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 ...

Five minutes with my Ryobi ONE+ 18V Cordless Heat Gun and everything was running again. That $84 tool has helped me out with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Homeowners are often surprised when their fairly new high-efficiency furnace shuts down unexpectedly in mid-winter. These furnaces exhaust combustion gases and bring in fresh air through PVC pipes to ...

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) — ...

What are the benefits of a furnace tune-up? Your furnace is a complex piece of machinery, and to keep it functioning properly through the coldest winter months when you depend on it most, it needs ...

With blowing and drifting making this already deep snow even deeper, utility companies and fire departments across Northeast Wisconsin are sending out an urgent reminder to keep furnace exhaust vents ...

We had a new high efficiency gas furnace installed in our house about a year ago. The contractor informed us that the new “code” required that the furnace be vented out the side of the house instead ...

The High-Efficiency Direct-Vent Furnaces are available in three models: 7,400-29,400 Btuh. The furnaces, model series 07735, 17735, and 29035, are designed as high-efficiency, low-profile furnaces ...