Printable air conditioning guides and packs

Our paid guides go further than the free ones: they put the decisions in order, with worksheets to fill in, spreadsheets and every rule quoted with its official source. One-time payment on Stripe, instant access; the first chapter of each guide is free to read on its page.

United States

Best value: 5 guides for $89 instead of $145US Homeowner AC Library 2026Every Claude AC guide for US homes in one purchase: replace without overpaying, maintain and troubleshoot, fix a hot second floor, get warranty and insurance claims paid, and cool single rooms.$89 for all 5See the guideThe US AC & Heat Pump Replacement Pack (2026)Replace your central AC or heat pump in 2026 without losing a rebate or overpaying: what is left of the incentives and how to claim it, sizing, the SEER2 minimum for your region, 20 contractor questions, a three-quote comparison sheet and the installation-day checks.$49See the guideNewThe AC & Heat Pump Owner's Handbook: Maintenance and Troubleshooting (2026)A year-round maintenance calendar, the safe checks you can do yourself, symptom-by-symptom troubleshooting (water on the floor, ice on the lines, warm air, short cycling, noises, smells), what a real tune-up includes, the truth about refrigerant recharges and the records that protect your warranty.$29See the guideNewHot Upstairs, Cold Downstairs: The Fix-It Workbook for Uneven Cooling (2026)Find out why your second floor stays hot with a one-weekend diagnosis, then fix it in the right order: settings and dampers, return air, attic air sealing and insulation, duct sealing, balancing, zoning or a second system, with logs and contractor scopes.$24See the guideNewWho Pays When Your AC Breaks: The Warranty, Home Warranty and Insurance Claims Workbook (2026)Know which promise pays when your AC or heat pump fails, register and transfer in time, file a claim that holds up and appeal a refusal, with trackers, a claim log and letters.$24See the guideNewThe Room Air Conditioner Handbook: Window, Portable and Through-the-Wall Units (2026)Choose the right room unit for your windows and your lease, size it with the ENERGY STAR table, read CEER and SACC, install it safely on the right circuit, seal it, and work out what a summer costs at your own rate.$19See the guideNewNew-Build Home HVAC Checklist: Pre-Closing and 11-Month Warranty Kit (2026)The HVAC documents to ask your builder for (Manual J, S and D, ENERGY STAR checklists, permit and final inspection), a room-by-room walkthrough before closing, registration deadlines counted from closing, the 11-month warranty inspection, six letters and a defect log.€29See the guideNewDuctless Mini-Split Planner 2026: Zones, Sizing, Cold-Climate Heat, Quotes and InstallDecide whether ductless fits your house, size every zone, choose single-zone, multi-zone or ducted, check winter capacity at 5 °F, read SEER2 and HSPF2, place each piece, weigh DIY against a pro and compare quotes line by line.$29See the guide
Split heat pump outdoor unit on a pad beside a house
Split heat pump outdoor unit on a pad beside a house. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Europe

The European Air Conditioning Buyer's Pack (2026)Choose the right machine for each room (portable, wall monobloc or split), size it in kW, read the EU label and the F-gas dates, cost a summer with your country's real electricity price (Eurostat, 29 countries), get the building's consent and compare three installer quotes line by line.€29See the guideHeating With Your Air Conditioner: The European Air-to-Air Heat Pump Guide (2026)What a reversible split really costs to heat with in your country compared with gas and electric radiators (Eurostat prices, 29 countries), how to read SCOP and the cold-weather figures, sizing for winter, installation, settings, defrost and subsidies.€24See the guideCooling a Flat Without an Outdoor Unit: The European Guide (2026)Wall monobloc, portable or hidden split compared on the figures declared in the EU product register, the façade and heritage rules of 10 countries from their official texts, how to get the landlord and the building to agree, five request letters and a worksheet.€29See the guideUsed, Refurbished & Rented Air Conditioners in Europe: Buy-Second-Hand Inspection Kit, Hire vs Buy vs Lease Calculator and Contract Checklist (2026)Before you buy an air conditioner second-hand or refurbished, or hire, rent or lease one: the five-year cost of each route with your own figures, the guarantee you have on used goods, the F-gas rules for moving a split, a 25-point inspection, a contract checklist and three messages to send.€29See the guideDoes It Have AC? Heat-Readiness Atlas for Renting or Buying a Home in Europe (2026): 27 Countries, Viewing Checklist and Lease ClausesBefore you rent or buy a home in another European country: whether homes there have air conditioning, how hot this one will get, what to check at the viewing, who has to agree before a unit goes on the wall, four lease clauses to ask for and the electricity of a summer at the country’s price.€29See the guideWorkplace Heat Kit: Temperature Rules, Heat Plan and Cooling for European Employers (2026)The indoor temperature and heatwave rules of 15 EU countries and the UK from their official texts, a heat risk assessment to fill in, a three-level heatwave plan, outdoor work, cooling sized in kW and costed at Eurostat business prices, and three templates.€39See the guideInstalling Air Conditioning in a European Home: Permits, Noise, Certified Installer, EPC and Grants (2026)For 10 European countries: the permit for the outdoor unit, noise limits and a method to estimate the level at the neighbour’s window, the F-gas certificate your installer must hold, the effect on your EPC, grants and VAT, two checklists and three letters.€39See the guideMulti-Unit AC Maintenance and F-Gas Leak-Check Kit for European Landlords and Small Businesses (2026)For anyone running several air conditioners in Europe: who is the operator, which units need a legal F-gas leak check and how often (thresholds in kg for each refrigerant), a calendar by unit type, an equipment register, a grid to compare three maintenance contracts and the templates.€39See the guide

India

The India AC Buying and Running Cost Pack (2026)Air cooler, window or split for each room, the right tonnage, the BEE label read properly, what the AC adds to your bill at your own slab rate, what the price must include, a correct installation, the warranty and gas-refill traps, and what backup can really run.$19See the guideNewIndia AC Service, Repair & Shifting Handbook (2026)Water leaks, weak cooling and PCB faults diagnosed symptom by symptom, the leak test to demand before any gas refill, the AMC clauses to read, shifting step by step, who pays in a rented flat, and the complaint route to the National Consumer Helpline.€19See the guideNewIndia Apartment AC Installation Kit (2026)Where the indoor and outdoor units go in a flat (balcony, AC ledge, shaft or façade), pipe length and height, the drain and the vibration, the dB(A) at your neighbour’s window, the society’s permission, a sign-off sheet for installation day and three letters.€19See the guideNewRented Flat AC Kit for India (2026)Buy new, buy second-hand or rent the AC, worked out over 12 and 36 months with your own rent and tariff, who pays for installation, service, gas and removal, the clauses for the agreement, the condition record that protects the deposit, a 20-point check for a used AC and four templates.€19See the guideNewIndia Top-Floor Flat Cooling & Heat Wave Kit (2026)Why the flat under the terrace stays hot at night, the roof treatments compared, the tonnage for a top-floor room by area and by roof, the false ceiling, the ceiling fan and AC settings with a meter test, the cost at your own slab rate, an IMD heat wave plan, backup arithmetic and ten worked scenarios.€19See the guide

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