Apr 23rd 2025 HVAC Sizing Secrets: Avoid Tonnage Mistakes When Selecting

HVAC Sizing Secrets: Avoid Tonnage Mistakes When Selecting

HVAC Sizing Secrets: Why Choosing the Right Tonnage Matters Selecting the right HVAC tonnage shapes three things that matter every day: comfort, energy bills, and equipment life. Get the size right and the system maintains even temperatures and steady humidity while using only the power it needs. Treat sizing like a design decision, not an afterthought. In our experience, oversizing creates short ...

Mar 2nd 2025 Is It Better to Oversize the Condenser for a Mini Split?

Is It Better to Oversize the Condenser for a Mini Split?

Is It Better to Oversize the Condenser for a Mini Split? Quick Answer Quick answer: in most homes, it is not better to oversize the outdoor condenser. Right sizing delivers the best comfort, efficiency, and system life. Oversizing means choosing a condenser with more capacity than the space requires or than the connected indoor heads can use. Right sizing means matching the condenser's capacity to ...

Jan 14th 2025 Understanding BTU: Your Key to Cooler Summers & Winters

Understanding BTU: Your Key to Cooler Summers & Winters

Understanding BTU: The Single Number That Shapes Your Comfort BTU, or British Thermal Unit, is the amount of energy needed to raise one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. It is the core unit we use to size furnaces, air conditioners, and heat pumps. Think of BTU like the sizing on a pair of shoes: get it right and everything fits, go too small or too large and every step is uncomfortable. Th ...