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30/1/2024 0 Comments

Maintaining Your Heat Recovery Ventilator is Easy!

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A heat recovery ventilator (HRV) brings fresh air into your home without losing heat. Properly maintained, an HRV can reduce energy costs and improve your indoor air quality.

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20/1/2023 0 Comments

flue season is here!

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​​Furnace and boiler flues, and chimneys are often neglected. Many homeowners presume that the utility company or their fuel supplier is monitoring them, and don't realize this isn't necessarily true until something goes wrong. As a result, bird's nests and other debris sometimes cause soot and gases to drift back into the house, causing a potentially dangerous situation.

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14/2/2022 0 Comments

​WETT Inspections Increasingly Difficult to Get

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​While homeowners may require inspection of a woodburning stove, fireplace or furnace for personal safety and insurance purposes, increasing numbers of WETT Certified individuals are declining to provide this service for a variety of reasons.

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19/1/2022 0 Comments

Should you be worried about wood smoke?

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​(NC) There’s nothing like a warm fire on a cold day to nurture your soul. But despite its cozy scent, wood smoke contains pollutants that can be harmful, including chemicals and fine particles. Fine particles can penetrate deep into your lungs and bloodstream, sometimes leading to serious health effects or even death.

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16/2/2021 0 Comments

try this new trend in home heating and cooling

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​(NC) Why are more and more Ontarians with electric heating turning to heat pumps? Because they are one of the most economical ways to heat and cool a home.


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10/1/2021 0 Comments

snow job

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​The following newsletter, directed to WETT wood heating professionals, provides some very sound advice regarding snow loads and chimney bracing.

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19/12/2020 0 Comments

mitigate risks from poor indoor air quality this season

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​(NC) While most people associate allergy season with the warmer months, many don’t realize that allergy symptoms and triggers can be even more prevalent as the weather cools. Colder weather means more time spent indoors, and therefore increased exposed to the number one cause of allergies in the home: household dust.

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1/12/2020 6 Comments

is it time for a new furnace?

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​(NC) Sooner or later, every furnace dies. Ideally, you don't want to wait for the unfixable breakdown to happen in the dead of winter before shopping for a replacement.

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25/1/2020 0 Comments

Dollar saving energy tips

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Energy costs will vary depending upon how you heat your home, the age of your home and whether your older home's insulation, windows and mechanical systems have been upgraded.

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17/1/2020 0 Comments

combination heating systems

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1. water heater | 2. air handler w/ heating coil | 3. cooling coil | Photo: Rheem Manufacturing

When you’re involved in the purchase or sale of a home, whether you are a Realtor, homeowner or purchaser you may already own, or you may encounter something referred to as a "combination heating system." 

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    Gil Strachan is a professional home inspector, representing Electrospec Home Inspection Services in east-central Ontario since 1994.

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