HVAC Maintenance & Troubleshooting
How to Feel Like an HVAC Maintenance Rock Star
Your HVAC system is an investment that needs to last Yet, most homeowners ignore the heating and cooling units sitting in the attic, a closet, or in the side yard doing their best to keep you cool in the summer and warm in the winter. They slowly degrade due to general wear and tear –…
Winter is just around the corner… Don’t forget to book your heating system check up!
Our calendar is filling up fast. Don’t wait! If you are a Comfort Club program member, you have a pre-paid spot, let’s get you on the calendar to get a heating system check up. Not a CC member? You can still schedule a 1x Heating Inspection to make sure everything is in good working order.…
Is Your Heating System Happy, Healthy & Ready for the Winter?
Heating and cooling units are expensive investments and are vital in the enjoyment of your home. Your HVAC system as a whole is a complex piece of machinery with many parts working in unison to keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. When any of the components start to fail or…
How to Stop Your AC From Freezing
It’s a hot summer’s day in Northern Virginia, and suddenly your AC stops working! You walk outside and take a look at your AC to find that it’s covered in ice! You’ve got yourself a frozen AC system. Not to worry, all you have to do is turn it off and leave it to melt.…
7 Ways to Keep Pests Out of Your Home and Your HVAC System
As soon as winter’s gone and spring starts to appear, the pests start crawling out from where they were sleeping. Next, we’ll be into summer, and those pesky intruders will be looking for food and shelter from the heat. Your HVAC system keeps the temperature nice and comfortable, and there’s a lot of food in…
How To Know When You Need To Replace Your HVAC Evaporator Coil
Evaporator coils are a hot topic when it comes to HVAC repairs in Northern Virginia. They’re an essential part of your HVAC system, and if your system isn’t running how it should be, you could be in trouble. When left to its own devices, a bad HVAC evaporator coil could lead to you having to…
How to Protect Your HVAC System During a Home Renovation
Home renovations can be incredibly exciting and fun – but they also create quite a lot of mess. Protecting your HVAC system during a home renovation is incredibly important. The last thing you need after surviving a home renovation is another thing on your to-do list. Renovations can be quite expensive, so damaging your HVAC…
6 Tips to Get Your Furnace Ready for Winter
The cold is starting to creep in once again, and not even a pumpkin spiced latte will fight away the chill. It’s that time of year again where you’re starting to think about switching on the heating – turning on your furnace after months of neglect and pumping sweet, warm air around your home. But,…
How to Prevent Mold in HVAC Systems
Having mold in your home can cause many issues for both you and your property. Not only is it unsightly, but mold can also have a serious impact on your health and the health of your family. If you have excess moisture in your HVAC system, both mold and mildew can grow inside your HVAC…
Need to Know AC Info: R22 Phaseout
⚠️ IMPORTANT UPDATE: New Refrigerant Changes in 2025 This article discusses the refrigerant R22 being replaced by R410A. As of 2025, R410A is being replaced by R454B. Learn about the R454B transition and what it means for your system in this blog post. Do you know what refrigerant is used in your HVAC system? Older…
What Can You Do to Fight Coronavirus in Your Home?
Things are scary right now. There are a lot of uncertainties, rumors, and confusing advice going round online about COVID-19. We know that things are stressful at the moment, so we’ve created this easy-to-understand guide covering a few ways you can protect your home – and addressing some of those online rumors too! You probably…
Monthly Guide to HVAC Maintenance
Your HVAC system, just like any other piece of equipment, needs regular maintenance throughout the year. If you don’t keep your system maintained, you run the risk of having it break down, which could lead to more expensive problems in the future. Both home and business owners should always stay on top of HVAC maintenance…
The 5 Biggest HVAC Myths
Have an HVAC system? You’ve probably picked up tricks and tips over the years on how to get the most out of it. You might have been advised by your parents, neighbor, or even the last maintenance guy you had around. However, these tricks you’ve learned might do more harm than good. It’s challenging to…
How to Get Your AC Ready for Summer After a Long Winter
We often go from having freezing cold temperatures to being scorched in the blazing heat of the afternoon sun, and because of this, our air conditioning units are left unused for months on end. As we are just coming out of the winter months and the temperature starts to rise, our AC units will be…
Pet Owners! Get More Life Out Of Your HVAC Unit With These 6 Tips
There’s nothing better than coming home to a loving pet. Whether a dog or a cat, big or small, pets are always happy to see you. They’re our best friends and our confidants. They give us unconditional love and keep us company. The only downside to having a pet is the mess they make. Dander…
Gas Leaks and How to Prevent Them
If you think you have a leak it’s too late to stop it now – leave the house immediately and call the gas company. Gas leaks are no joke. If you smell gas in your home right now – leave your home and CALL THE GAS COMPANY RIGHT NOW! Ok, now that’s out of the…
How To Remove Humidity From Your Home
Not only do air conditioners cool your home during the hot summer months, but they can also dramatically reduce the humidity levels in your house. Controlling humidity levels in your home influences how comfortable you are and is directly related to energy reduction and AC/home maintenance costs. Too little or too much humidity causes problems…
Signs of a Damaged Furnace Heat Exchanger
A heat exchanger is an integral part of your furnace – it keeps the combustion chamber and the breathing air separate within the furnace. Made of thin metal panels (and sometimes coils), a heat exchanger is designed to heat the air before it is distributed throughout the house. The metal panels or coils of the…
Warning Signs You Need To Repair or Replace Your Heating System
Those long, laidback summer nights are gone and winter’s harsh cold snaps and icicles are on their way. Before the freezing weather takes hold, make sure you’re not caught by surprise with a broken down heating system when you need it most. Check out our list below for signs your heating needs some TLC. 1.…
Is a dense, expensive air filter the best choice?
TL;DR – In a rush? Here’s everything we cover in this article: Dense air filters can actually suffocate your AC system – If you look at the cross section of the thin, but dense (high MERV) AC filters, there’s a ton of filter material shoved in a one-inch frame. This pile up of filter material…
Three Simple Ways to Spot Furnace Problems in the Winter
If your family is anything like mine, winter is hands down the busiest time of year. Between all the holiday celebrations, the kids’ winter activities, work, and making huge plans for the New Year, the season flies by at a surprising speed. In all the hustle and bustle that this season brings, you probably don’t…
5 Smart Solutions for “Why is There Uneven Heating in My House?”
Does your home suffer from hot spots? If your house has uneven heating temperatures, you are not alone. With a central air and heating system investment, you’d expect equal heating or cooling throughout your home. Unfortunately, hot and cold spots are common for many reasons: leaky ducts, inadequate size or layout of ducts, not enough…