GTP HVAC Assist is an educational HVAC resource for homeowners. The goal is to make heating, cooling, IAQ, filters, sizing, and replacement choices easier to understand before homeowners make decisions.
We explain the parts of a home comfort system in plain language: what equipment does, what symptoms usually mean, and what questions to ask before repair or replacement.
If you are confused, you can send a question in normal homeowner language. You do not have to know the HVAC terms, and you do not have to be ready for a quote.
Ask a questionOne person, mostly. My name is Jack Freedman, and I have spent 46 years in the heating and air conditioning industry — I still work in it every day. Along the way I was general manager of a heating and cooling company in the early 2000s, taught homeowners about heat pumps through site demonstrations with the Energy Trust of Oregon, and did experimental work for Portland General Electric.
I am not a contractor. No trucks, no crews — I do not install equipment and never will. This is what I know, written down plainly, after 46 years. When you send in a question, I am the person who reads it.
In 2000, ACHR News — the industry’s trade paper — covered proposal software I designed myself, Freedman’s Quick Quote. I have been working on how contractors quote honestly ever since.
Today, HVAC Assist is free, plain-language help — that is the whole product. As we grow, we will connect homeowners who want more than answers with quality local contractors. That is where this is going; the help comes first. The education stays free either way — no catch, no obligation.
This site is built by a person, with help from AI tools — and people and AI can both make mistakes. If something looks wrong to you, send it through the contact page. I read every message, and errors get fixed — not defended.