maintenance and care How to Replace a Furnace Flue If you notice your home is not heating properly, or your heating bill has recently increased, you may need to examine your furnace and flue. Your furnace’s exhaust stack, also...
maintenance and care Why Is My Heater or AC Not Working? Whether it’s a malfunctioning central air conditioner or a furnace that just doesn’t seem to be doing its job, a broken down heater or air conditioner is cause for alarm...
maintenance and care How to Use Your HVAC System During a Fire Advisory Are wildfires a threat to your home? A majority of scientists believe that climate change has increased the prevalence — and intensity — of forest fires, meaning we could see...
maintenance and care How to Replace a Baseboard Heater Cover A quick DIY way to update your home’s decor is to replace the baseboard heater cover with a new, unblemished model — and it’s easy enough for most homeowners to...
maintenance and care How and When to Hire a Chimney Sweep Did you know that fireplace chimneys need to be cleaned and maintained just like any other piece of equipment in the home? Chimneys that aren’t properly maintained can malfunction in...
maintenance and care Heater Covers: What You Need to Know As much as we love heating equipment here at Modernize, we also understand that it isn’t usually the most attractive thing in a home. Baseboard heaters, radiators, and central heating...
maintenance and care How to Increase the Energy Efficiency of a Fireplace How to Increase the Energy Efficiency of Your Fireplace Fireplaces generate a lot of heat — when you’re standing right in front of them. Unfortunately, when the fire is out,...
maintenance and care Warning: Learn These Home Heating Fire Hazards Heating your home with poorly maintained equipment is like playing with fire—sometimes quite literally! Even if you don’t have a fireplace with an open flame, you could be putting the...
