French Village Fire Department warns Fairview Heights residents to keep furnace vents clear of ice and snow to prevent carbon monoxide buildup during winter.

Q: We have a high-efficiency condensing furnace that vents out a side wall. Should I be concerned about the icicles I see built up on the plastic pipe outside the house? -M.C. Kalamazoo. A: No. What ...

Q. With the deep winter snow we had last season, the air intake for our furnace plugged up. I had to separate the pipe from the furnace and let already-heated house air be used in the furnace rather ...

As snow piles up around homes this winter, emergency officials are warning residents about a hidden danger that can build up ...

Your furnace is often out of sight, out of mind until it stops working. Right now, many systems are working overtime.

We had a new high efficiency gas furnace installed in our house about a year ago. The contractor informed us that the new “code” required that the furnace be vented out the side of the house instead ...

God, I hate living in an old house. <BR><BR>So a section of smoke pipe had corroded through. So I go to Lowes and buy a new section. I get home, cut it to size, snap it together, and pop off the ...

The problem was traced to an iced-over vent pipe.

As temperatures plunge way below zero, there are several steps homeowners can take to weather the arctic blast. Pros say most furnaces will be fine as they run continuously in the bitter cold, but ...