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Protect Your Home With Fireproofing Tips

Constructing homes with fireproof Make sure your extinguisher materials is essential in today’s is up to date. Be sure to check design, but you can do your the label for an expiration part in safeguarding your date, and remove dust, oil, home. By protecting your or any grease that might Have Your home investment with be on your equipment. our simple fireproofing tips, you can avoid acci- Inspect Wiring dents and disasters and Any devices or appliances Inspected keep your family safe. that draw a large amount of electricity should be inspected You can avoid a dangerous Checking your home for regularly for faulty wiring. Since situation and ensure that spots that are susceptible overloaded circuits can spark your family is safe by being to is key to evaluating fires, using a voltage tester aware of common furnace the safety of your premises. can detect a troubled circuit. fire causes. While identifying hazardous Tripped breakers, discoloured areas, keep the following outlets, and charred wires Heaters are a necessity in things in mind to help protect are signs you may have an the colder months and it’s your family and home. electrical circuit problem. important to use them safely. Fire Extinguishers Keep House Clean The most common causes Fire extinguishers are your best An untidy house or a bit of junk isn’t of furnace fires include: defence against small fires. Having a big concern, but an accumulation n Dirty air filters that restrict fire extinguishers in areas of your of flammable material can certainly airflow and cause furnace home with heating equipment add up. Clean storage areas and motors to overheat; or flammable materials, such as rooms at least once a year to make n Faulty parts, bad wiring; kitchens, basements, and garages, sure that you limit the number of n Tight motor bearings that you can be ready in emergencies. flammable materials you keep. aren’t lubricated regularly; n Flammable materials around heating equipment; n Ignoring regular furnace maintenance. Install Smoke Detectors By having your furnace Your home’s smoke detectors inspected regularly, you are an essential alarm in the event can prevent furnace fires of a fire. Install smoke detectors and save money. Contact inside each bedroom, outside ClimateCare for professional sleeping areas, and on every maintenance service that level of your home. Test your includes an inspection of smoke detectors every three your at to four months, and replace the same time. batteries as needed.

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What You Should Know About Your Heating System During A Blackout

Some of the common questions we hear during a blackout include: Will a gas furnace work without electricity? My gas furnace is not working after a power outage. POWERING What should I do? THROUGH You can put your mind at ease THE COLD! knowing there are some things you can do to prepare in case of a blackout or issues with your furnace after a blackout.

Will your gas furnace work without electricity? The short answer is no. Although your furnace is fuelled by gas, there are components that require electricity to operate. These include the following: n Circuit Boards: Which relay information from the Generators & Will and the furnace. n Relay Switches: Electric switches Help You Weather The Storm within the system. During a blackout, your gas furnace n Many natural and propane gas n Blower Motors: Propel heated will not work. The unit’s built-in fireplaces work without electricity air into the system and push safety system does not allow it to and can be a very good source waste products from combustion turn on during a power outage. But, of supplemental heat. Many also process, out through the . there are things you can do to stay come with built-in, remote, or In most cases, your furnace should comfortable during a blackout? wall-mounted . be working just fine once power n Have a back-up generator. A n Wood-burning stoves and is restored. If not, here are some manual-start generator can restore fireplaces are great to have steps to restarting your furnace: electricity in just minutes. Natural during a power outage. The heat n Check the control panel which and propane gas generators can will be localized to the area, but may be flashing, indicating that be sized to take on the entire provide some comfort to your something may need replacing electrical load of the home. family while the power is out. or repair. Until this happens, the furnace will not work; n Look for a tripped breaker n Check that the venting is not plugged with snow or ice; n Check the thermostat. Make sure it’s back online and turned up high enough to engage your furnace and warm up your home.

If you don’t get your furnace back in working order, it may be time to give ClimateCare a call!

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WHEN DO YOU NEED TO HOW CAN A HIGH EFFICIENCY REPLACE YOUR FURNACE? FURNACE SAVE YOU MONEY?

A furnace installed before 2010 (when A high efficiency furnace stretches the standard changed to 90% or over) your energy dollars by converting a could have an AFUE rating of 80% or higher percentage of fuel into heat. less. This could mean about 20% of your However, you will have to pay up front energy is being wasted. A functioning for those monthly savings. furnace may not be working efficiently. To calculate the true value of a high Lowering energy bills. Lower AFUE and inefficiencies efficiency furnace you will have to plot Reducing your carbon related to the age of the equipment the up-front cost against monthly footprint. Convenience. result in utility overpayments. savings. A quality, well-maintained You might want to have WHEN SHOULD YOU furnace will last about 12-15 years. a new high efficiency REPAIR YOUR FURNACE? furnace installed for a WHAT SIZE FURNACE number of reasons. You might be able to repair a poorly IS RIGHT FOR YOUR HOME? performing furnace by taking the Regardless of why following steps: The best way to accurately answer this you want to replace n Check for clogged air filters. This is question is to book a consultation with your heating system, the number one problem homeowners a professional. The answer depends we want to help you can take care of themselves. A dirty not only on your home’s size, but other cover the who, what, can wreak havoc on your factors like age, insulation, the number when, where, and furnace and air conditioner; and size of windows and doors. how of upgrading. n Check for a faulty thermostat (look An undersized furnace will struggle for loose wires, change batteries); So, what exactly does to meet the desired temperature, n Check for burnt out fuses or tripped high efficiency mean? become overworked, fail prematurely, circuit breakers. Either of these things and need to be replaced. But, contrary Furnaces are graded could mean that power to the or to popular belief, oversized furnaces on their Annual Fuel circuit board has been cut. are just as problematic. Utilization Efficiency (or AFUE) rating. An oversized furnace will satisfy the temperature setting quickly and won’t Modern gas furnaces run a full cycle but rather will short- are all high efficiency cycle (short on/off cycles). This requiring a minimum leads to warm and cold spots, AFUE rating of 90%, not to mention extra wear meaning they convert and tear on the unit itself. about 90% of fuel into Oversized furnaces also the energy that heats run the risk of overheating. your home. Efficiency is the key Some high efficiency to a comfortable home gas furnaces have and energy savings, AFUE ratings reaching not power. And, as high as 98.5%. The maximum efficiency higher the efficiency, depends on the proper the less energy your sizing of the equipment. furnace needs to heat your home.

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For over 30 years, McCrea’s ClimateCare has provided expert heating, cooling and services to all of our customers in Renfrew, Arnprior and the surrounding area.

At McCrea’s ClimateCare, we are proud of the track record we have established by providing outstanding service and expert installation of quality products to our customers, year after year.

At McCrea’s ClimateCare, we are much more than just your personal climate experts. We are also your neighbours. So, you know you can always depend on us to get the job done right. We are totally committed to providing you with excellent service and installation of top-quality products, at the right price.

Call McCrea’s ClimateCare today and ask about our complete range of home comfort services, including: high-efficiency furnaces, , fireplaces, geothermal heating, heat pumps, radiant heating, central , ductless air conditioning, tankless water heaters, storage tank water heaters, rental hot water heaters, water heaters, radon testing and , air purification, carbon monoxide detectors, air filtration, HEPA filters, heat recovery ventilators, and .

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