HVAC and Insulation From a Working Tech
Last July, I got a call from a homeowner in the middle of a heat advisory. Her central air had “just stopped working” overnight. When I pulled the air handler panel, the blower motor was seized solid — the shaft wouldn’t turn by hand, the winding insulation had that unmistakable burnt varnish smell, and the … Read more
Last summer I got a call from a homeowner in a 1960s ranch-style house. She’d been fighting hot bedrooms for years — her master bedroom sat at 78°F while the living room where the thermostat lived stayed a comfortable 72°F. She’d already had two other HVAC companies out. One replaced her capacitor. Another cleaned her … Read more
If you’re trying to figure out how to size ductwork for HVAC, a solid duct sizing chart CFM residential HVAC reference is the foundation you need — and most homeowners never have one until something goes wrong. Last spring I got a call from a homeowner in Salt Lake City who had finished his basement … Read more
Last August, I got a call from a homeowner in a newer subdivision — let’s call her Michelle. She’d been complaining to her builder for two years that her master bedroom was “always ten degrees hotter than the rest of the house” in summer. The builder sent out three different HVAC contractors, and every single … Read more
Last spring, I got a call from a homeowner in Draper who was furious. She’d paid a contractor $4,800 to replace all the ductwork in her two-story home, and six months later her upstairs bedrooms were still sweltering in the summer. When I got up into that attic, I understood immediately why she was upset … Read more