The compressor is often compared to the heart in a human body — a vital organ that must keep pumping for the entire system to function. Just as the human body must be regularly checked to ensure the ...

Many homeowners assume that HVAC maintenance and HVAC repair are interchangeable, but they serve very different purposes.

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Understanding refrigerant piping for air conditioners and heat pumps is easy. It is also necessary in order to perform service correctly, and perhaps to spot the service errors of others. Among other ...

Want cold air in the summer or clear windows in the winter? Then you’ll want a functioning air-conditioning compressor. It is the power unit of the air-conditioning system that puts the refrigerant ...

Here's the thing. An HVAC leak might seem like a minor annoyance at first.Maybe you hear a hissing sound or notice your ...