
5 HVAC Problems You Can Fix Yourself and When to Call a Pro
A tripped breaker, a clogged drain line and a dirty filter are homeowner jobs. Refrigerant, capacitors and electrical work are not. Where the line sits.
Keeping a Florida home comfortable, from DIY maintenance to knowing when to call a pro. Written by people who fix AC for a living.
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A tripped breaker, a clogged drain line and a dirty filter are homeowner jobs. Refrigerant, capacitors and electrical work are not. Where the line sits.

How often to change a filter in Florida, why a higher MERV rating is not automatically better, and how a clogged filter freezes an evaporator coil.

Screeching, buzzing, clicking, gurgling and banging each point at something specific. Which sounds mean shut the system off now, and which can wait.

One hot room is almost never an undersized air conditioner. How to tell a duct problem from a solar load problem, and which fixes are worth paying for.

Attic insulation and duct insulation do different jobs, and in Florida the ducts usually matter more. What to check before you buy a bigger system.

For almost every Tampa Bay home the answer is no: heating season here is too short to repay the loop field. The narrow cases where geothermal makes sense.
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