“Winters are cold in Sylvania, Ohio — too cold to be without a furnace. That’s what was going through our minds as we thought about our 20-year-old furnace and the winter ahead,” said homeowner Wendy ...

An oldest furnace contest is a time-tested promotion for HVAC firms. But one Idaho firm found success by adding a social media aspect to the campaign — that and dressing staff in a dinosaur suit. Last ...

A recent blog post about fall maintenance mentioned having your furnace inspected/tuned up by a qualified heating contractor annually. One reader sent an email asking if this was really necessary – ...

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Two weeks ago, I began a reply to J. McC’s questions about replacing his 1920s gravity warm air furnace (the “octopus”) with a new forced air furnace. He was also concerned about how to find a ...