{"id":5711,"date":"2017-08-15T14:53:41","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T14:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.128plumbing.com.php73-37.phx1-1.websitetestlink.com\/?p=5711"},"modified":"2024-11-08T10:35:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T10:35:19","slug":"boston-company-helps-historic-homeowners-become-more-energy-efficient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.128plumbing.com\/blog\/boston-company-helps-historic-homeowners-become-more-energy-efficient\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Company Helps Historic Homeowners Become More Energy Efficient"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong><em>128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling &amp; Electric, a BBB A+ rated home service company with over 750 5-star reviews online offers advice for historic homeowners to heat and cool their homes while keeping the architectural integrity intact.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>An energy efficient home is not just for new construction. There are many ways to keep the charm and originality of the historic home while also saving fuel, electricity and potentially a lot of money.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many historic homes may have oil boilers or steam systems that <strong>have become inefficient after years of use<\/strong>,&#8221; says Ryan Williams, general manager of 128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling &amp; Electric. &#8220;Older homes that have forced hot water for heat traditionally tend to have a unique layout which makes it tough to install central A\/C. Historic homeowners now have the option of installing a more energy efficient ductless cooling and heating system called a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.128plumbing.com\/how-do-mini-split-cassettes-work\/\">mini-split system<\/a> without troubling ductwork.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To retrofit ductwork in an existing home requires taking and cutting away space to make way for the ducts. However, unlike ducted systems, <strong>the footprint of a ductless system is minimal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The ductless cooling and heating systems have two main components: an indoor unit that is mounted either on a wall or ceiling and an outdoor unit for the condenser. The ductless system <strong>can reduce a homeowners&#8217; average oil tank use from six per year to just one annually.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wanted to heat and cool our Charlestown brick rowhouse that was built in 1935,&#8221; said Jonathan M. Mazzarella of Charlestown, Massachusetts. &#8220;It was <strong>impossible for us to install ductwork<\/strong> in our home and maintain the historical charm. We decided on the ductless mini-split system and it was the best decision we ever made. We were able to add energy efficient climate control to our home without disturbing the character.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For Boston area historic homeowners with questions about the ductless mini-split, the professionals at 128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling &amp; Electric are ready to assist.<\/p>\n<p>128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling &amp; Electric, rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau, was founded in Wakefield, Massachusetts more than 25 years ago. Since their start, 128 PHCE has expanded and grown to become Eastern Massachusetts&#8217; most trusted and consistent plumber, heating and air conditioning service company with over 750 reviews online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling &amp; Electric, a BBB A+ rated home service company with over 750 5-star reviews online offers advice for historic homeowners to heat and cool their homes&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,114,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cooling","category-ductless","category-heating"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.128plumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.128plumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.128plumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.128plumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.128plumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.128plumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5711\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.128plumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.128plumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.128plumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}