Fire side + cold side

The install log: our own jobs, fire side and cold side

Every photo on this page is one of our own installs. No stock images and no manufacturer renderings. We keep them in two piles because that is how the Yakima year runs: the fire side gets busy when the cold settles in, and the cold side gets busy when the valley heats up.

A heat pump belongs to both sides, since one outdoor unit heats in January and cools in July. We filed them under the cold side because that is the equipment you see sitting outside the house. Brands are named where the label shows in the photo: American Standard, Mitsubishi Electric, Rheem and Heat-N-Glo.

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Fire side

Fire side: fireplaces, a fire bowl and furnaces

Gas fireplaces first, then a fire bowl lit in the snow. Our fireplace and fire pit work includes the gas line behind the wall, which you will never see in these shots.

Lit linear gas fireplace set into a grey wall — Linear gas fireplace on a grey feature wall, lit.

Arched wrought-iron fireplace front framed by teal tile — Arched wrought-iron fireplace front with teal tile around it.

Heat-N-Glo gas fireplace burning — Heat-N-Glo gas fireplace, lit.

Long linear gas fireplace on a white wall.

Linear gas fireplace above a wood floor — Linear gas fireplace over a wood floor.

Lit gas fire bowl with snow on the ground — Fire bowl lit in the snow.

Furnaces and the air handler

New construction, a garage install and a furnace with its panel open, then an American Standard air handler sitting beside a Rheem water heater. More on the equipment is on our heating page.

New furnace and flue in framed new construction.

Furnace with the service panel open — Furnace with the panel open.

American Standard air handler beside a Rheem water heater.

Why the furnace photos look plain

A furnace is meant to disappear into a closet or a mechanical room. When it is installed right, the flue is straight, the panel closes and nobody thinks about it until the first cold morning.

Cold side

Cold side: Mitsubishi units, heat pumps and mini-split heads

Outdoor units on brackets, on pads and on risers, plus one wall head with snow piled up outside the door. The Mini-Split page and the cooling page explain what goes into each one.

Mitsubishi mini-split wall head above a door with snow outside — Mitsubishi Electric mini-split head above a door, snow outside.

Mitsubishi Hyper-Heat outdoor unit mounted on siding — Mitsubishi Hyper-Heat outdoor unit on siding.

Mitsubishi outdoor unit on wall brackets against stucco — Mitsubishi Electric outdoor unit on wall brackets, stucco wall.

Mitsubishi outdoor unit beside a gate — Mitsubishi Electric outdoor unit by a gate.

Outdoor unit being commissioned with gauges and a vacuum pump — Outdoor unit being commissioned, gauges and vacuum pump hooked up.

American Standard condensers and heat pumps

American Standard condenser on a pad — American Standard condenser on its pad.

American Standard heat pump outdoors — American Standard heat pump.

American Standard heat pump on a riser pad — American Standard heat pump raised on a riser pad.

American Standard condenser set in river rock — American Standard condenser with river rock around the pad.

Outside the house, on purpose

The pad, the clearance and the line set are the parts that decide how long an outdoor unit lasts. That is why we show the whole base in the photo and not just the shiny cabinet.

Fire side + cold side

Want your house in this log?

Call Mike and Cydni on (509) 424-3245, Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm. Ask about financing or the utility rebate programs when you get your quote.

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