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As the temperature drops and winter approaches, the last thing you want is for your furnace to break down on a bitterly cold night. To ensure your furnace operates efficiently and reliably throughout the heating season, performing a regular furnace tune-up is essential. But is a DIY furnace tune up as effective as a professional … Read more
It’s often difficult to properly heat a room over a garage. Whether it’s a regular room with HVAC already in it or a previously unused room atop the space, there are often challenges to getting the climate control right. There are quite a few options on how to treat a room such as this properly. … Read more
This is the nightmare that no Minnesotan wants to deal with: a furnace that abruptly stops working in the middle of the winter. We don’t have “mild” winter days! Any winter day is cold enough that heating systems need to be up and running. And when a heater fails, it’s a big emergency! We’re here … Read more
Replacing just one part of your HVAC system can be costly. But, if you’re getting a new heating or cooling component, you should consider whether to replace your AC and furnace at the same time. You can save money and get some peace of mind in the long run if: Both your heater and air … Read more
Are you finding that you have to bundle up in your home even when your heat pump is working? It’s not fun during a Minnesota winter to find that your heating system is struggling to do its job, leaving some rooms ice cold, while providing only moderate heat to the others. Or perhaps it seems … Read more
Do you know how to prevent frozen pipes? Now that winter is here, you should make sure that you do. Heading off this problem could save you thousands of dollars in damage. How Can I Prevent Frozen Pipes? If the temperature gets low enough in your home, the water in your pipes can turn to ice. … Read more
Living in Minnesota means getting used to ice. We deal with it a lot during a significant stretch of the year. We get so accustomed to seeing it, that when it appears on an air conditioner during the summer, we might assume it’s normal. For people who aren’t HVAC professionals and don’t know the details about … Read more
The modern air conditioner is a complex type of refrigeration equipment, and it takes years of special training to know how to install, repair, and maintain one. However, it’s easy to teach someone the basics of how an AC works, and knowing some of the rudiments of air conditioning operation can be helpful for a … Read more
Spring is now officially here—even if the warm spring weather hasn’t arrived along with it. However, that’s what we expect in Minnesota. The rest of March and April will see gradual warming, maybe some sudden spikes in heat, but the periods of rough cold weather aren’t done. No matter what conditions are like outside during … Read more
We’ll start off today’s blog with a bit of AC trivia: the first completely air conditioned home was built right here in Minneapolis. It was a mansion for millionaire Charles Gate, heir to the barbed wire fortune. But Mr. Gates never go to enjoy his cooled home, since he died in a hunting accident before … Read more