The Comfort Report

How to decide whether your air conditioner is worth fixing — the age ranges, the repairs that matter, and why fall is the right time to make the call.

Ten minutes with the filters is most of the maintenance a mini-split needs. What to clean, how often, and the warning signs that call for a professional.

Cool air from the vents and steam off the outdoor unit are normal heat pump behavior. Here’s what to check yourself and the signs that mean it’s time to call.

A plain-English checklist of what to ask any heating and cooling contractor before you hire them — license, warranty, reviews, and what a good answer sounds like.

The two-minute habit behind a big share of comfort problems. How often to change your filter, how to avoid the backwards mistake, and the high-MERV trap.

Two owners, no dispatch center, and a license number you can look up. What veteran-owned means in practice when you hire an HVAC company.

Five things to check in about ten minutes before you pay for a service call – and the signs that mean stop and call instead.

CO gives you no warning on its own. Where it comes from, where alarms belong, and the five-minute checkup every home should do before heating season.

A surprising share of ‘dead furnace’ calls are a two-minute free fix. The five safe checks, in order – and where the safe checks end.

More zones isn’t better. How to plan a multi-zone ductless system that fits your house – and skip the heads you don’t need.