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…

Your furnace works hard every winter to keep your Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas home warm and comfortable—but even the most efficient furnace cannot do its job properly if your ductwork isn’t up to par. The duct system is the unseen network that carries heated air throughout your home, and when it’s poorly designed, leaky, or clogged,…