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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Heating & Furnaces Articles
Honest heating & furnaces answers from the licensed pros serving Northern Virginia.
Air Conditioning
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…
Heat Pumps & Mini Splits
Magic Pak: How to Read Your MagicPak, What Wears It Out, and What a New One Costs
One cabinet in a closet that breathes through a louver. How to read a MagicPak's plate, what wears it out, and replace or convert.
Air Conditioning
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.
Air Conditioning
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.
Air Conditioning
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.
Air Conditioning
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.
Heating & Furnaces
Heating Oil: What It Costs This Winter, How It Stacks Up, and the Way Off It
Heating oil costs more per unit of heat than gas or a heat pump in Northern Virginia. The weekly price, the math, the tank…
Air Conditioning
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.
Heating & Furnaces
Boiler Repair: What’s Usually Wrong, What to Check First, and What It Costs
No heat, low pressure, a dripping relief valve or banging pipes? Most boiler repairs are one part. What each sign means, what to check.