Q. With the deep winter snow we had last season, the air intake for our furnace plugged up. I had to separate the pipe from the furnace and let already-heated house air be used in the furnace rather ...

The problem: Replacing an existing gas furnace with a new, more efficient furnace. The apprentice: Allen Charles Edwards (ACE) — First-year mechanic. The technician: N. Arthur Thomas Egan (NATE) — ...

Residential gas-fired equipment is changing and so are the related codes. As efficiencies and energy factors creep up — whether organically or because of regulation — the installation processes and ...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — As temperatures plunge way below zero in some parts of the nation, there are several steps homeowners can take to prevent the arctic blast from damaging a furnace. Pros say most ...

KITCHENER -An expensive repair bill may be hiding in the ceiling of your basement. If you have black-plastic pipes venting your natural-gas fired hot-water heater or furnace, the pipes may have to be ...

As the temperatures are dropping, your furnace is working even harder. Something you may have noticed is snow and ice building up around the vents of your high-efficiency furnace. Balcaen & Sons owner ...