What is Carbon Monoxide? Carbon monoxide leak is a deadly gas generated in air-tight homes without your acknowledgment. It is difficult to detect carbon monoxide leaks as it is odorless, colorless, and tasteless. Appliances such as space heaters, gas stoves, furnaces, heaters, and refrigerators can all emit CO if poorly ventilated. A gas leak can […]
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Why Is My Furnace Leaking Water? You just realised your furnace leaking water in your newly finished basement, and not sure why. Under no circumstance should you ever see water around your furnace. There is a sign that something is leaking and not draining properly. It could be a simple fix and to begin troubleshooting,
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What does it mean “Air Conditioner Short Cycling”? When you hear the phrase “air conditioner short cycling” it refers to the compressor cycling on and off too frequently. In a normal working air conditioner, when a set room temperature is reached, the outdoor compressor turns off for some time before it turns back on again
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Energy Efficiency Rating, What It Means? Two of the more commonly used energy efficiency ratings for the cooling performance of air conditioners and heat pumps are the Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) and Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER). These ratings can be used to compare energy efficiencies for different models of equipment. What do these ratings
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What is a Hybrid Heat Pump? A hybrid heat pump or hybrid air source heat pump is a system that reacts and adjusts according to temperatures. This is by far, the most efficient energy-saving method available to heat or cool a home. It can be a fuel-saving alternative to traditional heating and cooling systems in
THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN INSTALLING WOOD-BURNING FIREPLACE INSERTS One rule that applies to installing wood burning is that a full, stainless-steel chimney liner must be installed from the fireplace insert flue collar to the top of the chimney. The liner reduces the size of the chimney flue to match that of the insert collar and
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The Residential Green Ontario Rebates was introduced in December 2017 through Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. This program will be administered by HRAI aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Homeowners are being offered incentives to install qualifying air-source heat pumps and ground-source heat pumps, or windows and insulation. Ultimately saving homeowners on upfront costs of upgrades plus
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