PROTECT YOUR HEALTH BY IMPROVING YOUR AIR QUALITY Today’s well-insulated homes make it easier and more economical to maintain a comfortable environment indoors, but they also tend to trap pollutants inside. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor air is typically many times more polluted than the outdoor air in cities like Minneapolis. Included in the […]
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At Blue Ox Heating & Air, we strive to educate families throughout the Minneapolis, MN, area on the importance of regular furnace and AC maintenance. Our tune-ups not only improve system performance and prevent breakdowns, but they also keep building occupants healthy. Cleaning ducts and registers and changing dirty filters prevents contaminants from recirculating in the air. For further
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Outdoor air pollutants are fairly well-known and publicized, but indoor air pollution can be just as damaging to your health. The World Health Organization points to several complications and increased risks from low indoor air quality, including higher rates of pneumonia, stroke, heart disease, and lung cancer. Many of these complications are attributable to poor use of
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The Best Way To Keep Your Home Comfortable We live in a region with wicked extremes—102° and humid in the summer, -60° with wind-chill in the depths of winter. One of the biggest challenges for Minnesotans is staying comfortable despite the less-than-comfortable forecast. Although we Minnesotans are known for venturing outdoors with complete disregard for
Simply mentioning the word pollen is enough to make any allergy sufferer’s nose itch, eyes water and skin crawl if they have fallen victim to pollen-triggered allergies before. Unfortunately, for those who suffer from allergies, summer offers no relief from excessive itching and sneezing. As a result, air quality plays an important role in home
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OPTIMIZE YOUR HOME HEATING WITH A HEAT PUMP Is winter getting the better of your home heating system? If these sub-zero temperatures are sending your furnace into overdrive, but your home doesn’t ever seem to warm up, it may be time to try something different. Heat pumps shift warm air from where it’s not needed to
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While the Minneapolis technicians with Blue Ox will obviously be here for you any time you have any sort of heating system problem, we also want to help save you money. We don’t want you to have to pay for a repair that you could probably handle on your own, so here are a few do-it-yourself heating repair tips. These
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You don’t want to find out that your furnace isn’t working to it’s best capabilities when it’s November and -20 outside. The best way to afford a mid-Winter breakdown is by keeping up with maintenance and upkeep right before fall begins and the temperatures start sinking lower. Here are four key things to check on before your
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Pets are awesome. They snuggle us when we’re sad, give us energy when we’re lagging, and they’re always around to help us through the day. Whether you have a dog, cat, domesticated raccoon, or who-knows-what, however, pets leave things behind. Things like dander and hair. Pet hair is self explanatory. We all know what it
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You already know how we feel about air exchangers. The surprisingly simple, easy-to-use device is one of the best ways to keep your home’s air fresh and clean. But once you have an air exchanger, how do you use it? Should you really just turn it on and forget about it? Is there anything you can do
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