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Communicating With Your HVAC Tech: It Helps To Speak The Same Language

When it comes to communicating with your HVAC tech, it helps to have a basic knowledge of how your system works.

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Checking And Changing The Filter In Your Furnace: So Easy To Do, So Easy To Forget

You vacuum your carpet every week. You clean the sinks and the shower. You dust the furniture. But there may be something in your home that’s absolutely filthy — and

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Choosing And Using Your Smoke Alarms And Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors save lives — that’s a given. But going out and buying one of each and then putting them up somewhere in your house isn’t

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Furnace Troubleshooting Tips

Plenty of things can go wrong with a furnace, which is why some easy furnace troubleshooting tips can come in handy.

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A Buyer’s Guide To Energy-Efficient Furnaces

If you’ve owned your home for a while, you’ve probably made quite a few improvements. Perhaps you’ve managed to avoid replacing the furnace, but now you’re thinking that you’ll soon

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Fall Preventive Maintenance Starts With Your Heating System

Fall is here. So what have you done to prepare for the cooler weather? While digging out your winter sweaters and setting up seasonal decorations might be on your list,

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High Energy Bills: Here’s How To Cut Them

Even though Sacramento area residents enjoy warm weather for much of the year, eventually the furnace has to be turned on. And once you’ve done that, you may feel that

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Signs That Your Furnace May Be About To Fail

Even in sunny Sacramento, having a heating system is essential, considering that winter temperatures commonly drop to the 30s and 40s. Fall is the ideal time to take a look

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Boost Furnace Efficiency With Ceiling Fans

Many homes throughout the greater Sacramento area have ceiling fans installed. The air movement they create in the heat of summer makes occupants feel much cooler. With fans, less air

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Furnace Tune-Up: A Fall Essential

A furnace tune-up is like money in the bank that pays you the dividend of peace of mind. It ensures that your furnace continues to run properly and efficiently and

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