Energy Tips

A fireplace can add a wonderful ambiance to your home, as well as providing an additional heat source. The sight and sound of a fire adds a cozy feel to a living room or other gathering area.

It’s possible, too, to have the warmth and feel of a fireplace without the maintenance and mess of burning wood. Gas and electric alternatives can give you the look and atmosphere of a fire with less fuss.

A traditional wood burning fireplace provides a distinctive sound and smell for your house which some people can’t do without. Wood burning fireplaces also tend to be less expensive and easier to install than gas or electric alternatives. Today’s fireplaces offer high efficiency and even cleaner burning alternatives to meet your needs.

Gas fireplaces provide the ambiance of a real flame without the smell or mess of real wood. They can also produce a reliable heat source that will work even without electricity, helping you and your family stay warm during power outages.

If you just want the look of a fireplace and aren’t concerned about heating, an electric fireplace might be just right. Electric options provide realistic, 3D flames and the homey look of a fire any time, without fuss, mess, or bother. Enjoy dancing flames even in the summer with an electric fireplace.

Haley Comfort Systems can custom-build exactly the right fireplace for you. Whether you prefer the traditional sound and smell of a wood burning fireplace, or prefer a less labor intensive gas or electric model, Haley can provide a fireplace installation that will complement your existing decor.

Haley Comfort Systems also provides custom stone work for your hearth and mantel areas, as well as custom designed wooden cabinetry and mantels, to give you exactly the fireplace you want.

Geothermal heating systems transfer the earth’s own heat into buildings via electric heat pumps. The overall efficiency of a geothermal heating system is about four times better than a conventional furnace that burns fossil fuels. Wider installation of geothermal heating systems could cut the use of petroleum-fired heating systems and electricity substantially, and thus could contribute a great deal to reducing green house gas emissions and dependence on foreign oil. Geothermal heating is also an alternative heat source that is ecologically and environmentally friendly.

Geothermal heating systems offer clean, renewable climate control at extremely low operating costs and with virtually no maintenance. The systems are composed of fluid-filled pipes that exit the building, descend to levels between 125 and 250 feet below the earth’s surface, and then loop back up and into the building. In the winter, the pipes bring heat up from the bottom of the loop. Electrical air-moving equipment then transfers the heat throughout the building. In the summer, the loop absorbs heat from the house and transfers it to the earth, resulting in a natural cooling system.

Geothermal heating systems can be configured to accommodate virtually any size lot in any type of landscape, from the seashore to the desert. Whether you live on a narrow city lot, or on thousands of acres of farmland, there’s a system that will fit your situation.

To encourage the development of alternative energy sources, the federal government presently is offering very attractive tax credits and other incentives. Geothermal heating systems qualify for many of these programs.

Located about 90 miles southeast of Minneapolis-St. Paul in Plainview, MN, Haley Comfort Systems is a leader in geothermal heating systems in the area. Visit our website section about Geothermal and Alternative Heating Systems for more information, or schedule an appointment to speak with one of our representatives. We look forward to hearing from you!

On a hot, muggy summer day, nothing is more refreshing than to relax in a nicely air-conditioned house. And with central air conditioning (a/c) from Haley Comfort Systems, you can enjoy the benefits of a cool home in any season.

It isn’t necessary to try and shut off a room to keep it cool, nor is the light or view blocked by a window A/C unit. A central unit is placed unobtrusively outside of the house and cools every room inside the house.

The benefits of air conditioning include a better sleeping environment, easier breathing for people with allergies and asthma, which can result in a more productive and comfortable environment to work, play, and live in.

How does a typical central air conditioning system work?

A central air conditioning unit has three major parts, a compressor, an indoor coil, and an outdoor coil. A compressor pumps a chemical coolant into the house in a liquid form. As the coolant flows through an expansion valve, the liquid is allowed to expand into a gas and it becomes very cold. This cold gas flows through the indoor coil located in the furnace.

The warm air from the house is drawn in, and the warm air passes over the cold indoor coil and is cooled. Then the cooled air is blown through the house’s duct system, thus cooling the house.

Meanwhile, the moisture in the air condenses when it comes in contact with the indoor coil; the water is collected into a drain and the humidity is removed.

As the coolant leaves the indoor coil its temperature rises because it has absorbed heat from the warm air of the house. It returns to the outside of the house and passes through the outdoor coil. A fan blows over the outdoor coil which causes the heat to be transferred into the outside atmosphere. This causes the coolant to once again return to a liquid and the cycle begins again.

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