DIY Guide:
Air Seal and Repair Ducts
Seal and repair your central heating system’s ducts to make sure heated or cooled air gets to all the rooms of your house as efficiently as possible.
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Heating & Cooling
Heating & Cooling
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Air Seal HVAC Air Handler Unit Cabinet
Sealing seams and holes in the air handler or furnace cabinet of central forced-air HVAC systems prevents the loss of conditioned air and improves the performance of your HVAC equipment.
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Clean Ductless Heat Pump Air Filters
Clean the air filters in your ductless heat pumps every 3 months to ensure proper operation.
Determine if you can benefit from replacing your old thermostat with a new smart thermostat.
Awnings protect the outdoor compressor unit of your heat pump or air conditioner from snow, rain, and hail.
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Look at Refrigerant Line Set Insulation for Air Conditioners or Heat Pumps and Replace if Needed
Look at the condition of the insulation on the refrigerant pipe from the house to the outdoor unit of the home’s air conditioning or heat pump system and replace or hire an HVAC contractor to replace if needed.
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Look for Condensate Drain Line Insulation
Look at the condensate drain line of your air conditioner, heat pump, or condensing furnace or boiler to make sure it is insulated.
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Look for Signs of a Gas Furnace Backdrafting
Look at a gas furnace for signs of backdrafting, if the furnace is an older model that does not have a sealed combustion chamber and sealed exhaust pipe.
DIY guide showing how to pick a replacement air filter and how to replace the filter in home’s HVAC system when the air filter is located in a return grille in a ceiling, floor, or wall.
DIY guide showing how to replace the filter in a home’s HVAC system when the air filter is located in an air filter slot on the furnace.
Ventilation
Ventilation
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Clean Bath Fan
Cleaning your bathroom exhaust fan inside and out can help it to perform more effectively at removing moisture from the home while using less energy, making less noise, and helping the fan to last longer.
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Clean or Replace Range Hood Filter
Clean or replace the filter on your range hood exhaust fan to improve its effectiveness and efficiency.
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Look at Exhaust Fans for Venting to Outside
Look in the attic or crawlspace to make sure your bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans are venting outside instead of into the attic or crawlspace.
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Retrofit a Range Hood to Vent to Outside
Replace an existing recirculating kitchen fan with a kitchen exhaust fan that is ducted to the outside or install a new kitchen exhaust fan that is ducted to the outside.