Prevent Injuries with Roof De-icing
OK. When it’s icy out, you know what to do so people don’t trip and fall. You throw salt on the ground. But your driveway and stairs are not the only place ice collects and can cause damage. How about your roof? Water can seep into the cracks of your roof. When it gets cold, […]
Cleaning Your Air Ducts
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the air inside your home can be two to five times more polluted than the air we breathe outside. While we talk frequently about how changing the air filters in your HVAC system can improve air quality, so too can making sure your ductwork is clean. Here are some […]
Your Furnace Has a Filter – Why You Should Change It
All furnace units have filters, which need to be replaced on a regular basis. Below are a few reasons you should ensure this takes place as regularly as recommended by your installation and maintenance technician. Enjoy better air quality Research performed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has shown that the air we breathe indoors […]
How to Prevent Frozen Pipes
It is really cold out. Just like being exposed to cold weather can be dangerous to us, it isn’t doing our pipes any favors either. The water inside your pipes can freeze in cold weather. As freezing water expands, it increases the pressure inside the pipes, potentially leading to burst pipes, and inconvenient and costly […]
Why do Furnaces Even go Bad in the First Place?
Although a furnace is an essential item to have in your home, chances are that you seldom give this unit much thought until it decides to malfunction or worse, stop working completely. This is usually the time when the furnace technician in Chicago is asked, “Why did my furnace go bad?” There are a few […]
Reasons Your Furnace Might not be Working
After having a furnace installed, many people forget that there are some forms of regular maintenance that need to be performed to keep them in good working order. If you have noticed that your furnace is not performing as well as it should, there may be a few reasons for this, some of which will […]
4 Questions to Ask your Furnace Repair Expert
Having a furnace repaired can sometimes be a costly experience, depending on the work that needs to be done. Any work carried out on furnaces should be completed by an experienced and qualified technician as well. Below are five crucial questions you need to ask before deciding to hire a furnace repair person. Will company […]
Buying a Garbage Disposer
You’re stuffed to the point of bursting. Maybe too much ham or fish at the Christmas table. Or latkes and applesauce while you were celebrating Hanukkah. Perhaps too much jerk chicken or sweet potato soufflé for Kwanzaa. You may be stuffed. Did you also overload your garbage disposer to the point of bursting too? If […]
3 Signs your Furnace or Boilers Might Need an Inspection
After having a furnace or boiler unit installed, many homeowners tend to forget that they even have these devices – that is, until they start to malfunction or die completely. If you have been having doubts about the functioning of your furnace and you are not quite sure what signs or symptoms to look out […]
Plumbing New Year’s Resolutions
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Toot the horns and throw the confetti. It’s 2018. Well, not yet, but close. You still have time to make your New Year’s resolutions. When you do, resolve to take care of your plumbing. Here are 12 New Year’s resolutions. Theoretically one for every month, but a little weighted toward winter. Get a whole […]