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If your furnace keeps turning on and off every few minutes, it’s short cycling, and the most common causes are a clogged air filter that makes the furnace overheat, a dirty flame sensor that shuts the burners off, a thermostat problem, or a furnace that’s too large for your home. Start by replacing the filter […]

If your furnace is getting older and you’re wondering how much life it has left, you’re asking the right question before the cold sets in. Most gas furnaces last about 15 to 20 years, and electric furnaces often last 20 years or more, but the real lifespan depends on how well the system was installed, […]

A heat pump heats your home by moving heat instead of making it. Even when it’s cold outside, the outdoor air still holds heat energy. A heat pump uses refrigerant to absorb that heat outdoors, concentrate it with a compressor, and release it inside your home. In summer, it runs the same process in reverse […]

If you look outside on a cold morning and see frost or ice on your heat pump, it may be completely normal. A light layer of frost that melts off every 30 to 90 minutes means the defrost cycle is doing its job, but a heat pump frozen solid for hours, or ice covering the […]

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Some plumbing jobs are big projects. Others are the kind of quick, clean visit that just makes your day easier. A homeowner in Denton, TX needed a garbage disposal replaced, and that is exactly what they got: our plumber arrived ahead of schedule, called first, and handled it professionally. Here is the short version. A […]

Switching from a traditional tank water heater to a tankless unit is a common upgrade, but it is a real decision with tradeoffs. A homeowner in Purcell, OK asked Paschal for a quote to make the switch and to install a better main shut-off valve while they were at it. Our plumber Javier walked through […]

Replacing a heating and cooling system sounds like a big, stressful project. Done right, it is not. A homeowner in Conway, AR had a leaking HVAC system replaced by Paschal and described the whole thing as fantastic and easy, from the first estimate to the final install. Here is the short version. A good system […]

When a decades-old air conditioner finally quits, it usually happens at the worst possible moment. For a homeowner in Springfield, MO, that moment was the hottest stretch of the year, and the unit in question was about 25 years old. Our technician Daniel came out, explained what was going on, laid out options at different […]