How To Buy AC & Heating Equipment or
Repair Service from HVAC Contractors
This site contains useful information and resources to help you make decisions about air
conditioning and heating for your home or business. In the site, you will find unbiased facts
and observations organized by topic and level of detail you need. Although we do provide some
brand specific information, everything you read here was intentionally researched and written
from a “brand neutral” viewpoint. The findings here come from our interviews with
HVAC industry experts, air conditioning and heating contractors, equipment manufacturers,
and homeowners.
A/C and heating equipment can generally be divided into two categories: central systems and
portable units. This site focuses on central air conditioning and heating systems and the main
categories of repair, maintenance and replacement plus related AC topics. We also included
information about fixed (non-portable) ductless air conditioners and heat pumps that are
designed for smaller spaces. If you are seeking resources on window air conditioners and
portable room heaters, we recommend you visit a site that focuses on those.
Achieving a comfortable and healthy indoor environment involves more than just cooling
or heating of the air. You will find the information you need here on air filters, air
purifiers, dehumidifiers, air duct cleaning, carbon monoxide detection and prevention,
and other indoor air quality topics.
Decisions you make about heating and air conditioning in your home or business directly
affect energy usage and your bills every month. This site also addresses energy use and
conservation improvements, such as radiant barriers and solar screens, emphasizing the
“whole house” approach.
The topic of air conditioning and heating involves a lot of details and tends to be time
consuming to work through. So that you can find the topic and level of detail you want quickly,
we organized the site navigation as follows:
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A local resource page for each of the largest U.S. cities. Use the links on
the right of this page if you want to find a HVAC contractor that serves your area.
On the page for your city you will also find local climate and environmental influences,
city utility rebates, energy conservation programs, and HVAC schools and training resources..
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Quick consumer tips on the four most requested topics. These quick-to-read
pages give you useful summaries on the following:
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Expanded A/C and heating details: fifteen topics in the following categories
Buying, Repair, and Replacement Of AC and Heating Systems
A/C and Heating Equipment and How It Works
A/C and Heating Energy Conservation: Save Money and Energy
Indoor Air Quality Topics
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Helpful and Free Cost Comparison Organizer
To help you organize and compare HVAC contractor price quotes on a new heating and air conditioning system, we included a printer-friendly grid.
It gives columns where you can enter efficiency ratings, features, manufacturer’s warranty on the main components, and brand. This free
tool helps you cut through the details so you can compare essential features and installed costs at a glance.
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Glossary of heating and air conditioning terminology
To help you understand the description of problems with your current HVAC units or price quotes and bids for a new system.
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HVAC blog: repair, replacement, warranty, equipment and service trends
Get useful up-to-date information and trends in A/C, heating, HVAC and more.
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A/C and Heating videos and video clips
Links to informative clips on Youtube and more. Videos help simplify some of the more complicated HVAC topics such as heat pumps and indoor air quality.
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