Advantage Airtech Commercial Ltd. Blog: Archive for the ‘Commercial Heating’ Category

How to Know You Need Commercial Heating Upgrades Before Winter

Monday, November 6th, 2023
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Any business that has to operate through the intense cold winters of Toronto needs to have dependable commercial heaters. Too much is at stake: failing heating systems will mean an environment that’s hostile for people, equipment, and process.

An essential part of ensuring that the commercial heating for your facility is prepared for the coming season is scheduling maintenance. But you may be in a situation where you need to make upgrades and replace one or more of your heating units. Our team can provide you with the best quality commercial heating installation in Toronto, ON when you need it—and in this post, we’re going to help you identify if you need this service before winter arrives. If you feel uncertain, you can always schedule an assessment to identify areas for upgrading. 

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Navigating the Difficulties of Commercial Heating Large Space

Monday, October 9th, 2023
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Large commercial and industrial spaces, such as warehouses and other facilities with high ceilings and large volumes, face unique challenges when it comes to maintaining optimal temperatures. It’s difficult to effectively heat these spaces with standard HVAC equipment without encountering serious efficiency issues and uneven warmth that can create problems for process and lead to damage to stored items. 

In this post, we’re going to look at some of the specific challenges of commercial heating in Toronto, ON for large spaces: large open doors, heat distribution issues, and general layout. We’ll also look at some of the best solutions we have to tackle and overcome these problems.

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Essential Commercial HVAC Maintenance Tips for Autumn

Monday, September 4th, 2023

This has been a hot summer here in Canada—often tragically so here. But the colder weather is going to arrive, and it’s important for anyone who owns or operates a commercial facility to prepare their HVAC equipment for the rigors of the season. 

Proper fall maintenance for commercial HVAC is essential for ensuring that the equipment is in peak condition and works without causing expensive downtime. It also protects the energy efficiency of the equipment, helping to lower energy costs, and it increases the lifespan of the system. All this applies whether you need your HVAC system for comfort, to protect equipment, or process. 

Fall commercial HVAC in Toronto, ON is critical, and we’d like to help you get the best maintenance possible. Here’s our short guide to making that happen.

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Some of the Top Benefits of Commercial Geothermal Systems

Monday, March 13th, 2023
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Geothermal energy is an increasingly popular source of renewable energy that uses the natural heat of the earth to provide heating and cooling for buildings.

Commercial geothermal systems in Toronto, ON are becoming more common as businesses look for ways to reduce their carbon footprint and their lower energy costs. 

Is using a geothermal system something you’ve considered for your commercial facility? If so, take a look below at some of the major benefits you might enjoy. 

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What Is a Commercial HVAC Retrofit and Does My Facility Need It?

Monday, February 13th, 2023
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You may have heard the term retrofit regarding parts of commercial facilities, such as a “lighting retrofit” or “electrical system retrofit.”

Is a retrofit the same as upgrading equipment or replacing older units with newer ones? And if it’s different, what are the benefits of choosing a retrofit over other options?

We’re worked on commercial cooling and heating in Pickering, ON and the Greater Toronto Area for more than thirty years, so we understand all the goes into making beneficial changes for commercial and industrial HVAC systems.

We’ll explain what retrofitting means and the ways it can benefit your commercial operation. 

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The Job of Sizing Commercial HVAC Units

Monday, January 30th, 2023
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One of the most important parts of installing new commercial and industrial HVAC equipment is sizing it. To people unfamiliar with HVAC terms, this may sound like trying to determine the right physical size of the equipment.

But the “sizing” we’re referring to is the capacity of the unit to provide either heating or cooling (often both in the case of packaged rooftop units).

This sizing needs to take into account numerous factors about the facility.

When you schedule commercial or industrial HVAC installations/replacements with our expert technicians, they’ll go through several steps to size the new equipment so that it matches your facility’s requirements. Undersizing or oversizing equipment will result in inefficient performance and early unit failures. 

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Does Your Facility Need Mid-Season HVAC Maintenance?

Monday, January 16th, 2023
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Maintenance for residential homes operates on a straightforward schedule: it needs to happen twice a year, once in spring to attend to the air conditioning system, and once in fall to attend to the heating system. 

This basic biannual schedule doesn’t work for many commercial and industrial facilities, however, for several reasons:

  • The equipment in commercial and industrial facilities undergoes more work because it must handle comfort and process needs for a large area and a larger number of people.
  • Because heating and cooling equipment aren’t used only for comfort, they often run during what is considered the “off-season” for a home. Heating and cooling are often necessary around the year to protect equipment and to facilitate the process. There’s little downtime for HVAC equipment.
  • The types of HVAC equipment used in commercial and industrial facilities are much different than residential ones, including systems such as infrared radiant heaters, unit heaters, and make-up air units. These systems have different maintenance requirements.

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What Are Unit Heaters and What Are They Used For?

Monday, December 19th, 2022
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One of the things that we take great pride in at Advantage Airtech Commercial is the depth of the services we offer. Many standard commercial HVAC companies provide a suite of basic services that cover forced-air systems, rooftop units, commercial furnaces and boilers, and standard ventilation systems.

Some may also work with chillers. We go much farther, installing make-up air units, cooling towers, many types of radiant and hydronic heating systems, geothermal systems, and customized sheet metal fabrication. 

One service we offer you won’t find at other HVAC contractors is work with commercial unit heaters. We’re going to explain what these are and their benefits.

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How Hydronic Heating Differs From Other Commercial Heating

Monday, December 5th, 2022
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The term hydronic heating is a broad one that covers several types of heating systems used in commercial, industrial, and residential buildings and facilities. It’s sometimes conflated with radiant heating, but radiant heating refers to a way heat moves through a space, while hydronic heating is the method used to produce the heat. 

This might sound a bit confusing, but below we’ll go into what makes hydronic heating different from other heating types you may have installed for your commercial heating in Toronto, ON

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Commercial Heating Challenges We Often Deal With

Monday, November 21st, 2022
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Running a business is a challenging job, no matter its size or type. Ensuring proper heating in your commercial facility, especially during a Toronto winter, is one of several major challenges you have to deal with. The good news is that when it comes to commercial heating in Ajax, ON, you can trust any problem to our expert technicians. And we do mean any problem: we have more than 30 years of experience with industrial and commercial heating systems that makes us qualified to tackle any heating challenge in any commercial facility.

We could definitely tell you some unusual stories about heating problems we’ve solved for clients. But it’s more useful to you if we discuss the common commercial heating issues we’re called to handle. These are the types of challenges that your business is most likely to run into during the coming winter.

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