by Scott Frakes, CMI® | Jan 1, 2021 | HVAC
When it is cold outside, there are few things that are nicer than sitting in front of a fire. While some homes have wood-burning stoves for heating their whole home, it is a lot more common for homeowners to use them for a single room or even just for the atmosphere....
by Scott Frakes, CMI® | Jul 11, 2020 | HVAC
Sometimes taking care of seemingly small home maintenance jobs goes a long way to preventing bigger issues later on. In this article we are going to look at, what may seem like such a small part of the house, the bathroom extraction fan, however, if it is not...
by Scott Frakes, CMI® | May 4, 2020 | HVAC
A chimney, while it looks sturdy, can easily fall into disrepair. There are many ways this can happen and it’s important for a homeowner to be aware of this so that they can get problems fixed before they become a bigger, more expensive, issue. Chimneys can become...
by Scott Frakes, CMI® | Mar 21, 2020 | HVAC
With so many different options for heating your home, there are several details to keep in mind whenever you consider installing a new system or replacing the one you have. While forced-air heating is one of the more common ones in use in this country, this doesn’t...
by Scott Frakes, CMI® | Jan 2, 2020 | Home Safety, HVAC
Do you have any appliances with a pilot light? It could be a stove, a heater or anything else that runs on natural gas. So what is a pilot light? It’s an older mechanism that is used to ignite the natural gas by having a small but constant amount of gas fed to a small...
