Q. One problem I've noticed with home inspectors is they sometimes report defects that turn out not to be defective at all. Here's a case in point: An inspector cited my air conditioner for not having ...

Mini-splits are the talk of the town where I live in California, largely because of the likelihood that gas appliances may not be available for much longer here. A mini-split heat pump system is ...

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