It's an "age-old problem," according to the Better Business Bureau of West Michigan: The weather turns cold; furnaces don't turn on, and customers get scammed by fraudulent repair workers. "This is ...

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

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Most of us don't think about our furnace until it stops working in the middle of a cold snap. But just any other appliance (or your lawn mower's blades), your furnace has a lifespan. Thus, knowing ...

Northwest Plumbing, Heating & AC, a Quad Cities service provider since 1923, announces expanded technical capabilities and enhanced training protocols for its heating division as the region enters ...

Keeping your furnace clean is important in order to have it run properly in winter (or year-round if you have whole-house air conditioning). A clean furnace will burn less fuel -- thus saving you ...