by Boulden Brothers | Nov 10, 2017 | Heating, Blog
It’s Winter, and even with this year’s mild winter, we’ve already had a few cold snaps and freezing temperatures. If your furnace stops in the middle of winter, you don’t want it to stay down for very long. Especially if it’s something that you can take care of...
by Boulden Brothers | Feb 4, 2016 | Propane, Blog, Answer Man
We talk about propane and natural gas almost as if they’re interchangeable. While both fuels are very similar, they are not identical and are most certainly not interchangeable. Both are used for cooking, heating, and powering vehicles for transport, but their...
by Boulden Brothers | Jan 29, 2016 | Cooling, Heating, HVAC, Blog
When it comes to saving money on heating every year, we hear the same things. But, while “put on a sweater and lower the thermostat” is good, “close vents in unused rooms” is more damaging than it’s worth. Sadly, it seems like common sense so we find people closing...
by Boulden Brothers | Dec 18, 2015 | Heating, Blog
We cover so many of the standard ideas for improving energy efficiency and saving money on heating costs. From common ideas like lowering the thermostat and cleaning your air filter, to using a humidifier to raise the ambient temperature, there’s a wealth of methods...
by Boulden Brothers | Nov 20, 2015 | Cooling, Heating, Answer Man, Blog
As a kid years and years ago I read about geothermal power in a work of science fiction. The idea that clean, free energy existed under the ground without massive refineries, smokestacks, or nuclear plants seemed very futuristic. A short while later I learned that...