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High Efficiency Air Filtration System
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Everyone in your company is excellent !? ?Particularly hats off to Tech who came to my home
Ms. Stephens
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Good Afternoon!
There are many companies in the telephone book making all sorts of claims. Over the last 40 years, we've seen more than a few "claim" themselves right out of business.

Yet, during that time, we've happily continued to serve the heating and cooling needs of this area. As of today, we have provided air conditioning/heating service and installations to thousands of customers in the Low Country. Our success is due to a great staff, a few sound business principles, lots of technical training, and an honest desire to please. These have become the "Hallmarks of Marke's".

We hope you'll let us prove that great service and superior value are just one phone call away.

Warmest Regards,
Jack Davis, Founder

Real Satisfaction. Really Guaranteed: If you are dissatisfied with the service or products purchased from Marke's Heating & Cooling, we'll do everything within our power to correct the problem. If we can't correct the problem to your satisfaction, we will be happy to give you a credit or refund immediately.
Click here to nominate a charity
(Once per IP per month please.)
Marke's Heating & Cooling is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. We would like to show our appreciation to the community for the many years of gracious customer support.

Each month this year, we'll donate $500 to a local charity nominated by Beaufort County LowCountry residents. The charity with the most nominations each month will receive the donation.

See our blog for last month's winner!:
Bluffton Township Fire District Auxiliary

Services Overview

Equipment Repairs and Service
Air Distribution Systems
Whole House Tests
I have been with Marke's for over 30 years
Dr. Fear
Thursday, November 20, 2008
 

Equipment Repairs and Service

Heat Pumps / Heat Pumps Systems
Install, maintain, and repair.

Air Conditioning / Air Conditioning Systems
Install, maintain, and repair.

Furnace
Install, maintain, and repair.

Electric Heater
Install, maintain, and repair.

Commercial Refrigeration
Install, maintain, and repair.

Air Distribution Systems

Leaky Duct Tests/ Pressurization/ Duct Blast
The home's air distribution system; the equipment, ducting, boots, take-offs, etc. are isolated. A variable speed fan pressurizes the system from the return grille to the each and every supply register. This simulates the same path air would take from the time it leaves the home until it comes back out.

Air Distribution System(s) Inspections
The home's air distribution system; the equipment, ducting, boots, take-offs, etc. are inspected for leakage, installation standards, and the interior of the duct system is checked for dust, dirt, and other stains. The unit's efficiency is measured. The air distribution systems return leakage is checked. The A variable speed fan pressurizes the system from the return grille to the each and every supply register. This simulates the same path air would take from the time it leaves the home until it comes back out.

Whole House Tests

Inflotrometer - Leaky House Test
The home is depressurized. The amount of air removed from the home will tell how tight it was constructed. If the home were sealed tight like a rubber balloon then it would require very little air to reach the depressurization point. The accepted standard is 1CFM50/sqare foot. If a home were 2,750sq. ft. then it should have no more than 2,750CFM50 infiltration.

Home's Heating and Cooling Requirement Calculations
The home's various building components are modeled in a computer simulation. The number and size of windows, homes area, ceiling height, occupants, appliances, orientation, insulation and many other factors are consideredand assessed to determine the size of the heating and cooling system.

Duct Design
After the unit's size is determined it's capacity is distributed through out the home. A large room with large windows and skylights which capture the evening sun will need more capacity than the interior hall powder room. We design an air distribution system that will ensure +/-3° through out the home.

IAQ Survey
We assess the home's equipment capacity, air filtration, limited home leakage factors, and air distribution system.

Products Overview

Product Categories:

Air Distribution System Design
Air Handlers
Company Awards
Heat Pump Systems
Heat Pumps
Indoor Air Quality
Industry News
Thermostats
Emergency Week End Call - Tenants had no heat - Service Tech met us when he said he would - He did the repair, we paid him &?we were on our way " "The service was great
Ms. Meant
Thursday, November 20, 2008
 

Our Products

Click on a category to the left to view our product lists.

Product List for Air Distribution System Design

Air Distribution System Design

Air Distribution System Design

Model: ADS
You can have even temperatures through out your home. You can have quiet comfort delivered to each room in the house. You can have colder or warmer air delivered from a professionally installed air distribution system.
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Product List for Air Handlers

Standard Puron Fan Coil
Variable Speed Fan Coil

Standard Puron Fan Coil

Model: FX4
This solid, well made, single speed unit uses the environmentally friendly refrigerant to match the Puron heat pumps Marke?s sells. It ain?t fancy but it?s a dependable unit that will serve you for years to come. It?s designed for great comfort.
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Variable Speed Fan Coil

Model: FE4 or FV4
You enjoy whisper quiet operation. You enjoy a large, easy to read, and easy to use thermostat. You enjoy the enhanced comfort provided by more gentle heating and air conditioning cycles for consistent temperatures throughout your home. Its money-saving energy efficiency uses less electricity than a 75watt light bulb*. Its smart electric supplemental heaters will operate efficiently only using as much electric heat as is necessary. Or the heaters will ensure no less than cozy 100?F air enters your home. You can also tell it when to come on and when to turn off. Coupled with an April Aire "SpaceGard" the unit becomes a clean air machine for your home.
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Product List for Heat Pumps

223 A Puron Heat Pump
265A Puron Heat Pump
286 Evolution Heat Pump

223 A Puron Heat Pump

Model: 223A
With the Model 223A, you join the ranks of homeowners who choose enviromentally sound Puron* Refrigerant. It's an important consideration because Freon*-22*, the refrigerant commononly used in evaporator coils, is gradually being phased out of existance due to the concern over the Earth's ozone layer. As supplies dwindle, costs to service heat pumps using Fren-22 may rise dramatically. By choosing the Model 223A with Puron Refrigerant now, you are helping preserve the ozone layer while protecting yourself from potentially expensive service costs down the road.
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265A Puron Heat Pump

Model: 265A
When you choose the Model 265A, you're joining the growing ranks of homeowners who choose environmentally sound Puron Refrigerant. It's an important consideration because Freon-22*, the refrigerant most commonly used in evaporator coils, is gradually being phased out of existence due to concern over the Earth's ozone layer. As supplies dwindle, costs to service heat pumps using Freon-22 may rise dramatically. By choosing the Model 265A with Puron Refrigerant now, you are helping preserve the ozone layer while protecting yourself from potentially expensive service costs down the road.
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286 Evolution Heat Pump

Model: 286A Evolution Heat Pump
The Bryant ultra-high efficient, reliable Evolution? Heat Pump offers 18 SEER cooling and heating efficiency, plus 2-stage operation for energy-saving comfort. Its year-round value has earned it a Consumer Digest Best Buy recommendation.
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Product List for Indoor Air Quality

Aprilaire Spaceguard Filter
Guardian Air Phi Cell Purifier

Aprilaire Spaceguard Filter

Model: 2200/2400
The best choice for allergy sufferers. Aprilaire 2200 and 2400 Whole-House Media Air Cleaners deliver the most efficient, cost-effective air cleaning for your home.

Equipped with over 72 square feet of filtering media that actually improves in efficiency over time, Aprilaire Models 2200, 2250, and 2400 Whole-Home Air Cleaners can give you exceptionally clean air throughout your home.
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Guardian Air Phi Cell Purifier

Model: Phi Cell
The Guardian Air by RGF is designed to eliminate sick building syndrome risks by reducing odors, air pollutants, VOCs(chemical odors), smoke, mold, bacteria and viruses. The HVAC Phi Cells are easily mounted into air conditioning and heating systems air ducts where most sick building problems start. When the HVAC system is in operation the HVAC-PHI Cell creates an Advanced Oxidation Process consisting of: Hydroperoxides, ozonide ions, super oxide ions, UV light rays and hydroxide ions. All are friendly oxidizers. By friendly oxidizers we mean oxidizers that revert back to oxygen and hydrogen after the oxidation of the pollutant.
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Did you know?

Model: The R-22 Phase Out
R-22 PHASE OUT

R-22, along with several other chemicals, has been shown to deplete the ozone layer, which protects us from harmful UV radiation. In 1990, the United States worked with the global community to protect the environment by phasing out the supply and use of these ozone depleting compounds. The phase out started in 1996 with CFCs and it will be complete by 2020 for HCFC R-22 that is used in air-conditioning and refrigeration. The phase out is being enforced via an EPA program (under the terms of the Clean Air Act) that issues production and consumption rights. One right equals one kilogram of R-22 supply. The EPA will limit the amount of R-22 that is available for use in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment by lowering the amount of R-22 consumption rights over time.

RECENT CHANGES

At the 20th Anniversary meeting of the Montreal Protocol, the U.S., along with other signatory nations, agreed to accelerate the phase out of HCFCs by lowering the 2010 limit by an additional 10%.

WHAT THIS MEANS TO CONTRACTORS AND CONSUMERS

This accelerated phase out decision impacts all HCFCs and R-22 is by far the most widely used HCFC in the market today.

WHAT'S NEXT

With respect to the availability of HCFCs in the United States, on an R-22 basis the accelerated phase out decision will remove an additional 60 million pounds of supply in 2010 and the total supply cap will be reduced by 61% from today's levels.

The next regulatory milestone is expected to occur in 2008 when the EPA announces its plans for the 2010 through 2014 allocation of R-22 consumption rights. The EPA may chose to allocate less than all available rights for the 2010 through 2014 period further reducing supply.
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Product List for Thermostats

Evolution Controls
Honeywell 5000 Non-Programmable Thermostat
Honeywell 8000 Programmable Thermostat

Evolution Controls

Model: Evolution
It?s an advanced, multi-function interface that combines six controls in one, putting you in complete command of your comfort. A large, easy to read display provides on-screen prompts to help guide you through programming and operation. And, with TrueSense? dirty filter detection and routine maintenance reminders, the Evolution Control helps you maintain peak system performance and efficiency.
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Honeywell 5000 Non-Programmable Thermostat

Model: Honeywell 5000
Honeywell?s FocusPRO? 5000 digital
thermostat offers the perfect blend of features,
performance and value. With the largest backlit screen in its class and an easy-to-read digital display, FocusPRO 5000 prominently displays both room and set temperature. Plus, you?ll enjoy features like easy-access battery replacement, and the reliability you
can expect from a Honeywell thermostat.
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Honeywell 8000 Programmable Thermostat

Model: Honeywell 8000
Honeywell's VisionPRO? 8000 is effortless to use. Its intuitive logic and menu-driven programming respond to your choices and schedule for optimal comfort and energy savings. VisionPRO offers you top-of-the-line features like touchscreen interaction, a real-time clock and a large, easy-to-read backlit display. If you want your home to feel as comfortable as it looks, then VisionPRO is the thermostat for you. You'll enjoy the convenience, energy savings and consistent comfort for years to come.
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Mr. Pape
Thursday, November 20, 2008
 

Special Offers

Marke's Heating & Cooling
27 Buckingham Plantation Drive Bluffton, South Carolina 29910
Tel: (843) 681-2350/(843) 836-3000 Fax: (843) 836-3001

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Just $50 per system
Inspections on all types of systems
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Marke's is very prompt -service is excellent - Tech's are very thorough
Mr. MacGowen
April 30, 2008
 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is "defrost" on my heat pump? [ Answer]
What is emergency heat? [ Answer]
What is electric heat - strip heat - auxillary heat? And why do I need it? [ Answer]
What is Super Comfort Heat? [ Answer]
How do Marke's Comfort Heater make the improvement in heating comfort possible? [ Answer]
What is a heat pump? [ Answer]
Should "smoke" come off my unit? [ Answer]
What does your inspection agreement cover? [ Answer]
What is that loud whoosh sound my heat pump makes in the winter? [ Answer]
How often should I change filters? [ Answer]

Company Overview

About Markes
Our Mission/Philosophy
Where We Are
Our Staff
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
 

About Marke's Heating & Cooling

Marke's was formed in 1967 under the name of Marke's Heating and Air Conditioning Company. The service area was limited to the Hilton Head Island, SC area.

In 1971, Jack Davis became the first full-time employee at Marke's Heating and Air Conditioning Company. After years as a service technician, Jack became the administrator for the company.

In 1972, Marke's Heating and Air Conditioning became incorporated as Marke's Inc.

In 1974, Marke's had grown to 16 employees while concentrating on residential HVAC service, installations, and commercial refrigeration service work.

In 2007, Mr. Tim Ferguson was appointed President of Marke's Inc, after being employed for 18 years as a technician and service manager. Marke's is a family business with Mr. Ferguson being the son-in-law of founder, Jack Davis.

Our Mission & Philosophy

Our Mission

Marke's Heating & Cooling will always provide 100% Customer Satisfaction utilizing only the best products and trained employees available. In the event of an unhappy customer, we are committed to taking corrective actions that will result in allowing our customer to highly recommend us to other customers in the future.
  • We will provide a positive, safe work environment where management and employees can work together as a team, for the long term benefit of our customers and employees.
  • We will be committed to the "well being" of our employees families.
  • We will be committed to providing continuous training opportunities for our employees' professional growth.
  • We will always provide our employees with as many employee benefits as our company profitability dictates.
  • We will consistently seek out "leading edge" industry technology to better serve our customers.
  • We will maintain a profitability level that will assure our being able to provide continuous service for our future customers.
  • We will alway recognize that our company exists only to serve our customers' needs.

Our Philosophy

Throughout our company history, we have always believed our company's success was in direct proportion to our ability to handle our customer's HVAC needs for comfort, service, installation and maintenance. Our company will always be dedicated to the highest level of integrity, honesty, and dependability when serving our customers or employees needs.

Where We Are

Marke's Heating & Cooling is located in Hilton Head, South Carolina, just 95 miles south of historic Charleston, South Carolina and 45 minutes north of Savannah, Georgia, Hilton Head Island boasts being the second largest island off the Eastern Coast, with 12 miles of wide sandy beaches. It is shaped like a foot, with the "North End" being the ankle, "Mid-Island", which faces the Atlantic Ocean, being the heel and sole, and the "South End" being the toe.

The average temperature on Hilton Head Island is 71 degrees Farenheit, a semi-tropical climate which offers vacationers a year-round resort. Average temperatures range from the low 60's in the cool season to the mid 80's-90's in the summer.

There's always something to do on Hilton Head Island. If you're a golfer, there's 23 championship courses to choose from. Play tennis? Take your pick from over 200 tennis courts. Prefer watersports? Try a dolphin cruise, deep sea fishing, canoeing, windsurfing, sailboating or just plain ol' surf casting.

With trails running along most of the island, often parallel with Highway 278, bicycling is a popular activity. For the shopper, there's certainly no lack of outlet malls, department stores and shopping plazas. And if you like to eat, you'll find nearly every type of cuisine imaginable at many of the fine restaurants on Hilton Head Island.

And don't forget, there's also horseback riding, eco-tours, dinner cruises, & birdwatching ....so much to do, so little time!

Our Staff

Marke's Heating & Cooling Staff.

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Only $899 per Phi Cell Purifier
Guardian Air Phi Cell Purifier
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We appreciate your service men being on time! You have serviced us since 1987
Mr. Pape
Thursday, November 20, 2008
 

Employment Opportunities

Are you looking for a position with excellent pay that offers you free professional career training? At Marke's Heating & Cooling, we are always looking for pleasant, enthusiastic people who believe in putting the customer first.
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Only $899 per Phi Cell Purifier
Guardian Air Phi Cell Purifier
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"We have used Marke's for over 25 years and we are very satisfied."
Mrs. Ruvo
Thursday, November 20, 2008
 

Contact Us

1. Contact Us Directly

Location:
27 Buckingham Plantation Drive
Bluffton, South Carolina 29910
Mailing Address:
PO Box 23737
Hilton Head Island, SC 29925
Telephone:
Hilton Head Island - (843) 681-2350
Bluffton - (843) 836-3000
Fax: (843) 836-3001

2. Send Us An Email

Email:

3. Contact Us Online

Frequently Asked Questions

What is "defrost" on my heat pump?
In the normal course of making heat your heat-pump gets cold and WILL make ice or liquid water depending on outdoor temperature and humidity. The textbooks all say that most ice production is produced at 40 degrees F. This will vary with actual humidity, temperature, rain, fog, or even snow.
To get rid of this ice, most heat-pumps have a defrost system. This system uses mechanical devises to detect that the coils have become stopped up with ice.
The way the system is designed to work is every 30, 60 or 90 minutes the control board will send a signal to begin the defrost cycle. This will cause the system to reverse. (Loud ?WHOOSH? and begin making water or steam), shut off the outdoor fan, and turn on the electric heat.
A loud ?whoosh? sound accompanies this reverse to air conditioning mode
The ice is melts off the coils and when the temperature sensor is satisfied, or 10 minutes elapses if it is not satisfied or failed, the outdoor fan comes back on and blows the water vapor away and at the same time the unit is reversed back into heat mode.
If this function is not working your unit can and WILL become a solid block of ice to the point of stopping the outdoor fan and making the unit useless. This is also very hard on your compressor because no freon is feeding back to cool the compressor. Most units come from the factory with the time set at 90 minutes. I would recommend setting the time to 30 minutes in humid climates, 90 in dry climates.
What causes the ice: Your heat pump is basically an air conditioner run in reverse. In the winter, in the defrost mode, the unit sending hot refrigerant inside and cold refrigerant outside. The cold refrigerant causes the air to frost and freeze on the unit much sooner. An accumulation of frost can look like snow or ice.

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What is emergency heat?
Emergency heat is used when the outdoor unit or heatpup fails. The emergency heat uses the electric heat until you can call Marke's (681-2350) to come out and reapir your heat pump. The elecrtric heat is activated, usully automatically, and can usually keep your home warm through most winter conditions.

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What is electric heat - strip heat - auxillary heat? And why do I need it?
Under normal operating conditions, the auxiliary heat is brought on automatically by the thermostat when the indoor temperature drops during heat pump operation. There are also times during cold wet weather that the outdoor coil may ice up and your heat pump will go into a defrost cycle. This is nothing more than reversing the process back to cooling mode. Cooling mode makes the outdoor coil hot and melts any ice. The defrost cycle should only last a few minutes and then return to heating mode. During the defrost cycle, your comfort system is in cooling mode and the supply air is cool. To offset this cool air, the auxiliary heat will be energized during defrost. A mist or fog may be visible during defrost.

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What is Super Comfort Heat?
Super Comfort Heat mode occurs between 12?F and 40?F outdoor ambient temperature, during which airflow is further reduced, therefore increasing the supply air temperature. The benefits regarding comfort are very noticeable at this point. Further, with conventional heat pumps, comfort is most at risk at these ambient temperatures. This is due to the fact that the supply air temperature is typically enough to satisfy the thermostat, but not necessarily warm enough for the occupants to "feel" warm.

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How do Marke's Comfort Heater make the improvement in heating comfort possible?
The improvement starts with lower airflow delivery, compared to conventional heat pump systems. This is made possible because necessary airflow is virtually guaranteed with the ICM2.3 motor. High capacity coils also enable comfort.

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What is a heat pump?
The heat pump is an air conditioner that reverses the process of removing heat from the inside of the house in summer to absorbing the heat from outside air and moving it inside in winter. It is effective by itself down to temperatures around 25 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit. At that point either a gas furnace or an air handler with supplemental electric heat will kick in and help heat your home. The Auxiliary Heat light on your thermostat will light. The heat pump will continue to operate during electric auxiliary heat. It will shut off when a gas furnace is energized. Emergency heat is a manual override option in the event your heat pump needs service.

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Should "smoke" come off my unit?
In the normal course of making heat your heat-pump gets cold and WILL make ice or liquid water depending on outdoor temperature and humidity. The textbooks all say that most ice production is produced at 40 degrees F. This will vary with actual humidity, temperature, rain, fog, or even snow.
To get rid of this ice, most heat-pumps have a defrost system. This system uses mechanical devises to detect that the coils have become stopped up with ice. The way the system is designed to work is every 30, 60 or 90 minutes the control board will send a signal to begin the defrost cycle. This will cause the system to reverse. (Loud ?WHOOSH? and begin making water or steam), shut off the outdoor fan, and turn on the electric heat.
The ice is melts off the coils and the steam may look like smoke.

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What does your inspection agreement cover?
THe Marke's Inspection Agreement is a comprehensive look at your heat pump SYSTEM. We look at more than just the equipment. We also look at how the air is delivered to your home after its been cleaned, dehumidified, heated or cooled. We look at the refrigeration pressures, electrical circuits, control circuits, condensate drains, health and saftey issues, component cleanliness, air filtration system, and your air distribution system. Call Marke's 681-2350 for more details.

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What is that loud whoosh sound my heat pump makes in the winter?
In the normal course of making heat your heat-pump gets cold and WILL make ice or liquid water depending on outdoor temperature and humidity. The textbooks all say that most ice production is produced at 40 degrees F. This will vary with actual humidity, temperature, rain, fog, or even snow.
To get rid of this ice, most heat-pumps have a defrost system. This system uses mechanical devises to detect that the coils have become stopped up with ice. The way the system is designed to work is every 30, 60 or 90 minutes the control board will send a signal to begin the defrost cycle. This will cause the system to reverse.

A loud ?whoosh? sound accompanies this reverse to air conditioning mode.

The ice is melts off the coils and when the temperature sensor is satisfied, or 10 minutes elapses if it is not satisfied or failed, the outdoor fan comes back on and blows the water vapor away and at the same time the unit is reversed back into heat mode.



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How often should I change filters?
It depends. The manufacturer of your filter may recommend changing the once a month, once a quarter, or even once a year. It also depends on your lifestyle. A single person who is very neat and tidy may not need to change their filter as often as a large family with in-home pets living in a rural area. Call marke's and we will gladly come out to advise you on what filtration system would best serve you.

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