Heating / Ventilation / Air Conditioning
Understand Your HVAC System Before You Spend On It
Independent guides and a searchable equipment catalogue covering 18 categories of heating, ventilation and cooling — written to help you ask a contractor better questions, not to sell you a callout.
HVACPool is an information site. We do not install, service or repair equipment, and we are not a contractor referral network. Specifications are for comparison — always confirm certified ratings and have a licensed professional size and install your system.
Start With a Pillar
Everything on this site sits under one of three headings. Pick the one closest to the problem you are trying to solve.
Heating
Furnaces, boilers, heat pumps, radiant, baseboard and unit heaters. How fuel type, staging and efficiency ratings actually affect your running costs.
Ventilation
Exhaust fans, whole-house systems, HRVs, ERVs, ductwork and air cleaning. The half of HVAC that decides whether the air is fit to breathe.
Air Conditioning
Central air, mini-splits, window, portable, packaged and evaporative. Why the right size matters more than the biggest number on the box.
All 18 Equipment Categories
Every category in the catalogue, grouped by pillar. Each links to its product listing.
How We Work
Six things we hold ourselves to. You can hold us to them as well.
No Invented Numbers
Every specification, efficiency rating and cost range is traced to a published source. Where a figure is a typical range rather than a certified rating, we say so on the page.
Sizing Before Shopping
The most expensive HVAC mistake is buying the wrong capacity. We push Manual J load calculations relentlessly, even when it slows a purchase down.
Independent of Installers
We do not sell installations or take referral fees from contractors, so nothing here is written to steer you toward a callout you may not need.
Certified Ratings Only
We point you to the AHRI and HVI directories rather than asking you to trust a figure printed on a carton. A rating applies to a matched system, not a single unit.
Corrections Get Published
When we get something wrong we fix it and note that we did. Our editorial policy sets out how, and gives you an address to report an error to.
Safety Is Not Optional
Gas, refrigerant and electrical work belong to licensed professionals. Where a job is genuinely unsafe to attempt yourself, we say that plainly rather than hedging.
Browse the Catalogue
Representative configurations across every category, listed so you can compare capacity, efficiency and staging side by side. Confirm current pricing and certified ratings with the manufacturer or an authorised dealer.
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Kitchen Exhaust Fans
Kitchen Exhaust Fan — 80 CFM, 1.5 Sone Rating, Single-Stage (Essential)
$89.00 Add to cart -
Split-System Central Air Conditioners
Split-System Central Air Conditioner — 3 Ton, 16 SEER2, Two-Stage (Standard)
$3,100.00 Add to cart -
Heat-and-Cool Window Units
Heat-and-Cool Window Unit — 12000 BTU/h, 12.5 CEER, Single-Stage (Standard)
$429.00 Add to cart -
Air-Source Heat Pumps
Air-Source Heat Pump — 2 Ton, 14.3 SEER2, Single-Stage (Essential)
$3,200.00 Add to cart -
Ceiling Cassette Mini-Split Units
Ceiling Cassette Mini-Split Unit — 0.75 Ton, 16 SEER2, Single-Stage (Essential)
$980.00 Add to cart -
Single-Zone Mini-Split Air Conditioners
Single-Zone Mini-Split Air Conditioner — 0.75 Ton, 16 SEER2, Single-Stage (Essential)
$980.00 Add to cart -
Single-Room ERVs
Single-Room ERV — 160 CFM, 78 Recovery Efficiency, Two-Stage (Standard)
$1,650.00 Add to cart
Latest Guides
Sizing, efficiency, cost and comparison guides across all three pillars.
Manufacturers & Suppliers
A reference directory of the companies that make and distribute HVAC equipment — with head office details, contact routes and what each one actually specialises in. We are not a dealer for any of them, and none of them pay to appear.
Not Sure Where to Start?
If you are stuck on a term, the glossary will unstick you. If you know roughly what you need, go straight to the catalogue.