New HVAC System Startup: What Homeowners Need to Know
A new HVAC system should feel like a relief, not a mystery. After the old unit has rattled, short-cycled, or struggled through one too many summers, the first time the new system comes on can be oddly anticlimactic. It may run quieter than expected. The air may feel different in a way that is hard to describe at first, cooler but also steadier, less blast-and-wait, more even from room to room. That is usually a good sign. Still, the startup phase matters a great deal. A