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Furnace maintenance is an important part of keeping your system healthy, especially during the winter. However, it’s also an important part of keeping you healthy during the heating season. If you forego furnace maintenance, you are opening yourself up to all sorts of problems that can have effects beyond the furnace. Let’s take a look…

Many people take their garbage disposals for granted, and it’s easy to see why. Garbage disposals have a reputation for being these paragons of waste chopping, and as a result it’s assumed that they don’t really run into problems very often. If you don’t treat your garbage disposal correctly, though, you could find yourself replacing…

Have you noticed ice forming on your heat pump while it’s operating? If so, don’t worry. At least, not yet. The outside of the heat pump icing over is a pretty common thing during the winter, especially in colder environments. Under certain circumstances, however, it can certainly become a problem. Read on to find out…

If you’ve noticed that your furnace is turning on and off every couple of minutes, that’s a sign of short cycling. Short cycling may seem like a minor issue, but it’s actually a huge threat to your system. If you want to preserve your furnace for as long as possible, you should call for repairs…

Boilers are pretty solid systems, and tend not to have nearly as many problems as other heating systems. They’re not invincible, though, and certain problems can still pose a serious threat to the health of the system. One of these problems is kettling. If you’ve ever heard your boiler rumbling like a giant teapot, that’s…

Hydro jetting is a method of pipe cleaning that involves inserting a long hose into your plumbing system. The hose has an omnidirectional sprayer head on the end of it, and uses a high-pressure stream of water to blast waste buildup off of the walls of the pipe. This kind of thorough treatment is ideal…