Furnace vs. Heat Pump: What’s Better for Residential Heating?

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When it’s time to install a new heating system, two popular options you will come across are furnaces and heat pumps. While both serve the same purpose — keeping your home warm during Wisconsin’s freezing cold winters — the way they achieve this is very different. For example, a furnace creates heat, typically by burning […]

My Furnace Isn’t Turning On! Top 5 Reasons It Isn’t Heating

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Furnaces were designed with one job in mind: to heat our homes any time temperatures plummet. Unfortunately, like any complex piece of machinery, components can wear out or malfunction, leaving us with a giant hunk of metal that does nothing more than take up space. So, what do you do when your furnace refuses to […]

No Heat? Here Are the Most Likely Culprits

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Is your home just not getting any warmer, no matter how much you crank up the thermostat? Few things are as frustrating as expecting a cozy home on a chilly day only to realize your heating system is blowing cold air (or worse, not blowing any air at all). There are a variety of reasons […]