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Can a Heat Pump Replace Your Furnace and AC?

Traditionally, home heating and cooling solutions include both a furnace and an air conditioner. This equipment provides years of indoor comfort with proper maintenance and upkeep. However, now that it’s time to replace your furnace and AC, it makes sense to explore all options. Increasingly, homeowners are opting to skip an HVAC system upgrade and choosing to install a heat pump. The rise in popularity of heat pumps is due to their cost efficiency and

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15 Common Heat Pump Problems

A heat pump provides an effective way to cool your home during our hot, humid summer months as well as ensure that it’s comfortable during our less common chilly winter evenings. However, it doesn’t always work as well as it should. How Does a Heat Pump Work? First, it’s important to understand some heat pump basics. Simply put, a heat pump transfers heat, whether from inside to outside (summer) or from outside to inside (winter).

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What’s a Mini-Split & Is It Right for You?

Florida is home to a substantial amount of heat and humidity, and ensuring that homes here are cool and dry is a priority for most residents. There are several ways that this can be done, and many view a mini-split system as the most effective. What’s a Mini-Split System? A mini-split is a split-system HVAC that results in different rooms and areas of your house being individually cooled and heated in a process that’s called

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Where to Install a Mini-Split for Best Results

When you’re looking for an HVAC system that will efficiently heat and cool your home, consider ductless mini-splits. Since they don’t require ducts, these systems are easy to install and operate. Each mini-split unit will heat or cool a small area or zone in your home. To maximize the comfort and efficiency of your mini-split system, professional unit placement is crucial. Key Takeaways Best indoor mini-split placement: high on a wall, clear airflow Best outdoor

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MERV Ratings – A Tampa, FL Homeowner’s Guide to Air Filtration in 2025

People move to Tampa, FL, to enjoy the good life, but when you live in a metropolitan community, you may need to use filtration to improve the indoor air quality of your home. Tampa is a mix of urban and suburban living. Urban homeowners use MERV filters to address contaminants from pollution (such as exhaust spewing out of automobiles), while in the suburbs, people rely on MERV filters to capture an abundance of landscaping particles

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What Is EM Heat on Thermostat

Whether you’re programming your thermostat for the first time or making seasonal adjustments, the setting for EM heat will undoubtedly catch your attention. This emergency heat setting benefits you when the temperature outside plummets, but there is more to it. What should you know before selecting this setting? Key Takeaways: The emergency heat setting on your thermostat activates an auxiliary heat source when needed. While this setting can be activated automatically or manually, it should

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7 Warning Signs Your Thermostat Is Bad

Whether temperatures outside are hot or cold, a properly functioning thermostat plays a pivotal role in keeping temperatures inside your home comfortable. That’s because it monitors the home’s ambient temperature and turns the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system on and off as needed. For this reason, the thermostat is one of the first things an HVAC technician will inspect when a homeowner mentions that their HVAC system is either not turning on or

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How to Unclog Your AC Drain Line in 9 Steps

9 Simple Steps to Unclog Your AC Drain Line We know how frustrating it is when your AC isn’t working. But here is what you may not know. A clogged drain line is one of the biggest culprits behind AC problems. Your AC’s drain line is basically a pipe that carries water away from your system, helping it stay dry. Without it working properly, you could end up with a mess on your hands, from

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What Is a Condensate Drain Line (and How Important Is It)?

In Tampa, a reliable air conditioning system isn’t just a luxury. It’s a necessity. You know how stepping outside during the summer feels like walking into a wall of heat and humidity, right? That’s exactly why we need our air conditioners running steadily. Perhaps you don’t know, but the condensate drain line plays a big part in keeping your AC running smoothly. And while you might not think much about that little drain line, it’s

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How to Properly Clean a Condenser Coil

8 Simple Steps to Clean a Condenser Coil What would you say if we asked you to talk about your AC condenser coil? This must-have part of a working air conditioner should be on your radar, but oftentimes, it’s not. Trust us, you don’t want to ignore this one in our sweltering Florida heat. If you’ve noticed your home feeling a bit too warm lately or your energy bills creeping up, dirty or bad condenser

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