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If your air conditioner freezes up in the midst of a heat wave, stay cool - and soon your house will be, too. Follow our troubleshooting guide before you call the experts for air conditioner repair in Bucks County and the surrounding areas: Hopefully, our advice helps. But if you need help with your central air conditioning system in Bucks County or anywhere else in our service area, you know who to call.

You’ve heard this story before. Grandma gave little Timmy a tiny Cavalier King Charles puppy for Christmas and the whole family fell in love with the critter, whom they named Buddy. Then, a month or two later, it became evident that Sister Susie was constantly sneezing, her eyes were itchy and watery, and her nose was stuffy. After a visit to an allergist, it was confirmed that Susie is allergic to pet dander. And she’s not alone. The doctor told the family that about 15% of the population is allergic to dogs and cats, and that 30% of people with asthma [...]

Every winter, without fail, a couple dozen customers ask me whether a humidifier is really a necessary component of a heating and cooling system. Many of them wonder aloud if humidifiers are just one of those “nice to have” but ultimately nonessential things. Before I answer their questions, I have my customers answer a few of my own: Do you notice the spacing in between the planks of your hardwood floors getting wider? Has your partner recently started snoring? Has someone in your family had an unexpected bloody nose for no apparent reason? Are your plants getting brown on the tips [...]

Sunlight gently filters into your bedroom as you awake on New Year’s morning. You yawn and stretch, swinging your legs over the side of the bed and onto the floor. Even though it’s thirty degrees outside, your room is nice and toasty thanks to your heater. Just as your toes are warming up, you’re hit with the sinking realization: You haven’t called for your HVAC maintenance! Every year, we call our customers who have preventative maintenance agreements with us to schedule an appointment to tune up their heating and cooling equipment. But sometimes, all the other little things in life just [...]

This year, Cooper Mechanical turned 40 (although we’ll leave it to you to guess how old the Coop is). Our 40th year in business has been a cause for celebration in more ways than one. Throughout the year, our customers and peers alike have honored us with countless reminders that not only have we worked hard to establish a plumbing, heating & cooling company that offers superior heating repair, AC installation, expert plumbing and the like in Bucks County, but we have also become an entrenched member of our community. Most of our customers enlist our help year after year, and [...]

When it gets painfully hot outside--especially in August--I tend to think about all the people who have spent the summer sweating it out because they think it’s impossible to install air conditioning in their homes.  I’ve spoken to many customers who have given up on regulating the temperature in their “hard-to-cool, hard-to-heat” family room, bedroom, office, you name it—and literally stopped using them because the room’s temperature was too uncomfortable.  What a waste of real estate! What’s more, chances are there is a way to give them the comfort they’re looking for at a reasonable price – they’re just not aware [...]

I’m a pretty good-natured guy, but I still love the boost I get from hearing that customers have had a positive experience with Cooper Mechanical.  The other day, I received a note from one of our customers that was particularly heartwarming.  I’d like to share their story with you. Last year, we were approached by a really great young family from Doylestown. Their 60-year-old house was outfitted with an oil-based system that they hated—really hated. They were tired of the hassles of dealing with home oil suppliers, they said, and they disliked the lingering smell of oil and the extra dirt [...]

Ahh, summer! Picnics, pool parties, trips to the shore and entertaining outdoors.  After another pleasantly long day of playing and lounging in the sun, you return to a cool and comfortable home. The weather is perfect, but then a hot spell comes along, and the unthinkable happens – your AC breaks down.  Summer’s idyll has been interrupted by a scramble to call your local HVAC company and get your system fixed fast. We see that scenario frequently here at Cooper Mechanical.  When customers call us to fix their older equipment, we often give them two prices – one to fix and [...]