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How to Maintain Wood Fireplace Safety

What’s the point of having a wood fireplace unless you stoke it up occasionally? Sure, it has an aesthetic appeal all its own – especially if you like looking at holes in a wall. Nope, a fireplace is made to burn wood, add a certain glow to a room, and keep you at least semi-warm…

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How to Prepare for a Winter Storm

Home is where the heart is. Okay, sure. It’s a very sweet sentiment. And yet, at risk of taking it too lightly, “warm and fuzzy” notions aren’t nearly enough to get you and your family through a winter storm – before, during, and after. It takes real planning, preparedness, and alertness. Plus, there’s a lot…

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How to Choose a Home Heating Company

Wouldn’t life be easier if all heating and cooling companies had equal amounts of talent and skill? Then you’d only be looking for the right chemistry to distinguish one from the other. But life is never that simple – if it were, it would be pretty boring, too. So, at risk of patting our company…

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Winter Personal Safety Tips.

You don’t have to be an avid skier to enjoy the winter months. Simple pleasures can be just as rewarding, like walking your dog. Sledding down a hill. And building a snow man with your kids. (Notice how we’re saying nothing about shoveling snow?!) Whatever gets you outdoors when temperatures hover around or dip below…

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Common Furnace Warning Signs

Older furnaces and boilers have an average lifespan of 12-15 years. How about yours – has it reached that ripe old age? If you’re not sure, you can check your owner’s manual, receipt or, in the absence of either, jot down the serial number from the side of the box and call the manufacturer to…

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Why You Should Install Ductless Air in Your Garage

Some people use a garage to park their cars…now there’s a novel idea. And, in such cases, various tools and other items are neatly tucked away or hung on the walls. At the other extreme, garages are often used as combination storage space and junk heap. “Hey, what do we do with this gift from…

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How a Ceiling Fan Can Reduce Heating Costs

“Hold on just a second,” you might be thinking.  “Help keep me cooler come summer? Sure, I get that. But who uses a ceiling fan in the winter…all it will do is make you feel even colder!” That’s a logical conclusion, but it’s wrong, nonetheless.  You see, any ceiling fan worth the electricity it runs…

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5 Good Reasons to Have Your Air Ducts Cleaned

What you don’t know can’t hurt you, right?  Ha! That’s perhaps one of the dumbest, most untrue statement of all time. We’re confident you know that from your own personal experience. At the same time, your list of things than CAN or can’t hurt you – visible or not – is no doubt incomplete, so…

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How to Keep Your AC Costs Down

Here’s a familiar scene, one that might be playing out in your home even as you read this blog. Just a year ago, you silently choked when you saw your first electricity bill during the summer indoor cooling season. “How did it go up that much in just a year?”, you wondered. Fast forward to…

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