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Straight answers to the questions we hear most, written for our own customers.

September 3, 2026 · 3 min read

What a Cerrillos Road property manager should know about rooftop HVAC

Running a rooftop HVAC unit on a small commercial building in Santa Fe means dealing with altitude, cycle counts, and a repair-versus-replace decision that's easy to put off until it's expensive.

September 3, 2026 · 3 min read

What actually gets checked in a pre-season heating inspection

A heating checkup before the cold sets in is not a formality, it's the difference between catching a small problem in October and living without heat in January.

September 3, 2026 · 3 min read

What it actually looks like to replace an old boiler with a tankless combi unit

Replacing radiant heat and a hot water tank with one tankless combi unit is a bigger job than swapping an appliance, and it helps to know what the process actually involves before it starts.

September 3, 2026 · 3 min read

Why a furnace sized for Albuquerque is wrong for Santa Fe

Elevation changes the physics your equipment is working against, and a system sized at sea level or even a thousand feet lower will not perform the way the spec sheet promises up here.

September 3, 2026 · 3 min read

Where does a mini-split even go in a house with no ductwork

Old Santa Fe walls were built for thermal mass, not moving air, so a heating and cooling system here has to work with that instead of against it.