Top Reasons To Install A Heat Pump In Your Home

Posted on 8 January 2020

If you live in a moderate climate and are building a new home or replacing your current heating system, you will have to make a decision about what type of system to install. Many people are familiar with having a furnace and separate air conditioning system, but more and more people are opting to have heat pumps installed instead. Installing a heat pump is a great solution in areas where there may be chilly or even cold winter nights but few days where the low low temperature is below freezing. [Read More]

Do's And Don'ts When Maintaining Your Furnace During The Winter

Posted on 6 December 2019

Homeowners who take great care of their furnaces often do so because they fear the dreaded furnace breakdown. This is when your furnace breaks down, and you have to sit in the cold while waiting for a furnace repair technician get your furnace working again. There are certain forms of maintenance that will reduce the risk of this happening. Don't Crack Your Heat Exchanger The most common reason for why your furnace breaks down is that you develop a crack in the heat exchanger. [Read More]

3 Reasons to Consider a Boiler Over a Furnace

Posted on 29 October 2019

There are enough things to keep in mind when constructing a new home that the design of your HVAC system may fall by the side. This system may seem like a relatively dull aspect of your home to worry about, but your choices will have significant impacts on both your enjoyment of your new house and your long-term energy costs. If you live in an area with cold winters, then one of the bigger decisions that you will need to make is between forced air and baseboard heating. [Read More]

Why You Will Want A Plumber To Inspect All Of The Plumbing In The Old House You Just Bought

Posted on 24 September 2019

If you have just recently bought a nice old home to call your own, you will want to consider hiring a local plumbing contractor to inspect all of the plumbing in the house. Even if you did not buy the house with the feeling that it is a complete fixer-upper, you will want to entertain the possibility that there could be some things with the plumbing system that need to be worked on, especially if the plumbing system has not been updated in many years. [Read More]

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Finding Duct Leaks

When I started noticing that our furnace wasn't working quite right, I immediately blamed it on my system. I thought that it simply wasn't producing warm air, so I hired a professional to come out and check the system. However, as soon as he started inspecting things, he noticed several large leaks between junction points and around corners. He mentioned that if there were leaks in the lines, the heated air wouldn't be able to travel to the right room. He went through my entire home and repaired the ducts, and you wouldn't believe the difference it made. Check out this blog to learn more about finding duct leaks.

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