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It’s important that you have your Furnace serviced annually by a licensed Heating and Cooling contractor.  Not only will they keep the furnace(s) running at peak performance (saving you energy dollars) but they will be able to spot potentially dangerous situations like the gas leak shown in the video below.
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In the eleven years I’ve been in the home inspection business I have never ever seen such a ridiculous situation with a plumbing vent as we discovered in a house recently.
Instead of installing the Drain Waste Vent line for a basement sanitary pump properly someone cut a hole in the furnace flue and […]

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Are the return air vents in your house covered with dirt?  If so, you’re not cleaning or replacing your filter often enough!
Here’s a question we get asked on a regular basis; how often should I replace the air filters and my furnace?
You should replace or clean the filter once a month.  With forced air furnace […]

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