Home Services About Commercial More Special Offers Service Partner Finance Options Schedule (434) 298-2151 W.E. Blog TROUBLESHOOT A TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER. When a breaker trips in your home, it’s due to overcapacity or a short: The breaker trips, stopping the flow of electricity as a safety measure. A tripped main breaker will cut the power off to your entire house. SOME COMMON CAUSES CAN INCLUDE: too many appliances; appliances that require too much electricity; damaged breakers; Read More TROUBLESHOOT UNEVEN HEATING. Routine maintenance makes sure your heat pump is working at peak performance. But if one room is typically colder than the rest of your home, here are a few DIY tips you can do to help. Test your thermostat. Affix a thermometer on your wall next to your thermostat. Place a towel behind the thermometer Read More TROUBLESHOOT A CLOGGED TOILET. To ensure that your toilet doesn’t overflow, remove the lid from the toilet tank and close the rubber flapper—unless you have a pressure-assisted tank. You may also reach behind the toilet and turn off the water supply. (Make sure you turn the supply back on when you’re ready to flush again.) PLUNGER Grab a heavy-duty Read More WHAT IS EMERGENCY HEAT? What is emergency heat—and why do I need it? As a follow-up to our recent blog “My A/C won’t keep my house cool enough on a 95-degree day,” we’re taking a look at how heat pumps use emergency heat to perform adequately during the winter. Emergency or auxiliary heat is a supplemental heating component installed Read More MY A/C WON'T KEEP MY HOUSE COOL ENOUGH ON A 95-DEGREE DAY. It’s 95 degrees outside, and you can’t get your indoor temperature to go below 75 degrees—even with your thermostat set on 72 degrees. It seems as if the AC can’t keep up. First thing you might think; okay, let’s get a larger AC to keep perfectly cool when summer temperatures hit above 93 degrees. However, Read More AFTER THE FLOOD. One year ago in May, severe rain in Charlottesville, Va. caused the banks of rivers and streams to flood; so much so that people lost their lives. I recently sat with Diana and Scott outside their home in White Hall to talk with them about the flood and how it changed their perspective on service. Read More HOW WILL THE R22 REFRIGERANT PHASE-OUT AFFECT ME? If your air conditioner was installed before 2010, an R-22 refrigerant phase-out has been taking place in the air conditioning industry (since 2013) that will affect you—if it hasn’t already. (Some systems after 2010 were manufactured with the use of R-22. You can check the nameplate on your condenser for the refrigerant type.) The R-22 Read More CLEARING THE AIR. There are many steps you can take to create a more air-friendly indoor environment. Some of the devices and claims can make the topic of air filtration confusing. Well, it doesn’t have to be. Read our blog and take a look at the simplified diagram to see if we can help clear the air on Read More FINDING VALUE. IT STARTS WITH A CONVERSATION. Defined as relative worth, merit, or importance: value is different for everyone. The “best” may not always be the right value for your home. And this nuance is important to consider when it comes to replacing your HVAC system. Start with the right HVAC consultant or technician; they will walk you through a series of Read More SNOW, ICE, AND A LITTLE PEACE OF MIND. Snow and ice are in the forecast for us (again). If you’re off to grab a few provisions, don’t forget to build in a little time to make sure your heat pump is ready for snow. A few simple steps can go a long way in ensuring you stay comfortable and safe during the snow Read More First 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Last Only $99 to unclog your Main Sewer Line. PLUS get a... Print Coupon The Main Sewer Line refers to the sewer pipe running from outside of your home to the street. If we... 0% APR—36 months* on Carrier Systems. Print Coupon *The Carrier® credit card is issued by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., an Equal Housing Lender. Special... Home Plumbing About Heating Commercial Air Conditioning W.E. Blog Electrical Careers Smart Get Comfy Schedule Now Copyright 2021, W.E. Brown, Inc. All Rights Reserved (434) 298-2151 | 915 Monticello Rd. Charlottesville, VA 22902 Site Powered by Geoff Rogers Design