Cleaning/Replacing an Air Conditioner/Furnace Filter

How To

It is imperative to change or clean your air conditioner’s filter. The recommended guideline is either every one or two months during peak seasons. If it’s fall or spring and you’re not running your system constantly you could get away with three to four month intervals.  There are two types of air conditioner filters. You … Read more

Washington Signs HFC Bill & Vermont Announces HFC Plan

A few more dominoes fell this week in the HFC phase down across the United States. I had reported a few weeks ago that Washington State’s HFC phase down had passed the legislature and just needed the signature from the governor. Well, Governor Jay Inslee signed bill HB 1112 this week. This adds yet another … Read more

Why Is My Air Conditioner Freezing?

How does it work?

There is nothing more frustrating then finding that your air conditioner isn’t working during a hot summer’s day. As I write this article it’s a few days before Memorial Day and it’s already starting to get hot here in Kansas City. For those of you who don’t know, it can get damn hot here in … Read more

HFC Refrigerant Pricing Alert – May 2019

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In the beginning of this year I got into the habit of writing refrigerant pricing updates as I saw them coming. Most of these have been fairly benign with a few percent increases here and there. It was last month though that I wrote a pricing update that had pricing doubling on some of the … Read more