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Important information about venting for Water Heaters, Furnaces or Boilers     In Ontario, beginning on August 2007, the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) has adopted new national code requirements regarding the installation of plastic venting systems for gas burning appliances such...

Your heat recovery ventilator (HRV) can help make your house a clean, healthy living environment. It improves air quality by removing stale indoor air and continuously replacing it with preheated outdoor air.  An HRV can give many years of trouble free service. All it takes is a little bit of tim...

Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colourless and odourless gas which is a common by-product  of the combustion of fossil fuels. The burning of natural gas, propane, oil, wood, kerosene and coal produce CO. Exhaust from your car or gas mower also produce this potentially dangerous gas. Because you can't s...