Fall Recipe Sweepstakes

At Sinclair Heating, Cooling, & Plumbing, we are excited about launching our new recipe sweepstakes. You could win a $25 gift certificate to United Supermarkets and a free seasonal service and check!* This month the contest starts with Mexican recipes.

• Submit your favorite Mexican recipe and we will draw the winner at the end of the month
  
• The winning recipe will be posted on the website
• 1 entry per category per email address

*Lubbock County area only

New Blog Post 10/30/09

Check out the updated blog article from Beth Sinclair!

Coming up in November: Recipe Contest, New Monthly Recipe, more HVAC & Plumbing articles.

New Blog Post

I have a 3 new blog post on the revised website! Check it out at http://www.callsinclair.com/blog or you can subscribe to our RSS feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/callsinclair. Please comment and let me know what you think!

Winter is coming!

Blog Post: I went outside last night to get the mail and after shutting the door to the mailbox, I was hit in the face with dust and cold wind. Blah!! That was a reminder that I wanted to pass along to everyone else that it is time to get the heater checked out. I would recommend turning your heater on and let it run for about 5 to 10 minutes to make sure it will even start. If you try this and you do not get any heat, then you need to schedule one of our technicians to come out. We can service and check the unit for $80 and if you would like we can talk with you about a service contract. This is a twice a year check where Sinclair will come out and service your unit before the summer and winter seasons start. This runs $139.50 for one system, you get a discount for replacement parts, and much more.... If you have any questions or if you are interested in getting your furnace checked out, comment or click the link above for more information. Take my advice and don't wait until it is to late!

From Beth Sinclair's Kitchen

Breakfast Casserole
(serves 8)

1 lb sausage, cooked
6 slices white bread
1 cup grated longhorn cheese
1 cup milk or (2 cups half & half)
6-10 eggs
1 tsp each salt & dry mustard

Cook sausage and crumble; drain. Cut crust from bread and discard. Toast bread lightly and butter bread and cut in cubes. Put cubed toast in bottom of greased 9x13 casserole dish. Top with sausage. Mix the rest of ingredients except cheese. Pour the egg mixture over sausage and top with cheese. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or over night. Bake at 350 for 40 to 50 minutes or until browned slightly.

R-22 Phase Out

What is the R-22 phase out? After 2010, chemical manufacturers may still produce R-22 to service existing equipment, but not for use in new equipment.

Who will it affect? You as the customer and unfortunately the environment, releases of R-22, such as those from leaks, contribute to ozone depletion. In addition, R-22 is a greenhouse gas and the manufacture of R-22 results in a by-product (HFC-23) that contributes significantly to global warming.

What will happen? As a result, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system manufacturers will only be able to use pre-existing supplies of R-22 to produce new air conditioners and heat pumps. These existing supplies would include R-22 recovered from existing equipment and recycled.

Why is this happening? HCFCs (R-22) are less damaging to the ozone layer than CFC's, but still contain ozone-destroying chlorine. The Montreal Protocol as amended is carried out in the U.S. through Title VI of the Clean Air Act, which is implemented by EPA.

Twitter

Sinclair Heating Cooling and Plumbing is now on Twitter! We are new at this so any advice or tweets would be helpful. Let us know what you think. http://www.twitter.com/Sinclair749COOL