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Don’t Skip the Homework: Make Sure Your Heating Contractor Does a Complete Home Analysis

Don’t Skip the Homework: Make Sure Your Heating Contractor Does a Complete Home Analysis

When you’re shopping for a new heating system, it can feel like you’ve got a little angel on one shoulder whispering in your ear, and a little devil on the other shoulder, whispering in your other ear. But how can you tell which advice is from the angel and which is from the devil?  For example, [...]

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Getting Ready for Winter: Trade the Overlook for the Complete Look Over

Are you an overlooker?  I know I sometimes am, about certain things. It’s so easy to overlook the little things we should do, little things that eventually can build up and cause big problems. And that’s true with our heating systems: it’s easy to overlook the need for annual maintenance. Right now, before winter strikes, is [...]

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Getting Ready for Winter: The Wisdom of the Tune-up

We all understand the importance of tuning up our automobiles.  Sure, we might get by for a while without tuning up our nice, new car.  But eventually it will cost us! We realize that the cost of tuning up our cars is miniscule compared to the idea of protecting our much larger investment in the [...]

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Getting Ready for Winter: One Simple Thing You Can Do (But Most People Don’t!)

How time flies. Just a few weeks ago I was talking with you about how important it is to change your central air conditioning filter every 1-2 months.  Now summer is over, and it’s time to make the same point for your heating system. There’s no question that changing your filter is one of the simplest [...]

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Avoid Overkill: Don’t Buy More Heating System Than You Need

Avoid Overkill: Don’t Buy More Heating System Than You Need

This story is typical of many we hear from people who bought a new heating system. When Sharon’s furnace finally quit, she knew one thing for sure.  She wanted her new furnace to be powerful enough to keep her family warm throughout the house–even on the coldest nights.  She was tired of the draftiness and [...]

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