Is It Time to Replace Your Old Heater With a High-Efficiency Option? Your furnace or boiler has been heating your home for years. Is it time to replace it? Does it require frequent repairs? Are your energy bills sky-high? Have you been wondering if you should make the switch to a newer, more energy-efficient model?… Read more »
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How Is Fitch Services Protecting Against COVID-19?
Fitch Services has implemented COVID-19 precautions to keep our customers and employees safe and healthy COVID-19 has been spreading worldwide and affecting our daily lives for several months now, upending our work schedules, child care, and much more. As a business that cares about our Charlottesville community, Fitch Services has implemented COVID safety measures that… Read more »
iWave Is the First Air Purifier Shown to Inactivate SARS-Cov-2
Help Eliminate COVID-19 with an iWave Air Purifier. Want to safeguard your home or office during the Covid-19 pandemic? Fitch Services has a solution. We are now offering the installation of an HVAC air filter that will clean, freshen, and greatly reduce SARS-Cov-2, responsible for Covid-19, and other viruses from the air in your home… Read more »
Charlottesville Heat Pump Tune-ups
The heating season is here. Is your heat pump ready? Heat pump tune-ups improve performance and efficiency, reduce emergency-no-heat calls, and prolong the life of your HVAC system! Tune-up Your Heating System Why wait for your home’s heating system to break? Avoid costly repair bills Stay warm all winter Avoid the stress of a broken… Read more »
How to Prevent Bathtub Clogs
Lower your plumbing repair bills by preventing clogged bathtub drains. Learn some easy steps you can take to keep the water flowing down the drain this year!… Read more »
5 Reasons Why Your Air Conditioner Isn’t Blowing Cold Air
In the suffocating summertime heat, the last thing you need is for your A/C to stop blowing cold air. Unfortunately, it’s a common problem. And here in Charlottesville, we’re no strangers to hot, humid summer days. The good news is, it may only take a simple tweak or two to get your A/C running correctly… Read more »
Why Is My Air Conditioner Leaking Water Outside?
Air conditioners should always produce some amount of water. This is the natural result of airborne moisture beading on the cool walls of the condenser—like the condensation that forms on a cold glass of lemonade on a hot day. This water will drip until a puddle accumulates beneath the unit. But how much is too… Read more »
What Is a Heat Pump?
A heat pump serves as a heater in the cold months and an air conditioner in the warm months. It uses the same thermodynamic principle as a portable air conditioner, but it serves two roles instead of one.
To learn how a heat pump works, let’s first examine how a portable air conditioning unit operates…. Read more »
Whole House Surge Protectors
Can a whole house surge protector save you money? Every plugged-in device in your home with a digital or electronic component is susceptible to power surges. Even small voltage surges can reduce the lifespan of your electrical devices and appliances. In addition to premature replacement costs, power surges can cause programming issues and increase your… Read more »
Charging Portable Electronics
Charging portable electronics is becoming more challenging as the number of devices we own keeps growing! Four years ago, the Consumer Electronics Association reported that the average American home had about 24 electronic devices. With each household member using multiple devices, a common challenge in modern American homes is finding a way for everyone to… Read more »