Tis’ the Season! It’s that special time of year when we hope to find ourselves settled in on the couch, sipping hot cocoa, maybe web-browsing for the perfect gift or watching our favorite holiday movies…It’s a picture perfect scene, until: A chill starts to creep in. The thermostat shows an eight degree drop. What’s going on?

We get this question a lot: “Do heat pumps really work in New England homes?” The short answer? Yes, they do. In fact, there are cold-climate heat pumps designed specifically for regions like ours, capable of efficiently heating homes even during a Massachusetts winter. They even work well further north in Maine. Systems like the Mitsubishi Hyper Heat are engineered to deliver reliable comfort year-round. And with options like built-in heat strips for additional warmth, they can perform even better when the temperature drops.

Whether your home has a freshly installed, high-efficiency furnace or an “old faithful” that just keeps chugging along another year, we all share similar anxieties surrounding the efficacy of our heating systems…Are there warning signs when a heater is not functioning properly/optimally? What about troubleshooting or a backup plan?

Hear directly from our experienced team of heating specialists about the proactive steps that homeowners can take to prevent issues BEFORE being left without heat, as well as tips for what to do when a system failure does occur.