Air Conditioning
Air Handler Replacement Cost: Just the Air Handler, or the Whole System?
A new air handler now usually means a matched heat pump system. When the air handler alone still works, and the repairs that save…
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Air Conditioning Articles
Honest air conditioning answers from the licensed pros serving Northern Virginia.
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Water Source Heat Pump: How the One in Your Condo Works, What Fails, and What Replacing It Takes
A heat pump in your condo closet that trades heat with the building's water loop. How to spot one, who owns what, and replacing…
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First Co HVAC: Which First Company HVAC System Your Condo Has, and What Replacing It Costs
First Co through-the-wall and hydro-air condo systems: read the model number, when to replace both halves, and why the heat runs cool.
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R-454B Refrigerant: What the Switch From R-410A Means for Your AC or Heat Pump
New ACs and heat pumps use R-454B or R-32. Your R-410A system can still be fixed and recharged. When a leak means fix it…
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Emergency HVAC Service: When to Call Tonight, and What to Check First
Gas smell, CO alarm, water pouring or no heat in a freeze: call now. Otherwise check the thermostat, breaker, filter and drain first.
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HVAC Service Checklist: What the Technician Should Measure, Clean and Test on Every System
Twice a year: heat in fall, cooling in spring. What the technician should measure, clean and test on each system, and what you keep.
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HVAC Service Cost: What Every Visit Costs, From the Service Call to a New System
Every HVAC visit priced in one place: the service call, the tune-up, the fall check, the common repairs, membership and a new system.
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HVAC Repair: What Breaks, What It Costs, and the Maintenance That Prevents It
Heat or AC acting up? Check the thermostat, breakers, filter, outdoor unit and drain first. Then what breaks and what each fix costs.
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AC Installation: What a Proper Install Includes, and What It Costs
A proper AC installation: a load calculation, a matched coil, nitrogen while brazing, a deep vacuum, the charge set to spec, a permit.
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HVAC Maintenance: The Fall Visit, the Spring Visit, and the Year In Between
Twice a year: the heat checked every fall, the AC every spring. What each visit covers, your part between, and what warranties require.