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You can consider replacing your old furnace base on many factors.Normal lifespan of furnace is between 15 to 20 years depending on the type of the fuel (Natural Gas,Propane or Oil) and location which furnace had been initially installed. For example, a damp, moist location with little fresh air will cause the furnace heat-exchanger and mechanical parts to deteriorate faster than normal which leads to cracked heat-exchanger. Read More>>>

We're glad you asked! Why should you choose Lennox over other brands of home comfort equipment? The answer comes down to four core principle  quality,heritage,innovation and trust. Fulfilling each of theses principles on a day-to-day basis has made us the most proffered brand of heating and air conditioning products in North america. Read More>>>

For immediate release Hydrocarbon Refrigerant DIY kits for air conditioning systems potential fire hazard May 17, 2012 - Mississauga, Ontario – Anyone who has ever forgotten to lift the lid before lighting their propane barbecue knows how volatile, and highly flammable, this fuel source can be. Would you then risk using such a potentially hazardous product in your air conditioning system? This is exactly what mass marketers and retailers are suggesting that home and building owners do by promoting a hydrocarbon refrigerant “Do-It-Yourself (DIY)” kit as a replacement refrigerant gas for residential or commercial air conditioning systems. Unlike the non-flammable refrigerants used by a qualified air conditioning technician, hydrocarbon refrigerants are made up of a mixture of propane and isobutene and are extremely flammable similar to the gas in a barbecue tank. The use of such a flammable refrigerant in a home or building can create a serious fire and explosion risk ...

NRCan Closes ecoENERGY to New Registrants On Sunday January 29th, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Minister Joe Oliver announced via the NRCan website and by way of a news release that the federal government would be officially closing the popular ecoENERGY Retrofit-Homes program to new registrants.   The sudden closing of the program comes two months before its official end date on March 31, 2012. The government has limited participation to 250,000 registered homeowners. The NRCan website states the following: The program has successfully reached its goal of 250,000 registered homeowners. As planned, the program is no longer accepting new registrations. To help ensure registered homeowners have time to get their post-retrofit evaluations and receive a grant, the Government of Canada is extending the deadline to June 30, 2012, for homeowners to complete post-retrofit evaluations and apply for a grant. All retrofit renovations must still be completed by March 31, 2012. ...

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2012 Heating and Cooling Incentives  HRAI and Ontario Power Authority announced continuation of Heating and Cooling incentives to 2012.

Canada Regulatory Update- Amendment 13 As part of the regulatory process to implement minimum energy performance standards under Canada’s  Energy Efficiency Act , Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) issues bulletins to announce intentions regarding  standards for new products and revisions to existing products. These bulletins cover reporting requirements, minimum energy performance levels, labelling and verification requirements that will come into effect for products manufactured after a specified date.  Traditionally, after stakeholder consultations by webinars, additional bulletins, stakeholder meetings etc .  are held, the proposals are pre-published in the  Canada Gazette , Part I.  This allows for an additional 75-day comment period. The pre-published regulations are revised if necessary and proceed to final approval and publication in Part II of the  Canada Gazette .  On October 12, 2011 Am...