Think running out of oil is bad? How about having burned, smelly oil soot spread throughout your home? A furnace puffback is a malfunction of an oil-fired furnace, boiler, or water heater where unburned fuel from the furnace’s combustion chamber is expelled back...
Every year, we run specials for pre-season furnace cleanings. We do a couple of different formats, but the basic idea is to get a heating professional in to look at your unit and to bring it up to its maximum performance level for the upcoming season. The question...
We get a lot of inquiries about winterizing houses and concerns about frozen pipes this time of year. Properly winterizing a house is somewhat time consuming and requires a fair amount of non-toxic anti-freeze, some special equipment and a bit of understanding about...
It is a big deal: you wait at home, or maybe you go in late to work. Maybe you miss a day of work altogether. Why? You are waiting for a professional service technician. It’s amazingly expensive (or at least seems so when you pay the bill). It is extraordinarily...
There are dozens of reasons why your home’s furnace may break down and need to be repaired. Obviously, some problems are easier to fix than others. Below are some common reasons your heating system can malfunction. The furnace power is off This is a common problem. If...
