Guides
Guides
Plain-language answers to the questions we hear most.
What goes into the price of a furnace repair or a new furnace
Why there is no honest single number for a furnace repair or replacement, which parts and house features drive the cost, and what a written price should show before you say yes.
Read moreHumidity in winter and summer: humidifiers, dehumidifiers and comfort
Why Waterdown houses get dry in winter and damp in summer, how to read the signs in your own home, and when a humidifier, a dehumidifier or a change to the HVAC system actually helps.
Read moreIs a heat pump worth it in an Ontario winter?
A plain look at how cold-climate heat pumps handle a Waterdown winter, when keeping the gas furnace as backup makes sense, and how the age of your house changes the answer.
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