Roger The Plumber, a local plumbing, heating and air conditioning service company, advises homeowners to schedule a safety inspection of their water heater.

As temperatures continue to drop, homeowners will be turning up the heat on their thermostat. To help prepare for the cool seasons ahead, here’s what every homeowner should do.

Roger The Plumber, a local plumbing, heating and air conditioning service company, is running a buy-one-get-one promotion for air conditioning and heating system inspections. With the promotion, customers will receive a professional air conditioning system inspection for $49 and a no-cost heating system inspection; the cost of repairs and materials is not included in the inspection price. 

It’s been a cold winter and your furnace has likely been running daily for months, keeping your family nice and warm. If you’ve kept up on maintenance, then your furnace should be in good condition. If you spot any of the following signs, however, then you need to have your furnace inspected ASAP.

Your furnace has been running faithfully all winter and it likely needs a bit of attention from you in order to continue to function properly. Here are a few simple things you can do to keep your furnace in top shape.

If you’re unhappy with how much you pay per month for heating and air conditioning, then you may want to consider an alternative heating and cooling system: a heat pump system. Compared to furnaces and baseboard heaters, a heat pump system can lower your electricity use for heating by about 50%. Here’s what you need to know about heat pumps before you make the switch.

Roger The Plumber, a local plumbing, heating and air conditioning service company, advises homeowners to not neglect regular maintenance of their home heating system and to take an active role in preventing costly repairs.

Today, all we need to do to heat the home is press a few buttons on our smart home thermostat and — voila! No need to chop wood, heat water or haul coal. The journey to modern day heating has spanned developments across many centuries, from fireplaces to iron stoves to steam heating. Most of us take our HVAC systems for granted, so we decided to share a brief history of what our great-grandparents and their “greats” had to do to stay warm.

Homeowners today have many options to choose from when considering heating and cooling systems. One option is a geothermal heat pump (GHP), also known as geo-exchange. A GHP is an electrically powered refrigeration unit that works to transfer energy to and from the earth.

Winters in the midwest can be brutal. Snow, storms and icy conditions will force residents to stay indoors and rely on their trusted heater to keep them warm. Here are a few tips to heating your home efficiently and saving a bit on your electricity bill.