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 ...

Q: We have a high-efficiency condensing furnace that vents out a side wall. Should I be concerned about the icicles I see built up on the plastic pipe outside the house? -M.C. Kalamazoo. A: No. What ...

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God, I hate living in an old house. <BR><BR>So a section of smoke pipe had corroded through. So I go to Lowes and buy a new section. I get home, cut it to size, snap it together, and pop off the ...

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) — ...

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 ...

Bob is a service technician who is well trained and nationally certified. However, he has sometimes suffered from the same confusion that all technicians occasionally do — the facts that he gathers ...

The deaths of three children from carbon monoxide poisoning prompted local officials to inspect several homes, discovering one faulty furnace vent pipe. On Monday, Fire Marshal George Hastings and ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich — With blizzard conditions expected to begin late Thursday through Saturday across much of West Michigan, plenty of snow will be blowing and drifting around your home. Heating and ...

As temperatures plunge way below zero, there are several steps homeowners can take to weather the arctic blast. Pros say most furnaces will be fine as they run continuously in the bitter cold, but ...