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"Your Home Improvement Minute" Features from NCB
"Furnace Replacement"
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HI THERE, AND WELCOME TO "YOUR HOME-IMPROVEMENT MINUTE". EVEN IF YOU LIVE IN THE TROPICS, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED SOMETHING TO HEAT YOUR HOME, AT LEAST ONCE IN A WHILE. MOST AMERICAN HOMES HAVE CENTRAL HEATING AND COOLING. HOWEVER, THESE SYSTEMS DON'T MAINTAIN THEMSELVES--AND NEED PERIODIC CHECKING. A FAULTY HEATING SYSTEM WON'T JUST COST YOU MONEY AND NOT KEEP YOU WARM, THEY’RE ALSO DANGEROUS--LEADING TO CARBON-MONOXIDE POISONING, FIRES, AND EVEN EXPLOSIONS. DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF FUEL YOU USE, A CARBON-MONOXIDE DETECTOR MIGHT BE ADVISABLE. HOWEVER, REGULAR INSPECTIONS BY A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN ARE ESSENTIAL, FOR ALL HEATING SYSTEMS. MOST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTORS SAY THAT, OFTEN, IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO GET A NEW FURNACE. BUT, IF YOU DO, IT'S BEST TO GET A HIGH-EFFICIENCY ONE, TO SAVE MONEY AND ADD TO YOUR PROPERTY VALUE; IT COSTS A LITTLE, UP FRONT--BUT WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, IN THE LONG RUN. CAPITAL-IMPROVEMENT-REPAIR FINANCING IS EASY, WHEN YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO. TO LEARN MORE, LOG ON TO W-W-W-DOT-"N-C-B"-DOT-COM--YOUR HOME-OWNER AND CONDOMINIUM-ASSOCIATION LENDING RESOURCE. THIS HAS BEEN "YOUR HOME-IMPROVEMENT MINUTE".
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