Homeowner-focused guides that cover the questions we hear most often during consults. No marketing fluff — just honest technical and financial guidance to help you make the right decision.
If you've only got ten minutes before your first consult, read the complete guide and the cost breakdown. Everything else below is for when you have a specific question.
A plain-English walkthrough of how they work, what they cost, who they're right for, and where they fall short.
Unit, labor, permits, rebates, financing, and what you'll actually spend over 20 years. Numbers from our own installs.
Annual flushing, the error codes you'll actually see, and how to fight Maryland's hard water before it shortens your lifespan.
Washington Gas, federal tax credit, Maryland manufacturer rebate, Montgomery County credit — and how we stack all four.
Which brands we install the most, which ones we steer people away from, and why. Not sponsored — we'd lose our license.
We install tankless for a living and still recommend tanks a few times a month. Here's when that happens and why.
These are the exact questions we get on consults, written up once so we can stop typing out the same answer.
Flow sensors, heat exchangers, condensing burners — explained without the engineering textbook voice.
The upsides, the genuine trade-offs, and a few claims on manufacturer websites that we don't buy either.
Gas wins for most family homes around here. Electric or heat pump wins for a few very specific setups. Here's how to tell which one you are.
Our current picks by use case — big family, small home, tight budget, cold basement. Based on what we've installed and repaired, not ad spend.
What your neighbors are actually paying this year in Rockville, Bethesda, Potomac, and the rest of Montgomery County.
The two brands we install the most, side-by-side. Where each one wins, where each one frustrates us, and what we'd pick for your house.
The forms, the timing, the easy mistakes that cost people $450. We file it for you — but here's what actually happens behind the scenes.
Bathrooms, people, winter groundwater temp. A walkthrough of the rough math we do before we ever step inside your house.
Answer six quick questions on our homepage and we'll show you a tier, a net price after rebates, and a monthly payment — before you ever talk to us.