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How to Help Your Furnace Last Longer

Come winter, your furnace has an important job to perform – keeping you and your family warm and comfortable, all season long. Has it been living up to your standard, year after year? That’s great news, but with it comes a caution: your furnace wasn’t built to last forever. No mechanical object is. Furnaces have…

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The Trouble with Dry Indoor Air

A stuffy nose, dry skin, and static electricity are just some of the problems associated with dry indoor air. Left unchecked, it can also pose a serious threat to your home and your belongings. Follow along as we explore just some of the negative effects of dry indoor air and share ideas for adding the…

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How to Prepare for Extreme Cold Weather

This is early December 2021 and so far, the cold-weather season has been kind to us. No snow accumulation, and no sub-freezing daytime temperatures. Woo-hoo! Still, before you get too busy cheering for what’s already been, take some time to prepare for what might yet come – extremely cold weather, day or night. As in,…

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How to Clean Your Indoor Air

This may surprise you, jolt you, or confirm what you already believe or know – about 90% of your time is spent indoors. There are all sorts of comments you can make about that, but for now, let’s focus on one. And that is, the more time you spend indoors, the more prone you are…

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Common Furnace Repairs

Your throat turns scratchy in an instant and, voila, you know a cold is coming. You bump into the car ahead of you at a traffic light and, depending at how fast you were driving, either a ticket, insurance claim, or both are hot on your heels.  Not to mention the hassle that such life…

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Top Garage Upgrades

A garage is so much more than a covered place to park your car. Or at least it can be. Take, for example, homeowners who use the space as a workshop, storage area for tools and lawn equipment, and a safe place to stow bikes, outdoor toys, and sports equipment.  But even with all that…

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How to Choose the Right Furnace Filter

When it comes to your family’s indoor comfort, nothing’s easier to do than cleaning or replacing your furnace air filter. Sure, it’s not the most exciting thing on your to-do list but important, nonetheless. Yet there’s more to filters than meets the eye. Originally designed to protect the moving parts of the furnace, today’s filters…

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“Should I Replace My Furnace?”

Heating systems are like all things mechanical in at least one regard – they don’t last forever.  That’s a given.  But how do you know when it’s time to replace it?  Even when you know it’s not operating up to par, it can be hard to let go of, especially when you don’t need the…

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How to Ensure Space Heater Safety

With the coming of autumn and cooler weather, you might be tempted to pull out that trusty space heater to warm you up before cranking up the furnace. It’s a great way to add a little coziness to a room without having to heat the entire house – however briefly, you can substantially cut your…

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Common AC System Noises and What They Mean

If you have kids living at home, you know all about strange and unexpected noises.  And what happens when one erupts that you don’t recognize? You get all agitated, run to see what’s going on, and then react based on the evidence at hand. Well, loud and unexpected noises can emanate from your air conditioning…

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