Heat loss through the floor is a surprisingly common problem in many homes. In fact, as much as 10% of your home’s heat can escape through uninsulated or poorly insulated floors. Understanding why this happens — and knowing what you can do about it — can help you stay more comfortable and reduce heating costs….
Easy, is always in the eyes of the beholder. So let me explain an easy and very effective way to upgrade to a better mobile home furnace filter. The benefits of this upgrade are: If this is beyond your capability or desire to DIY then you must know or can find someone who can do…
My particular installation is for a used gas fireplace insert. I installed some gas piping to a water heater for a customer and he took out his gas fireplace insert so he could install a wood insert. Some people just love torture. He wanted to give me the stove and I just felt guilty taking…
Early in my schooling as an HVAC technician, they drilled into my head that the three most common problems with heat pumps are airflow, airflow, and airflow. If you had the proper airflow in the beginning, when your heat pump was installed, then troubleshooting is much simpler. The primary factors that contribute to poor airflow…
Hear scratching or smell something odd? Discovering an animal in your air duct can be alarming — and dangerous for your health and HVAC system. Learn how to check for animals, remove them safely, and protect your home with this simple step-by-step guide. Signs You Might Have an Animal in Your Ducts Animals leave telltale…
A heat pump furnace is the indoor portion of a split system heat pump, as opposed to a package heat pump, which combines a complete system into one package. A heat pump furnace is the section of a heat pump that moves the air through the ductwork. It can be an electric, gas, or oil…
An electric furnace does not have a heat exchanger because it burns no fuel such as gas or oil. Furnaces that burn fuels have heat exchangers that contain the products of combustion and send them up or out a flue pipe. Electric furnaces operate the same way as the smaller electric portable heaters you plug…
Nordyne has become Nortek Global HVAC. Under that name Nortek, they manufacture and distribute a complete line of residential heating equipment specifically designed for manufactured or mobile homes. When adding a heat pump or air conditioner to a manufactured home it requires a mobile home approved indoor coil. Mortex Products, Inc. is one manufacturer of…
You can run mini-split lines up, down, and vertically. Essentially, mini split lines can run anywhere you put them with a few restrictions. Good refrigeration line principles for mini splits are no different than any other heat pump or air conditioner. You can run a ductless line set up, down, or straight out. Try to…