Extreme weather isn’t the exception anymore; it’s the new normal. From intense heat waves in El Paso, Texas, and cold snaps across Idaho to powerful storms and wildfire smoke in Central Valley, California, your HVAC system is on the front lines of keeping your home safe and comfortable.  Unfortunately, many systems aren’t prepared for the…

For years, homeowners across the US, lived by a simple rule of HVAC: heat pumps are for warmer parts, and furnaces are for the rest of the country. The conventional wisdom suggested that once the mercury dipped below freezing, a heat pump would lose its oomph, leaving families shivering or relying on expensive backup electric…

As temperatures drop and winter settles in, many Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Texas, California, or New Mexico homeowners begin to pay closer attention to their heating systems. During the colder months, your furnace or heat pump works harder than at any other time of year, which is often when underlying problems reveal themselves. If your heating system is aging, unreliable, or…