Choosing well
Repair or replace?
The 50% rule, the age of the equipment, and the one signal that should settle it before any of the others.
4 min read
Advice
Advice and frequently asked questions
The questions we get asked most, answered the way we would answer them in your basement. No publication dates — these answers do not go stale.
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Choosing well
Do heat pumps really work through a Quebec winter?
Yes — and here is exactly what happens as the temperature drops, without the brochure vocabulary.
5 min read
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Choosing well
Why oversized equipment is bad equipment
Oversizing is the most common mistake in residential heating, and the hardest one to fix after the fact.
4 min read
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Troubleshooting
My furnace keeps starting and stopping
The possible causes, from the simplest — which you can check yourself in two minutes — to the one that needs a technician.
4 min read
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Maintenance
How often should I change the filter?
The one maintenance job you should do yourself — and the purchase mistake that does more harm than good.
3 min read
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Costs and bills
What your bills look like after converting from gas to electric
Your electricity bill goes up — that is arithmetic. What matters is the total of the two, and the calculation deserves to be done honestly.
4 min read
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Costs and bills
The refrigerant change: what R-454B means for you
The industry is phasing out R-410A. Here is what that changes if you are buying new — and what it changes if you are keeping what you have.
3 min read
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Maintenance
Getting your system ready for winter
What to check in September so you do not have to call us in January — and what to do if it fails anyway.
4 min read
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