Cleaning a mini split indoor unit: what to spray, what to skip
Musty smell, weak airflow, black specks on the louvers? A wall-mounted head needs more than a filter rinse. Here's the full routine, start to finish.
Easy45 minutes
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Why your heat pump steams in winter and when it's a real problem
Clouds of steam, a whoosh, and the fan quits. Looks broken. Usually it's just the defrost cycle doing what it's supposed to do.
Easy10 minutes
Pulling a vacuum on a mini split line set: what actually works
Rushing the vacuum kills mini splits early. Here's what a micron gauge actually tells you, what "good" looks like, and how to read a decay test without guessing.
Advanced1 to 2 hours