Roberts Heating and Air has preventive maintenance and contract plans to fit anyone's needs. Keeping your home comfortable and energy-efficient requires more than simply adjusting the thermostat and changing the filter. Annual tune-ups are very important to maintaining the quality and safety of your home comfort system. We offer a complete line of competitive contract plans for Fort Collins heating and air services. To learn more, please see below.

Visual inspection of equipment
Inspection for any safety problems
Verification of system operation
All services performed by NATE certified technicians

Multi step cleaning and safety inspection
Air pressure analysis
Help reduce energy costs.
Educates you on system performance
Helps reduce the chance of system malfunction
Helps ensure safe operation

Planned Maintenance Agreements
Everything listed in the Maintenance Performance Tune up (up to twice a year)
Priority 24/7 emergency service 365 days per year
10% off all labor and materials
10% off any new installation

Maintaining an energy efficient, reliable and safe heating system is what we love to do. We understand the potential of each system and how it performs as a function of the home. Roberts offers heating repair services that can keep you warm in the coolest months.

Our heating repair services are 100% satisfaction guaranteed for your peace of mind. Roberts Heating and Air is fully licensed and insured and is capable of repairing all brands of heating equipment throughout the state. When you schedule an appointment, you will receive the highest level of service available.

Roberts Heating and Air will keep you cool and comfortable when things get hot outside, it's our specialty. Our air conditioning repair services are performed by professionally qualified, NATE certified technicians.

Your central air conditioner can be one of the most important pieces of equipment during those hot summer months but it's a system that needs to function with the rest of your home. We offer many solutions from air conditioning commissioning and repair to new system installation designed specifically for your home.

All air conditioning repair services are 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Or if you're looking for a new system please call and schedule an appointment. We would love to see how we could improve your overall comfort and energy efficiency.

We are available to take your call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days per year. You will always speak to a live customer service specialist when handling your needs regardless of the time of day. We offer flexible time slots for your convenience and are happy to work around your schedule. Shortly before we arrive you will receive a phone call confirming the appointment and the approximate time of arrival. When your NATE certified technician arrives, they will begin the diagnostic procedure.

After the diagnosis, the problem will be explained to you clearly. First the technician will explain what the problem is, then provide you with a list of repairs that need to be completed. They will also provide suggestions for future repairs or maintenance that may be needed, but aren't necessary for immediate system function. They'll also inform you of how you can prevent future breakdowns with routine maintenance. If the home comfort system is near the end of its life span or is very inefficient, your technician will explain how easy and cost-effective it can be to purchase a new, more energy-efficient system.

All of our pricing is upfront starting with our diagnostic charge and then we inform you of what is will cost to properly repair the system. After you authorize the repair we complete the service. At that point collections are made and your system is functioning again.

We can help make purchasing a new furnace, air conditioner or water heater a pleasure.

When you are ready to invest in a new Loveland heating and air system for either comfort or energy reasons there are many things to consider and we are here to help you through the entire process. You can schedule an appointment at any time to have a comfort advisor come to your home and educate you on what the best possible solutions are for your home.

Every home is different as is every HVAC system, but both must work together as one to function correctly and efficiently. We choose to look at your home from a systems approach, understanding how the home maintains its energy and how it may use or lose energy. We also look at the existing duct system and how it will affect a new, high-efficiency piece of equipment. When we complete our home analysis and existing analysis, we suggest the best possible solution for your home specifically.

We do our best to take into consideration your expectations as well as all other aspects of your home, including the overall indoor air quality.

When choosing a new home comfort system, you must not only take into consideration how the equipment is going to perform under the conditions of the home, but also the overall cost to investment ratio. Some high-efficiency equipment can literally pay for itself over a relatively short period of time. However, proper installation is crucial for efficiency and to ensure you are getting the best possible payback. Other considerations that must be kept in mind are indoor air quality, humidification, and filtration. For more information, you can read more about indoor air quality.

The installation of any HVAC system can be severely compromised by faulty installations. We promise that every installation is fully commissioned to the manufacturer's specification. But more importantly, we take it to the next level to ensure the system is installed to our strict performance standards. We pride ourselves in squeezing every last bit of energy out of all of our installations, and we will provide you with a detailed commissioning report to ensure the system was installed professionally. Our friendly and highly-skilled installation technicians will make sure that you have a full understanding of how to operate your system, and we promise to leave your home in better shape than when we first arrived.

We understand the frustration of not being able to evenly heat or cool your home. Having inconsistent temperatures from room to room can be very annoying. At Roberts Heating and Air, we look at your home and the heating and cooling equipment from a "systems" approach. A home is more than a collection of parts. It is a system that has to work together as a whole to ensure overall comfort and energy-efficiency. We can analyze the system and your home to let you know from a percentage standpoint how efficient the equipment is, and we can also balance out those pesky problem areas to maximize your comfort.

The analysis of your home starts with a basic audit and load calculation to determine overall heating and cooling requirements. We look for specific areas where the home could undergo improvements to decrease the heating and cooling load while maintaining the home's energy. We believe in diagnosing a problem properly before prescribing any solutions.

Airflow in your home is crucial for individual rooms to maintain even temperatures. Each room has a requirement, and if there is an excessive amount of air or not enough air, the comfort of that room can be compromised. We look at your home on a room-by-room basis determining the specific needs for each space. We model the home with a load calculation and compare what you have versus what you actually need. Most homes can be fixed with minor duct changes or simple balancing, while others require some specific attention. Air balancing and proper equipment set-up can be a very inexpensive solution to what seems like an impossible problem.

All furnaces and air conditioners are rated to produce a specific amount of energy, but the facts are that most of them are only producing a portion of the energy they should. We see some systems running at a rate as low as 35% of its total capacity. If you want to know more or find out how efficient your system is, please call and make an appointment to have an analysis performed on your home.

The air duct system in your home is a conduit to transfer air from one area to another. Over time, these conduits can fill up with dust, debris, building materials and other impurities. Industry standards recommend that you have your air ducts inspected every 2 years for cleanliness, and have them cleaned, on average, every 5 to7 years. Of course, this will vary depending on the conditions in your home.

Having your air ducts cleaned regularly will help improve the indoor air quality in your home and enhance the efficiency of your heating/cooling system, which may reduce energy bills.

Our technicians clean all registers, grilles and the entire air duct system using a powerful vacuum as well as specialized tools and the blower of your furnace. We also clean or replace a standard filter.

As needed, areas will be zoned off to ensure that the entire system is cleaned properly. All dirt and debris is removed to our containment system. After than our experienced technicians will reassemble the duct system and clean up any debris.

Other related services are available for an additional including specialty filter replacement and clothes dryer vent cleaning.

Indoor pollution sources that release gases or particles into the air are the primary cause of indoor air quality problems in most homes. Inadequate ventilation can increase indoor pollutant levels by not circulating enough outdoor air to dilute emissions from indoor sources and not carrying indoor air pollutants out of the home. High temperature and humidity levels can also increase concentrations of some pollutants.

Humidification is the artificial regulation of humidity in home environments. To be comfortable, people require a certain amount of ambient humidity, not too high, and not too low. Adequate humidification in your home can help with allergies, dry skin and static electricity, while making the area feel more comfortable. The recommended humidity level is between 30% and 40%, but that varies with outdoor and indoor temperature.

We have a wide range of products to fit anyone's need when it comes to regulating the humidity levels within the home. Please contact us for more information regarding humidification and indoor air quality or browse our humidifiers and air conditioning units and other products.

Proper filtration is a key component to keeping a healthy home. The air inside your home may be ten times more polluted then the air outside your home. A high-efficiency air filter will help eliminate indoor air particles, while also maintaining the integrity of your heating and air conditioning system.

Air filters come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and efficiencies. When looking at filtration, consider what best fits the heating and cooling system while also keeping in mind what is best for the homeowners. Regardless of if you suffer severe allergies or just want to improve the quality of your air; we can help you breathe a little easier with a new high-efficiency air filter. For more information on filtration systems and air cleaners, please see our products page.

Amount of Ventilation
If not enough outdoor air enters a home; pollutants can accumulate to levels that can pose health and comfort concerns. Unless they are built with special mechanical means of ventilation, homes that are designed and constructed to minimize the amount of outdoor air that can "leak" into and out of the home may have higher pollutant levels than other homes. However, because some weather conditions can drastically reduce the amount of outdoor air that enters a home, pollutants can build up even in homes that are normally considered "leaky".

How Does Outdoor Air Enter a House?
Outdoor air enters and leaves your home by infiltration, natural ventilation, and mechanical ventilation. In a process known as infiltration, outdoor air flows into the house through openings, joints and cracks in walls, floors, and ceilings and around windows and doors. In natural ventilation, air moves through open windows and doors. Air movement associated with infiltration and natural ventilation is caused by air temperature differences between indoors and outdoors and by wind. Finally, there are a number of mechanical ventilation devices, from outdoor-vented fans that intermittently remove air from a single room, such as bathrooms and kitchens, to air handling systems that use fans and duct work to continuously remove indoor air and distribute filtered and conditioned outdoor air to strategic points throughout the house. The rate at which outdoor air replaces indoor air is described as the air exchange rate. When there is little infiltration, natural ventilation, or mechanical ventilation, the air exchange rate is low and pollutant levels can increase.

We can help you with all your home ventilation needs. Let us determine if your home could use a breath of fresh air with some mechanical ventilation. Browse our ventilation products or call for a free consultation.

Heat pumps move heat from one place to another, from outside to inside a home for example. That's why they're called "heat pumps." All heat pumps have an outdoor unit (called a condenser) and an indoor unit (an evaporator coil). A substance called a refrigerant carries the heat from one area to another. When compressed, it is a high temperature, high-pressure liquid. If it is allowed to expand, it turns into a low temperature, low pressure gas. The gas then absorbs heat.

In the winter, the normal heat pump system extracts heat from outdoor air and transfers it inside where it is circulated through your home's ductwork by a fan.

Even cold air contains a great deal of heat. The temperature at which air no longer carries any heat is well below -200 degrees Fahrenheit.

That's why geothermal heat pumps are so efficient.

Geothermal heat pumps are similar to ordinary heat pumps. But instead of using heat found in outside air, they rely on the stable, even heat of the earth to provide heating, air conditioning and, in most cases, hot water.

A few feet below the earth's surface, the ground remains at a relatively constant temperature. Although the temperatures vary according to latitude, at eight to ten feet underground, temperatures range from 45 degrees to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.

Have you ever been inside a cave in the summer? The air underground is a constant, cooler temperature than the air outside. During the winter, that same constant cave temperature is warmer than the air outside.

That's the principle behind geothermal heat pumps. In the winter, they move the heat from the earth into your house. In the summer, they pull the heat from your home and discharge it into the ground.

Studies show that approximately 70 percent of the energy used in a geothermal heat pump system is renewable energy from the ground. The earth's constant temperature is what makes geothermal heat pumps one of the most efficient, comfortable, and quiet heating and cooling technologies available today. While they may be more costly to install initially than regular heat pumps, they can produce markedly lower energy bills - 30 percent to 40 percent lower, according to estimates from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, who now includes geothermal heat pumps in the types of products rated in the EnergyStar® program. Because they are mechanically simple and the outside parts of the system are below ground and protected from the weather, maintenance costs are often lower as well.

As an added benefit, systems equipped with a device called a "desuperheater" can heat household water, which circulates into the regular water heater tank. In the summer, heat that is taken from the house and would be expelled into the loop is used to heat the water for free. In the winter, the desuperheater can reduce water-heating costs by about half, while a conventional water heater meets the rest of the household's needs. In the spring and fall when temperatures are mild and the heat pump may not be operating at all, the regular water heater provides hot water.

Surveys have found that homeowners using geothermal heat pumps rate them highly when compared to conventional systems. Figures indicate that more than 95 percent of all geothermal heat pump owners would recommend a similar system to their friends and family.

The federal government is giving away a 30% tax credit with no upper limit for the installation of geothermal heat pumps. This applies to both retro-fit and new construction applications. Most local electric utilities are giving rebates for the geothermal heat pumps as well. The federal tax credits have been extended through 2016, so there is no better time to invest in a geothermal system than today.

Geothermal heat pumps are durable and require little maintenance. They have fewer mechanical components than other systems, and most of the components are underground, sheltered from the weather. The underground piping is often guaranteed to last 25 to 50 years and is virtually worry-free. The components inside the house are small and easily accessible for maintenance as well. Warm and cool air is distributed through ductwork, just as in a regular forced-air system. Since geothermal systems have no outside condensing units like air conditioners, they are also quieter to operate.

Remember, a geothermal heat pump doesn't create heat by burning fuel, like a furnace does. Instead, in the winter it collects the Earth's natural heat through a series of pipes, called a loop, installed below the surface of the ground or submersed in a pond or lake. Fluid circulates through the loop and carries the heat to the house. Once in the house, an electrically driven compressor and a heat exchanger concentrate the Earth's energy and releases it inside the home at a higher temperature. Ductwork distributes the heat to different rooms.

In the summer, the process is reversed. The underground loop draws excess heat from the house and allows it to be absorbed by the Earth. The system cools your home in the same way that a refrigerator keeps your food cool - by drawing heat from the interior, not by blowing in cold air.

The geothermal loop that is buried underground is typically made of high-density polyethylene, a tough plastic that is extraordinarily durable and allows heat to pass through efficiently. When installers connect sections of pipe, they heat fuse the joints, making the connections stronger than the pipe itself. The fluid in the loop is water or an environmentally safe antifreeze solution that circulates through the pipes in a closed system.

Another type of geothermal system uses a loop of copper piping placed underground. When refrigerant is pumped through the loop, heat is transferred directly through the copper to the earth.

Geothermal heat pump systems are usually not do-it-yourself projects. To ensure good results, the piping should be installed by professionals who follow procedures established by the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA). The length of the loop depends upon a number of factors including the type of loop configuration used, your home's heating and air conditioning load, local soil conditions and landscaping, and the severity of your climate. Larger homes requiring more heating or air conditioning generally need larger loops than smaller homes. Homes in climates where temperatures are extreme also generally require larger loops.

This type is usually the most cost effective when trenches are easy to dig and the size of the yard is adequate. Workers use trenchers or backhoes to dig the trenches three to six feet below the ground in which they lay a series of parallel plastic pipes. They backfill the trench, taking care not to allow sharp rocks or debris to damage the pipes. Fluid runs through the pipe in a closed system. A typical horizontal loop will be 400 to 600 feet long for each ton of heating and cooling.

This type of loop is used when there is little yard space, when surface rocks make digging impractical, or when you want to disrupt the landscape as little as possible. Vertical holes 150 to 450 feet deep - much like wells - are bored in the ground, and a single loop of pipe with a U-shaped bend at the bottom is inserted before the hole is backfilled. Each vertical pipe is then connected to a horizontal underground pipe that carries fluid in a closed system to and from the indoor exchange unit. Vertical loops are generally more expensive to install, but require less piping than horizontal loops because the Earth's temperature is more stable further below the surface.

This type of loop design may be the most economical when a home is near a body of water such as a shallow pond or lake. Fluid circulates underwater through polyethylene piping in a closed system, just as it does through ground loops. The pipes may be coiled in a slinky shape to fit more of it into a given amount of space. Since it is a closed system, it results in no adverse impacts on the aquatic system.

In a few places, developers have installed large community loops, which are shared by all of the homes in a housing project.