Frequent service calls are often the first warning sign. If a heat pump or furnace requires multiple repairs within a single season, the cost of ongoing fixes may begin to outweigh the benefits.

For HVAC technicians and contractors specializing in heat pump installations, following a regular heat pump maintenance schedule is essential to ensure system reliability, energy efficiency, and ...

Heat pumps have a reputation for being low-maintenance, and mostly it’s deserved. Because they move heat rather than burning fuel, there’s no flue, no combustion process and none of the ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...