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Is there one room in your house that your air conditioning never seems to reach during the hot summer months? Or have you recently built a sunroom and wish you could heat and cool it but don’t want to install new ductwork? A mini split heat pump is a great solution!Mini split heat pumps are highly energy efficient heating and cooling systems that…
Problems with your plumbing are easy to ignore, especially when it isn’t an emergency. Many Oklahomans save their plumbing repairs for the end of the to-do list as more pressing issues pop up.This wouldn’t be a huge deal in a normal year, but if 2020 taught us anything, it’s that the things that we all used to depend on, like finding a convenient…
Wondering whether annual air conditioner maintenance is necessary? The answer is yes, absolutely. Regular air conditioning and heating maintenance leads to many benefits, including: More comfortable and consistent temperatures throughout your home Cleaner and healthier indoor air quality Less risk of carbon monoxide leaks and other…
At Pippin Brothers, we get a ton of inquiries from homeowners in Lawton, OK about home air filter replacement. The air filter is often overlooked because of where the air filter is located: buried deep in the heating and cooling system. However, we can’t stress just how important it is to pay attention to how clean your air filters are: if your…
A puddle of moisture just about anywhere in your home can often mean your detective work is just about to begin. Where could it have come from? Is it bad? What is nearby that could have caused this little puddle? Should you clean it up and ignore it as just a spill, or will it come back?If you suspect your air conditioner may be leaking water in…
(View as a downloadable PDF version)Water heaters usually blend into the operational static of a comfortable and efficient home here in the Fort Sills, Duncan, and Lawton area. But when you are having trouble with the hot water in your home, how can you know if it is time to repair your water heater or replace it with a new, more efficient model?…
No matter what time of year it is in and around the Lawton, OK area, we consistently hear from more than just a few homeowners that their heating and cooling systems just aren’t getting the job done. It’s easy to blame the air conditioner or the furnace for issues associated with indoor comfort, but what if we were to tell you that it’s not your…
A discolored plumbing pipe like this can indicate a damaging leak is not far off! Time to call the experts at Pippin.It doesn't take much to cause faucet hookups and exposed water pipes to freeze and potentially burst, creating havoc in your home. For Oklahoma homeowners, freezing temperatures are a possibility any given day (or night) from mid-…
So, you turned on your heating and cooling system, and you noticed something strange: one of your rooms isn’t heating or cooling properly.To your dismay, you noticed that there’s little to no air coming out of the supply air vent opening! You check the other rooms and they’re getting air just fine. But that one room has you wondering how you can…
Wouldn’t it be great if you could know exactly when the technology and equipment you depend on each day was going to fail? You may not always be able to know the exact day that you’ll get a flat tire, or when the battery in your smartphone will suddenly take a dive off the deep end. But when it comes to your furnace, there are a few signs you can…