Almost all homes built in the U.S. have air conditioning of some type. In many cases, it’s part of a heat pump system that ...

Use the same maintenance steps we show here. If your furnace looks different from the one shown or you have a heat pump, use the owner’s manual to find your way around it. The basic parts will be the ...

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Manufacturers purposely design condenser and evaporator coils to work together in order to provide the best possible cooling for an application. So why would anyone consider replacing one coil and not ...

The goal is to keep those compression ratios as low as possible by keeping condensing pressures low, evaporator pressures high, or both. As can be seen here, dirty or fouled condenser coils can cause ...

Dirt, dust and pet hair tend to accumulate on both your condenser and evaporator coils, and the buildup can cause major issues down the line—especially during a heatwave. Unless you signed up ...