1. Furnaces: A furnace is a type of heating system that uses fuel combustion to heat air which is then circulated through ducts to heat a building.
2. Boilers: A boiler is a heating system that works by heating water and sending hot water or steam through pipes to radiators, baseboard heaters or floor systems to heat a building.
3. Heat pumps: Heat pumps are a type of heating and cooling system that use a refrigerant to move heat from the outdoors to indoors during the winter and from indoors to outdoors during the summer.
4. Radiant heating: Radiant heating uses hot water pipes or electric heating cables installed in the floor or walls to provide heat to a building.
5. Ductless mini-split systems: Ductless mini-split systems are heat pumps that do not require ductwork and are used to heat and cool individual rooms or zones in a building.
6. Central air conditioning: Central air conditioning works by circulating cool air through ducts to cool a building.
7. Window units: Window units are a type of air conditioner that are installed in a window and cool a single room or space.
8. Evaporative coolers: Evaporative coolers, also called swamp coolers, use water to cool air, which is then circulated through a building.
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