Chicago winters can be brutal, and on cold nights, it’s going to take more than your favorite blanket to keep you comfortable and warm – you need a furnace that runs efficiently to keep your household toasty. When you are building a new...
Read more“Though much has been done by the ingenious men in the art of distributing heat for household uses; it must be confessed that in one or two instances only have they been able to make a permanent impression or bring their contrivances into that...
Read moreThe leaves are turning red, orange and brown, the sun is setting earlier each day and the temperatures are dropping, especially at night. While it might be “perfect sleeping weather” now, in just days it’s going to be too cold to keep the windows...
Read moreIn 1902, engineer Willis Carrier was tasked with removing humidity from the air of the Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographing and Publishing Company in New York to keep paper from wrinkling and sticking together. When Carrier solved the problem of...
Read moreIt’s been a (very) long and cold winter. While Mother Nature still doesn’t seem to be ready to move into summer, it’s going to happen – and quicker than you think. Temperatures are poised to soar soon, making you hot, sweaty and probably...
Read moreIt seems like a fairly easy decision when you’re standing at the hardware store or ordering online – a filter is a filter is a filter, right? Well, wrong. Choosing the correct filter for your furnace and your family can dramatically improve...
Read moreYes, baby, Maertin Heating and Cooling sure can! Most of us live in “dumb” homes; built years ago with the technology of the time which is now not as energy efficient or customizable as today’s latest innovations. You might feel that the only way...
Read moreWhile there are all kinds of benefits to taking cold showers (see The Scientific Case for Cold Showers), most people aren’t keen on that. If your water heater is more than 12 years old, chances are you’ll wake up one morning to a BIG COLD...
Read moreGet over 675 square feet of comfortable living space in just days, with no mess, no fuss and no need to spend tens of thousands of dollars. Did you wake up this morning to a frozen car battery? Are you itching to start seedlings but don’t...
Read moreWhen your furnace kicks on and the blower moves the air through the vents, what emerges into your rooms is air that’s really hot – between 140 and 170˚ F. That’s hotter than the highest record-setting temperatures in Arizona. That means...
Read moreFrom the earliest days when humans harnessed fire for warmth and for cooking, flames have been one of our biggest comforts – and one of our biggest dangers. Nowadays, when furnaces have replaced fireplaces, we may think technology has...
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