Dear Readers: The heating season is just around the corner so this is the ideal time to schedule that furnace checkup. Why? When the first cold snap hits, the heating and air conditioning companies ...

Just like cars need oil changes and people need an annual checkup, home furnaces must be maintained every year to ensure safe operation. According to the National Fire Protection Association, heating ...

In a recent blog post about fall maintenance for Minnesota homeowners, I recommended annual furnace inspections (or boiler inspections) by a professional HVAC contractor. One reader sent me an email ...

Q: How often should I have my gas-fired furnace and cen-tral air conditioning system serviced? The furnace was in-stalled in 1974 and the motor was replaced in 1994; the air conditioning system was in ...