Our Editors

Every guide on this site is written or reviewed by editors with real field and industry experience. Here is who stands behind the content.

Mike Reynolds

Lead HVAC Editor

Mike spent 18 years as a field service technician and service manager before turning to writing, working residential and light commercial HVAC across three states. He holds NATE certification and EPA Section 608 Universal certification, and he has personally replaced more capacitors than he can count. Mike leads our troubleshooting and repair content, and his rule for every article is simple: write what he would tell a neighbor across the fence.

NATE Certified
EPA Section 608 Universal
18 years field experience

Sarah Chen

Energy Efficiency Editor

Sarah is a building science specialist and former residential energy auditor who has crawled through more attics and crawl spaces than she cares to remember. She holds BPI Building Analyst certification and covers energy efficiency, heat pumps, incentive programs, and indoor air quality. Her focus is separating upgrades that actually pay back from the ones that just sound good in a sales pitch.

BPI Building Analyst
Residential energy auditor
Heat pump specialist

Dave Okafor

Cost Research Editor

Dave leads our pricing research, maintaining the repair and replacement cost data behind every cost figure on this site. His background spans home services market analysis and contractor operations consulting, giving him visibility into how HVAC jobs are actually priced, from flat rate books to emergency premiums. He writes our cost guides and keeps them honest.

Home services market analyst
10 years pricing research
Contractor operations consultant