Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude – and this Thanksgiving we wanted to say how grateful we are to you for being part of the Ace Robbins family.
Of course, the best way we can think of to say thank you is to continue to keep you warm, safe and satisfied all year long – which is why we work hard every day to provide you with the same care that has kept our customers coming back to us for five decades.
As winter approaches, we hope you take comfort knowing that Ace-Robbins is there for you all day, every day to keep your family comfortable – whether you need fuel delivery, maintenance for your home heating system, an upgrade for your boiler, furnace or water heater, or any other service.
Thanks again for choosing Ace-Robbins – enjoy your holiday!

At Ace-Robbins, we’re always looking for ways to take care of the people who took care of us (even if our government doesn’t necessarily agree…but that’s another story).
That’s why we offer customers 65 years of age and older a $.05 discount on every gallon of heating oil you buy from us.
It’s one small way we can help you to get through the long Pennsylvania winter on a tight budget. Want a few more? Here are seven ways to lower your energy use – and heating bills – that will cost you little to no money:

1. Learn to use your programmable thermostat – Dropping temperatures by 3-4 degrees for eight hours a day can cut your monthly bill by 10 percent or more. Use your thermostat to do that when you’re sleeping or when no one is home.
2. Keep an eye on your furnace filter – Furnace filters are inexpensive to replace, but a blocked filter can drive up your heating bill quickly. Check your filter at least once a month in the winter – more if you smoke or have furry pets.
3. Take advantage of ceiling fans – Ceiling fans don’t just help you cool the room – they can also help drive rising warm air back into the room. Just be sure your ceiling fan is spinning clockwise (as you look at it) in the winter; this will push warm air straight down.
4. Use the sun for free heat – The greenhouse effect may be bad for the environment, but it’s good for your home energy use. Open the curtains to absorb the sun’s heat during the daytime, and close them at night to keep it in.
5. Close vents in unused rooms – Have a spare room that spends the day empty most of the time? Shut the vents there until you have a guest. Why pay to heat an empty room?
6. Keep heating sources clear – Keep vents and radiators free of obstructions, including curtains and furniture.
7. Weatherize – The average home leaks about an open window’s worth of the air you paid to heat through spaces around external-facing doors, windows, and walls. Caulk, weather-stripping, door sweeps and window plastic will take care of much of the problem for a small investment of time and money.

Stay warm for less with Ace-Robbins this winter – Contact us to become a customer today!

Nothings says “holiday season” quite like a fireplace – and if you’ve always wanted one but never thought it was a practical investment, we have some good news for you.
It used to be that having a fireplace meant investing a small fortune in masonry construction, followed by years of wood gathering and ash cleanup (not to mention chimney maintenance). But now there are some great propane fireplace alternatives that give you all of the benefits of burning wood – plus a couple of added ones that no wood-burning hearth can match.

Three key benefits of a propane fireplace

With a propane fireplace, you will:

• Add a hassle-free centerpiece to your living room – A propane fireplace brings your family all the relaxation and visual appeal of a wood fireplace without the wood piles, ashes, and sparks – and can give you a realistic, roaring fire at the push of a button.
• Save Money by turning down your furnace – At its heart, a propane fireplace is really a propane space heater – which means it is an extremely efficient heat source that can easily warm an entire room. With that kind of heat, you can take your thermostat down a notch and save money on your home energy bills.
• Consistent, controllable heating – even during a power outage – Today’s propane fireplaces are equipped with thermostats to give you precision temperature control – and since they’re not powered by electricity, they can even deliver heat during a power outage, when it really matters!

Regency and Monessen fireplaces: Quality construction with the feel of a wood fire

At Ace-Robbins, we feature quality propane fireplaces from Regency and Monessen – two of today’s leading manufacturers of propane hearths. Whether you want a free-standing fireplace or a built in, we have vented and vent-free options in styles to match any décor.
Don’t miss a chance to gather your family around the fire this holiday season! Contact us today for a FREE, no obligation estimate on a propane fireplace for your Pennsylvania home!

Well, we’ve past the midpoint of October, which means that cold weather – and your early season heating bills – will soon be on their way.
If you want to keep those bills as low as possible – and keep your heating system running as reliably as possible, especially when you need it most – try these tips:

1. Weatherize – You pay to warm the air in your home, but air leaks around external doors and windows could be sending that heated air right back to the great outdoors. Installing inexpensive caulk and weather stripping around window and doorframes, along spaces surrounding window AC systems and your dryer vent, and other gaps in the exterior of your home is a great investment both comfort and efficiency. It will reduce wear and tear on your equipment, too.
2. Reverse your ceiling fans – Ceiling fans do a great job circulating air in your home – the question is how to get it to circulate it in a way that keeps you comfortable in any season. When your ceiling fan is running counterclockwise, air is pushed down to create comfortable temperatures and evaporate moisture off your skin – a great way to cool down during summer. In the winter, you want to reverse the direction of the fan to push rising warm air back down into the room. See your fan’s instructions for reversing the direction of your ceiling fan.
3. Change your filters regularly – If you have a forced-air system (one with a furnace and vents), be sure to check your filter regularly – especially if someone in the house smokes, or if you have furry pets. Clogged filters can cut your heating (and cooling) efficiency dramatically; over time, they can even cause the equipment to fail due to unnecessary overwork. Check them at least once a month and replace them when needed.
4. Insulate – The majority of homes – especially older homes here in the Northeastern US – are under-Insulated. Energy Star recommends 12-15 inches of good insulation in your basement, attic, and crawl spaces.
5. Install a programmable thermostat – Dropping the temperature by 3-4 degrees for eight hours a day can shave 10 percent or more off your monthly heating bill. A programmable thermostat makes it easy to do that, automatically dropping your settings when you go to work or sleep.
6. Insulate your water heater – Why pay to heat your water more than once? That’s exactly what you’re doing if you don’t insulate your water heater. As your water heater’s storage tank sits in your cold basement waiting for your next shower or load of laundry, the water within it cools down and has to be re-heated for use. You can slow that “standing heat loss” by insulating your water tank.
7. Get routine maintenance – Nothing will help your equipment running better for longer than making sure your system gets a regular annual tune-up from an expert. It’s one of the best investments you can make in your home comfort – one that will easily pay for itself during the course of a heating season.

Want to make an even better investment? Sign up today for an Ace-Robbins Service Plan for your heating oil- or propane-fired heating system. You’ll get a tune-up, priority service, repair discounts and more. Contact us today to learn more!

You probably know that Ace Robbins is one of the most reliable sources of heating oil and propane deliveries for your Pennsylvania home.
But did you know that you can also get quality gas and diesel fuel – at a discount price –from our own 24-hour Fueling Station, too?
It’s true! Thanks to our Ace-Robbins Rewards card, you’ll get a $.05 per gallon discount on gas and diesel if:

• You are a current customer (for heating oil, propane, or both);
• You are credit approved; and
• You have an Ace-Robbins Rewards Card.

Please note:

• If you are currently an Automatic Delivery customer and have an Ace-Robbins fuel card, you’re already getting this discount on every gallon of gas or diesel you buy!
• If you are currently a customer but do not have an Ace-Robbins Rewards Card, contact us today to get one and start getting your discount gas or diesel.

Call us at 570-836-3232 today to start saving with your Ace-Robbins Rewards Card!

When it comes to investing in a new appliance, seeing – and feeling – is believing.
That’s why we encourage you to visit our showroom to explore your options in person.
Ace-Robbins features a full range of appliances from quality brands like Maytag, Kitchen Aide, Whirlpool and more. Here’s just a partial list of the types of appliances you’ll find at our Tunkhannock showroom:

• Refrigerators
• Ranges
• Microwave ovens
• Cooktops
• Freezers
• Ice machines (indoor and outdoor)
• Wine coolers
• Trash compactors
• Warming drawer accessories
• And more!

Of course once you pick your appliance, our expert technicians will install and service it so you can continue to enjoy it for years to come.
Come out and see us! We have the quality brands you need at great prices, backed by expert installation and service for peace of mind.

When it comes to efficiency, not all boilers – not even boilers with the same AFUE rating – are created equal.
That’s because AFUE only measures the efficiency of the boiler itself. It doesn’t consider all the other ways that energy is lost while delivering heat to your home, including:

• Jacket loss (the heat lost to inadequate boiler insulation)
• Heat lost via draft regulators (which draw in cold outside air through windows and doors)
• Heat lost due boiler size mismatching
• Heat lost due to inadequate system maintenance

However, there is one type of boiler that overcomes many of these problems to keep fuel efficiency up and bills down: the System 2000 by Energy Kinetics.
If you’re looking for one of the most innovative heating systems around, the System 2000 fits the bill, providing heat for your home’s air and water from a single unit while delivering exceptional efficiency performance.
The unique design approach of the System 2000 reduces chimney, jacket, idle, and draft regulator loss – and as a result can significantly cut your bills. With such a powerful heating element, it will also heat your water faster than a conventional boiler will – and it runs quieter than just about any system we install.
Our manufacturer-certified technicians install and service these great units every day, so they’ll know exactly what to do to get the most out of a System 2000 system in your home. They’ll install the unit quickly and correctly, with no repeat visits.
Interested in a System 2000 for your Pennsylvania home? Contact Ace-Robbins today for a FREE, no obligation estimate!

Heating equipment – especially furnaces and boilers – are a big investment for any homeowner: they’ll keep your family comfortable and safe all winter long, and if you maintain them properly, they’ll probably do it without a hint of complaint for a long time.
But like any machine, your furnace or boiler will eventually run out of steam (literally, in the case of a boiler) – and when it comes time to replace your home heating equipment, it could be a blessing in disguise.
Why is that? Because today’s high-efficiency heating systems can drastically cut your annual energy costs while improving your comfort.
They can cut your energy costs so much, in fact, that that your new furnace or boiler will pay for itself in just a few years – especially when you consider great rebates that can save you up to $500 when you replace your oil heating system and storage tank.
Whatever size and type of home heating system you have, Ace Robbins can help you save money up front—and reduce your fuel bills for years to come.
Contact us today to learn more about rebates that could save you hundreds on a new heating system for your Pennsylvania home!

We know – old habits die hard.
Take bill paying, for instance. If you’re a check writer, you might be tempted to keep paying your bills that way. But by switching to AutoPay with paperless billing, you’ll get some great benefits compared to snail mail.
Here’s how it works: With Autopay, we’ll deduct your bill from your bank account via Electronic Funds Transfer (ETF) – about the safest and fastest way to pay your bills. With paperless billing, we’ll simply send your statements via email – you can view your bill online and print it at home whenever you’d like.
Sign up for AutoPay and paperless billing today and start enjoying these great benefits:

• Faster payment – With AutoPay, you’ll never have to remember to pay your bills. You’ll save time, too (not to mention a stamp)– which means you’ll be more likely to avoid late fees.
• Space-saving ease – With paperless statements, you won’t have to keep bulky physical records – all your bills are safely stored in our archive.
• Less environmental impact – Switching to paperless can help you (and us) reduce paper waste, ink, delivery fuel, and other materials needed to get your bill to you and back to us.
• Lower costs – Not only will you save trees by switching to electronic billing, you’ll also save us the money, time, and other resources needed to produce a bill – savings that we can pass on to you.
• Better security – Paper statements can easily get lost or delivered to the wrong address. Electronic billing cuts the middleman out of the equation, allowing you get sensitive account information directly.

Ready to make the switch to AutoPay and paperless billing? Contact us today!

How different is a cooling system from a car? Well, both consist of complicated parts. Both require check-ups in order to guarantee reliability. A/C installation companies, the federal government, and utility companies all prescribe the frequent maintenance of A/C systems.

Is An Air Conditioner Service Really Necessary?

When performance begins to be a problem, then this is a clear indication that a tune-up is due. Regardless, air conditioners require a tune-up on an annual basis. Debris and dust get trapped in the condenser coils. This affects the performance of your system. Loud, cranky sounds, refrigerant leaks, and unpleasant odors are some of the tell-tale signs that indicate that it’s time to have a professional inspection. Many issues like these are prevented with an annual tune-up.
Failure to maintain your system regularly results in a potential safety concern. As the condition of equipment parts and wiring systems deteriorate, fires from sparks and blazes become more of a possibility. A faulty system also leads to the build up of dust, dirt and mold. These elements trigger allergic reactions and diseases.

Is A/C Maintenance A Daily Chore?

No. However, it is standard practice for specialists to recommend air conditioner maintenance once a year. It is also normal for tune-ups to be carried out in the spring. Maintenance ordinarily involves anything from the cleaning of composite parts to the replacement of damaged ones. Even if you forgot to tune it up in the spring, it’s never too late to do so during the summer. Your system and your home can still benefit from a tune-up in the summer.

Tune-up Process

The servicing process of A/C systems is thorough and ultimately involves:

• Inspection of components like condenser coils, the blower, drain motor, lines, and wire connections.
• Cleaning of main components.
• Repair or replacement of malfunctioning parts.

Often times, an HVAC contractor will need to adjust the refrigerant and pressure levels.

The Benefits Of A/C Maintenance

Don’t underestimate the importance of an annual tune-up. You will see your electricity bills reduced by as much as 15%, owing to improved energy efficiency. Also, this gives A/C systems a longer lifespan. A properly maintained unit functions for much longer when compared to a improperly maintained system.
AC maintenance reduces repair costs. A significant ‘once-off’ repair job will cost you hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars in repair and tune-up charges. Rather, get rid of the occasional small problems, such as a clogged condensate drain, by scheduling routine maintenance. By doing so, you won’t have to address a mountain of a problems at a later stage.

AC Tune-up Dixon PA

An A/C system needs serviced at least once a year. Despite the cost, it comes with enhanced comfort. It also leads to improved efficiency and, ultimately, significant energy savings. Schedule a routine tune-up today.
Hire licensed and insured contractors. That way, you only work with professional A/C contractors whose services are regulated and secured.
Ace-Robbins offers honest, affordable and skilled AC tune-ups. If you haven’t scheduled a professional air conditioner inspection, be sure to do so immediately. This enhances your unit’s ability to keep you comfortable while decreasing your energy costs. Let our NATE certified HVAC contractors get your system operating at its best. We have been in in the heating and cooling industry since 1961 with a proven track record of satisfied customers.
Contact us today or give us a call at (570) 836-3232 if you have any questions.