I’m Nathan, and I’ve been working as an HVAC technician for over 10 years. When a homeowner tells me, “My Nest is set to cool but it’s blowing hot air,” I treat it like a simple troubleshooting job first, not an automatic “your system is ruined” situation. Below I’ll walk you through exactly how I … Read more
Hi, I’m Nathan. I’ve worked as an HVAC technician for over 10 years, and I’ve spent a lot of time in homes that either don’t have air conditioning, can’t run it (cost), or temporarily lose it (breakdowns, power outages). The good news is you can make a house feel dramatically cooler without AC if you … Read more
I’m Nathan. I’ve worked as an HVAC technician for over 10 years, and this question comes up constantly, especially during heat waves: You’ve got one or two rooms that feel like an oven, and you’re tempted to close vents in unused rooms to “push” more cool air where you actually need it. Here’s the truth … Read more
If a room feels sticky, heavy, or musty even when the temperature looks fine, you’re usually dealing with high relative humidity. I’ve been an HVAC technician for over a decade, and this is one of the most common “summer comfort” complaints I get. The good news is you can often bring humidity down naturally by … Read more
Hi, I’m Nathan. I’ve worked as an HVAC technician for over 10 years, and I can tell you this straight: a bird nest in a dryer vent is not just an inconvenience. It’s one of those “small” household problems that can turn into a dryer fire, a ruined appliance, or a mess of contaminated ductwork … Read more
Hi, I’m Nathan. I’ve worked as an HVAC technician for over 10 years, and this is one of the most common thermostat questions I hear every winter: You set your thermostat to Heat, but then you notice another fan option: Auto or On. Which one should you use? In most homes, for the heating season, … 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
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
Air filters can raise a lot of questions like whether they can be stacked or not. Because house owners can’t always have the true-to-size air filters with them. In such instances, layering air filters might seem like the ideal choice. However, can you stack air filters at all? Actually, you can’t really stack air filters … Read more
Does your fan have an ion setting button and want to know what this button does when activated? The ion setting on an ionizing fan activates the ionizer to purify the air around you. The ionizer purifies the air from dust and other unwanted particles by emitting negatively charged ions into the air, which attract … Read more