After enjoying an extended period of above-normal temperatures, the polar vortex finally made its presence felt last week, marking the arrival of winter in full force. In these extreme cold conditions, while hibernating until spring might seem appealing, it's not realistic. What you can manage effectively, however, is ensuring that your furnace operates efficiently to keep your home warm.
Read MoreLast week, we discussed some tips on how to prepare the outside of your home for winter. We would be remiss if we left out the other important part, the inside of your home. So, today let’s talk about getting the space where you spend most of the winter months ready for the incoming weather!
Read MoreThe temperature is getting colder, which means our furnaces have been kicking in for a while now! When we start to drop well into the minuses, we depend on our furnaces more. The last thing you want is to find out yours needs a repair after it quits working during a cold snap! While regular maintenance and checkups are the best prevention for furnace failure, watch out for these signs that might indicate your furnace needs a repair.
Read MoreWhile fall doesn’t officially arrive until September 23rd, the sights, and flavours (pumpkin spice, anyone?) are in the air. While we can have some mild days on the Prairies during the month of September, we all know what is coming. The days will get shorter, the air will get brisker, and your furnace will be needed sooner rather than later. Now is an ideal time to start preparing your furnace for the cold weather to come, so you aren’t left scrambling in the bitter cold.
Read MoreSpring is, if nothing else, technically here. That doesn’t always mean much for the weather in the Prairies, but it is a great time to do some cleaning. After being couped up all winter, it can be nice to do a deep clean and add some spring freshness. And even though your furnace is about to get a well-deserved break, it’s also a great time to do a little maintenance. Here’s what you should do for spring furnace maintenance.
Read MoreIt’s early September, and warm sunny days are still the norm. But the kids are back in school, and the leaves are already starting to turn. I hate to say it, but fall is coming. Hopefully, it will be a long and temperate season, but nights are going to start getting colder very soon. Making now the ideal time to focus on furnace maintenance, despite it being far too warm to contemplate turning the unit on.
Read MoreFurnaces can last a long time. If they are well-maintained, you can get 15-20 good years out of a unit. But, like all things, they eventually need to be replaced. Of course, you don’t want to wait until your furnace completely stops working, right in the middle of winter, to get a new one. That’s why we want to talk about some of the signs that it’s time to start shopping around.
Read MoreThe leaves are almost gone, and the days are getting shorter – winter is almost upon us. Our furnaces have been kicking in for a while now, but if something terrible happened to yours, it wouldn’t be devasting…yet. However, when we start to drop well into the minuses, we depend on our furnaces more. You don’t want to find out yours needs a repair after it has quit working during a cold snap! While we are firm believers in regular maintenance checkups as the best prevention for furnace failure, here are some signs that your furnace might require a repair.
Read MoreLast week we wrote about 8 signs you need a new furnace, this week we want to add onto that. Until November 30th, 2019 SaskEnergy has a $650 rebate for residential furnaces, a commercial boiler rebate, and a rebate for commercial HVAC systems. Click on the links provided to learn more about which one may be right for you.
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