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Getting Started

How long has Energy Solutions been in business?

  • Energy Solutions was formed in early 2002. Since that time it has been our pleasure to serve literally hundreds of business & residences in the Central Virginia area and throughout the mid-Atlantic states with various cleaning & coating opportunities.

What type of warranty does Energy Solutions offer on its various products & services?

  • We offer a full, no questions asked, money back guarantee if you are not completely satisfied with the quality and value of our work! By the same token, if you are as satisfied, as we believe you will be, then we hope you would refer your friends & business associates so that we might offer them the same great value and results you enjoy.

How does the HVAC/R cleaning & coating process save energy & money? How much money/energy can I expect to save? Are there any HVAC/R size limitations--large or small--that might prevent them from being coated?

  • As described in the HVAC/R portion of this site, heating via heat pump, and traditional air conditioning are accomplished by moving heat from one point to another--out of the house or building in the summer; and into the building or residence in the winter. Both of these processes rely on aluminum & copper "coils" to move & dissipate the heat, very much like the radiator in one's car. Whether the unit is large or small, two sets of coils--one on the inside of the structure (the "evaporator") and one on the outside (the "condenser")--operate in conjunction with the unit's "compressor" to move & remove heat. Unfortunately, aluminum & copper, although excellent conductors of heat are also highly susceptible to corrosion, pitting and oxidation. While these corrosive effects are bad enough by themselves, once degraded, microscopic surface pitting traps air-borne items such as pollen, bugs, dirt, mold, mildew, etc. further compromising the unit's ability to dissipate heat. Thus a dirty unit must work significantly harder and longer, consuming more and more electricity & associated expense, to achieve the desired heating or cooling settings.

    Equally important in this process, these same coils are also the HVAC/R unit's means of cooling itself and its most critical component, the compressor. Thus, on very hot days requiring high HVAC/R usage, the dirty coils cannot effectively cool the unit and its vital compressor. In these situations, the compressor often overheats and fails, typically on the "hottest day of the year." And statistics have shown, that a failed compressor, resulting from a dirty HVAC/R unit coil, is the NUMBER ONE cause of HVAC/R failure and replacement!

    Our cleaning process effectively removes all of the contaminants mentioned above--mold, mildew, corrosion, oxidation, pollen, etc. And, once cleaned, our patented siloxane coating, only 3-5 MICRONS thin (the human hair is approximately 40 microns), prevents recurring corrosion & oxidation while actually improving the air flow across the coil. Thus, our cleaning & coating process removes these energy-robbing contaminants and keeps them from returning forever, saving between 10% and 40% on the energy and costs of a dirty unit, while often doubling the unit's life. In fact, we have many cleaned & coated HVAC/R units that have been operating for more than 20 years while their uncoated counterparts have each failed one or more times.

My HVAC service company is not aware of any products that can do what you claim for an A/C (or heat pump) unit. Why should I believe you?

  • It has been our experience that most HVAC companies are completely unaware of this particular cleaning & coating process and its effects--they are aware of and often offer unit/coil cleaning services. But, without our patented coating to prevent coil re-oxidation and corrosion, the effects are quite limited and will require frequent and cleaning to achieve the same effects as our service. In fact, we often come across HVAC/R units that have been severely damaged and fail due to frequent/excessive over cleaning, all of which could have been prevented by our one-time service!

How long do your siloxane coatings last on floors? How does one maintain a coated floor?

  • Floors suffer a hard life, and coated floors are no exception. However, our siloxane coatings are extremely hard & durable, and one coat can withstand up to 285,000 footsteps in any given square unit of area (two coats can withstand up to 400,000 footsteps). In fact, we have numerous customers where floors coated 5-plus years ago still look like the day they were coated. Additionally, in areas such as the grout lines, where feet & shoes never really touch the coated surface, the coatings should last a lifetime with reasonable care & maintenance. In residential situations, we have installations where no signs of wear & tear are evident even after 8 years!

What types of floors materials can you coat?

  • Energy Solutions can & does routinely coat: ceramic tile, terrazzo (epoxy & concrete), concrete, brick, stone, slate, composition, aggregate, etc. Additionally, we have also coated old asbestos tile flooring, thereby eliminating the need to have this floor removed from the facility with all of the associated environmental factors & costs.

Do you offer a FREE, NO OBLIGATION estimate for your various services?

  • Yes, Energy Solutions always offers an onsite inspection & FREE, NO OBLIGATION quote before performing any of the services discussed herein. Based on our experience, each situation has its own special circumstances & challenges that often affect the level of services required, and we try very hard to avoid the unexpected "add-ons" that always seem to arise with our competitors in specialty cleaning services such as these.

A "self-cleaning" coating sounds pretty far fetched!! How does it work??

  • I must admit, we were quite skeptical of this claim when we first learned of this coating. However, once we did our research and reviewed various articles in highly credible publications such as ABC News and Popular Science Magazine we began to understand and endorse the technology behind the claim (please see our Coatings page for more information). More importantly, we now have five (5) plus buildings in the Richmond area that have been coated for 2-plus years with our self-cleaning technology, and thus far have been quite impressed with the results. We will post additional information on this website as it becomes available, but would be happy to discuss your particular situation & requirements if you would please complete & submit our "Contact Us" form.