The first genuinely cold night in the Central Valley tends to arrive without much warning, and it almost always lands on a week when nobody has thought about the furnace since March. Testing your heating system in early fall gives you a low pressure window to find problems while the weather is still mild and…
The first cool morning in the Central Valley almost always plays out the same way in every house. You push the thermostat over to heat for the first time since spring, the burners light, and within a minute or two the air coming out of the vents smells like something is scorching somewhere inside the…
Your heat pump works all year, which means it takes more wear than almost any other system in your home. It cools your house through the long Central Valley summer, then flips into heating mode when the cold fog settles over Visalia and Tulare County. A heat pump that struggled through summer will not magically…
Homeowners in Visalia and the surrounding Central Valley communities face a unique set of climate challenges. We experience scorching heat waves during the summer months that push temperatures well past the century mark. Our winters bring a distinct chill that settles into the valley floor along with the dense Tule fog. Choosing the right heating…
Residents of the Central Valley understand that our winters are unique compared to the rest of the country. We do not often see heavy blizzards or sub-zero temperatures. We do experience a distinct type of damp cold that settles into the valley. The Tule fog rolls in and the temperature drops significantly once the sun…
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