,they don't maintain it.What's nice about having a maintenance plan is that the cost is generally spread out over time,but your systems are protected all the time.They've just been looked at within so many months and these plans allow for you to have a worry free life because if something does go down,let's say it's,it's,it's July or August and the air conditioning system just goes off,maybe it's a capacitor or something.Gamma is gonna come out and fix it.Right away.Absolutely.And with our maintenance plans,you know,the other benefit to that too,Joe is that,you know,customers are gonna get priority service,they're gonna get front of the line passes when they're on our maintenance plans.Absolutely.Yeah,and that's what they want.So I totally recommend having a maintenance plan with Gammons.All of Bruce's information is located in the description of this podcast.It's just one click away to make an appointment and their phone number is there as well.Bruce as always.Thank you so much for your expert opinions today.Much appreciated.Same to you,Joe.
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
"Here in Maine we have a lot of rodents would like to find new homes because we take over their community by building new homes and we kick them out so they find places to live so it gives us a chance to get into the equipment dive in and get rid of those problems."
- Bruce Gammon, Heating & Cooling Expert
The owner, Bruce Gammon from Gammon's Heating & Cooling joins Check A Pro Joe on this episode. Bruce discusses the importance of regular maintenance checks on your Heating & Air Conditioning systems.
Check out this episode of Gammon's Heating & Cooling Podcast to find out more about proper sizing of air conditioning units in you home ...
For more information about Gammon's Heating & Cooling in Saco, Maine - log on to Gammon's Heating & Air or check them out at www.checkapro.com.
Visit Us At - Gammon's Heating & Air
You Can Call Anytime: (207) 286-3400.
Podcast Episode Transcript:
Here on the checker pro radio show we get questions all the time about HVAC now HVAC is really an industry term and as homeowners we know it basically is our heating ventilation and air conditioning system I've asked Bruce Gammon from Gammon’s heating and air or heating and cooling to join me here on the program today to talk about some things with your HVAC system hey Bruce how are you I'm good Joe how are you I'm fantastic thank you so much for joining me today hey a questions come across my desk here at the radio program and I think I know the answer to this but I wanted to ask you because you're the expert here on the program today is it important to conduct a biannual maintenance inspection for the air conditioning and heating system in people's homes that's a great question so I think it's a phenomenal idea and what this allows us to do is to catch problems that could happen and not necessarily that the equipment may fail but uh you know here in Maine we have a lot of rodents would like to find new homes because we take over their community by building new homes and we kick them out so they find places to live so it gives us a chance to get into the equipment dive in and get rid of those problems it also allows us to make sure that we can tweak this equipment sometimes throughout the year to make sure it is operating at its optimal efficiency so we're allowed to do some of the technical side of these things and catch them and get these systems performing better so when this question comes up from homeowners and they ask me they're like Check A Pro Joe, should I be spending the extra time and money on getting my systems looked at throughout the year I asked them to do it with your car they nod their head I asked them do you go in for physicals at least once a year for yourself well of course Joe well then of course you should be doing it for your number one appliance if you have a full air conditioning system OK that definitely needs maintenance a couple times a year as well as your furnace 100 percent 100% and that's a good way of putting it people do drive their car and I would hope that they do maintenance on their vehicle more than once a year we want to keep homeowners safe and healthy yeah hey Bruce thanks for joining me today on the program all of Bruce's information from Gammon’s heating and cooling is located in the description of this podcast once again Bruce thank you so much for your time today thank you Joe appreciate it!
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