Welcome to the newest section of the Home Comfort Pages - our Do It Yourself Section. Pages are still being added, so keep checking back. Your home's heating and air conditioning system is a finely tuned assembly of computer chips, timing circuits, motors, starters, temperature- and pressure-sensing circuitry, safety switches and thermal transfer components. Most of these components require specialized test equipment and tools to make adjustments on them.
In spite of the seemingly overwhelming complexity of the system, there are some things that the average homeowner can become familiar with, to maintain some items in the home's heating and air conditioning equipment. Some diagnostic procedures can be performed without the need for special tools and diagnostic equipment. Some of these procedures could even save the homeowner the cost of a service call by a factory-trained technician.
Air Conditioner Not Cooling? Try This Do-It-Yourself No-Cool Checklist.
Starting up your air conditioning system for the season - Spring Checklist.
Symptoms of a Furnace Plenum Ice Block, and How to Remedy and Prevent an Ice Block
Starting up Your Furnace System for the Season - Fall Checklist
Air Conditioner is Leaking Water Out of My Furnace: A Do-It-Yourself Checklist.
NO HEAT - Try this Do-It-Yourself NO-Heat Checklist.
Air Filters - Media Filters - Electronic Air Cleaner Maintenance
Here's a list terms frequently encountered in home heating and air conditioning and their meanings.