Nathan Rogers 
I’m Nathan. I’ve worked as an HVAC technician for over 10 years, and while caulking isn’t “HVAC work,” I’ve spent a lot of time in bathrooms and basements seeing what moisture does to homes when water gets where it shouldn’t. A bad caulk line around a tub looks minor, but it can be the start … Read more
If you’re here because your surge protector reset button won’t stay in, the switch keeps flipping off, or the “Protected” light went out, you’re not alone. I run into this constantly on service calls. Homeowners plug in a few extra things, a small surge hits the neighborhood, and suddenly the power strip looks “dead.” In … Read more
I’m Nathan. I’ve worked as an HVAC technician for over 10 years, and I can tell you one of the most common “mystery problems” I get called for is not a broken furnace or AC at all. It’s a thermostat stuck on Hold. A homeowner will say, “My schedule isn’t working,” or “It won’t warm … Read more
Hi, I’m Nathan. I’ve worked as an HVAC technician for over 10 years, and I spend a lot of time in basements, utility rooms, garages, and home offices where surge protectors live their whole lives under desks and behind TVs. Here’s what I can tell you from seeing the results firsthand: surge protectors wear out … Read more
Nathan here. I’ve been an HVAC technician for over 10 years, and I’ve walked a lot of homeowners through this exact situation, like more times than I can count. If your Honeywell thermostat is stuck on Permanent Hold , it usually means the thermostat is basically ignoring your saved program, and it keeps one temperature … Read more
I’m Nathan. I’ve worked as an HVAC technician for more than 10 years, and one of the most common calls I get is people asking me My thermostat is stuck on Hold or Why will it not follow the schedule anymore? The good part is that, in many cases, this turns out to be … Read more
I’m Nathan. I’ve worked as an HVAC technician for over 10 years, and I can tell you this from experience: a MERV 13 filter only performances good when it’s clean enough for your system to breathe through it. Then once it starts gathering dust, pet hair , and pollen, you’ll feel it in airflow, comfort, … Read more
Hi, I’m Nathan. I’ve worked as an HVAC technician for over 10 years, and if there’s one small maintenance task that prevents more problems than anything else, it’s not changing the furnace air filter on time. Most homeowners don’t ignore it on purpose. It’s just easy to forget because it’s out of sight. But your … Read more
I’m John, and I’ve worked as an HVAC technician for over 10 years. If there’s one “small” maintenance item I’ve seen cause the biggest chain reaction of comfort problems, high utility bills, and breakdowns, it’s a neglected air filter. Most homeowners don’t ignore their filter on purpose. It’s just out of sight, and your system … Read more
I’m Nathan Rogers. I’ve been an HVAC technician for more than 10 years, and a big part of my job has always been the same core problem you deal with in your homes and cars. The cabin air filter is like the lung filter for the air you breathe. When it’s fresh and clean, your … Read more