Understanding how a home comfort system works starts with knowing what it is and what it consists of. A home comfort system, also called an HVAC system or a split system, has four parts:
- Indoor units, such as a furnace or air handler
- The outdoor unit, either an air conditioner or a heat pump
- Thermostat
- Indoor air quality components, like a filtration system or humidity control product
The Basics of a home comfort system
A home comfort system is essential to keeping you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It also helps protect you from allergens and pollutants year round.
Furnace
Explore the differences between single, multi-stage, or modulating gas furnaces. Check to see the benefits of each system and what works best with your ideas about home comfort.
Air Conditioner
Explore the differences between single-, multi-stage, and variable speed air conditioners, which allow units to maintain set temperatures regardless of outside conditions.
Heat Pump
Heat pumps are incredibly efficient and work to move the warm air out of your house in the summer, and harness the warm air outside in the winter to heat your home.
Thermostat
The advances in Smart thermostat technology allows customers to have full control over their homes comfort levels, even from outside of the house.
Indoor Air Quality System
Adding air quality products to your home will enhance the overall wellbeing of you and your family, while also providing endless fresh air without compromising the temperatures in your home.