Though you can’t predict when a furnace will stop working, there are usually signs that indicate the furnace needs immediate attention. Here are a few signs every homeowner should recognize in their furnace.

As the cold winter season blankets the US, homeowners are turning up the furnace to keep their loved ones warm and safe. But the energy bill is likely to skyrocket as well. Fortunately, there are ways to efficiently heat the home without sacrificing comfort for low cost.

Heading into the winter season, every homeowner needs to make sure their furnace is in good working condition. Not keeping up with maintenance could lead to issues that leave the home freezing. Here are a few common issues with furnaces and ways to address them.

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.

Evaporative coolers are a good option for homes in low-humidity areas. Also called swamp coolers, evaporative coolers pass cool outdoor air over water-saturated pads, causing the water to evaporate into it. Though they require more frequent maintenance than central air conditioners, they cost about half as much to install. 

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 take  proactive steps to maintain their whole-house humidifier. A properly functioning whole house humidifier can soothe skin and breathing problems, ease symptoms of a respiratory condition, and help homeowners cut energy expenditures while also lowering monthly electric bills.  

Once every 365 days, the world gets a fresh start — a new beginning — and the opportunity to make changes. For homeowners, the home is a great place to start with New Year-inspired changes. After an entire year of sheltering the family, providing water, light and heat, the home deserves a thorough check-up and some upgrades. Here are a few to-do’s every homeowner should have on their list to make sure their home is in top shape.

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.