Posted on: 25 February 2022
What's the best fuel source for heating your home in those cold winter months? When you live in a remote area, it's likely that you won't have access to a natural gas line, so your options might be limited to fuel sources like wood, propane, or oil. Propane is typically more efficient than oil furnaces and more reliable than wood so it's a popular choice. But is it right for you?
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Posted on: 31 January 2022
If your furnace doesn't seem to be getting any power, the problem might be a bad fuse on the control board. Your furnace has a fuse that acts as a safety mechanism that shuts the furnace off if there is an electrical overload that could lead to a fire.
When the fuse goes bad, it can be replaced fairly easily, and new fuses are inexpensive. However, it's also essential to figure out why the fuse blew.
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Posted on: 10 January 2022
Adding new HVAC equipment to your home is never an easy task. Unfortunately, the job can be significantly more challenging when retrofitting air conditioning or forced-air heating into an older house. In these cases, you'll often need to deal with the costly and disruptive job of modifying walls to accommodate vents and installing new ductwork in your attic or basement.
While mini-splits remove these issues by freeing you from the need to install ductwork, they also offer flexibility in several other ways.
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Posted on: 1 December 2021
Maintaining your home's heating system means doing everything you can to spot problems early and address them before they become too severe. This approach ensures that you can stay warm all winter long and helps reduce your long-term maintenance and repair costs. As with many home maintenance issues, your heating system is often cheaper to repair before a problem leads to total failure.
Of course, it's easy to find plenty of information about heating repair and maintenance online.
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