Over time, dust gets past your air filter and into your ac coil. As condensation drips down your ac coil into the condensation drain pan some of those same impurities flow down the condensate drain and into the trap where they set and turn to a drain plugging sludge. Some of this same sludge collects…
Flex duct and rigid duct each have a place when installed correctly. I don’t install metal duct in a crawl space when flex duct will do a good job. Appearance is crucial to a good job, and metal duct should be used when exposed. For example, crawl spaces use flex duct, and basements or garages…
To best explain auxiliary vs emergency heat, you have to realize that auxiliary heat supplements the heat pump and emergency heat cuts out the heat pump. Auxiliary heat is displayed in various ways on a thermostat. They use abbreviations like “aux ht” or “em ht”. What does emergency heat mean? Why does my auxiliary heat…
SC (standard capacity) Merv 8
What a great idea to have a heat pump roof and keep the snow and bad weather to a minimum. It can extend the life of your equipment and even improve efficiency. But let’s do it the right way. Over the years I’ve been working on heat pumps, I have seen some really good roofs…
There are really only about six parts in a heat pump that can contribute to making noise. Review the list below and we can eliminate them one at a time. Each of these has an individual noise characteristic. Keep in mind that the average life of a heat pump is from 12 to 15 years….
Here are three DIY projects that will make a difference in noise produced by older heat pumps and air conditioners
There are several reasons why a furnace fan keeps running. If you’re patient, we can walk through some of the most common and a few not-so-common reasons. Your furnace fan keeps running because there is a problem with your heat pump. The thermostat thinks the heat pump can’t keep up so it turns on the…
Your thermostat is broken if you become irritated every time you try to set the temperature and it doesn’t respond the way it’s expected to. It could be just loose on the wall or the LED screen partially gone blank. With these simple tests you can diagnose your thermostat problems in minutes. Most home heating…
