HVAC Tips

Gas technician shut off your furnace or wall heater as unsafe? What a “red tag” means, what to do right away, how to stay warm safely and how to get your heat back.

Wall heater, floor furnace or space heaters only? Your real options for heating an older San Fernando Valley home: mini-splits, ducted heat pumps and wall heater upgrades.

Ductless mini-split, small heat pump or extend the main system? How to heat and cool an ADU or garage conversion in the San Fernando Valley.

Fix the old furnace or replace it? Age, the heat exchanger, repair history and safety, explained for San Fernando Valley homeowners.

Older Valley homes often heat with a wall heater or floor furnace. Here are safe checks to try first, and when to call a licensed HVAC contractor.

Rooms that never get comfortable, dust that keeps coming back, and energy bills that climb every summer can all trace back to the same place: the ducts. In most San Fernando Valley homes, those ducts run through a hot attic or a crawl space, where small leaks waste a lot of the air you paid … Read more

Carbon monoxide can’t be seen or smelled. Learn the symptoms, where CO alarms go, furnace warning signs and simple habits that keep your home safe this winter.

Heater not coming on? Check the thermostat, breaker, furnace switch, filter and gas valve first. Here’s what to look for and when to call a licensed pro.

That first-run dusty smell is usually normal. Here’s how to tell it apart from gas, electrical and carbon monoxide warning signs.

Every fall and winter, the Santa Ana winds blow hot, extremely dry air from the deserts toward the coast. In the San Fernando Valley they can push the temperature into the 90s in November, drop humidity into the single digits and send gusts roaring through the mountain passes. They’re hard on homes, and on heating … Read more