What are the Benefits of Upgrading to a High-Efficiency Furnace in Milwaukee’s Climate?

Upgrade to a High Efficiency Furnace

If you’ve lived through a Milwaukee winter, you know they’re no joke. Between subzero cold snaps, heavy snow, and icy winds, our heating systems put in long hours keeping us comfortable. For most homeowners, that means high heating bills and constant worries about whether the furnace will make it through the season. That’s where upgrading…

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7 Signs You Need a Furnace Repair

Image of someone working on a furnace

Few things are more frustrating than a chilly Wisconsin night when your furnace decides to act up. Not only can a broken furnace leave you uncomfortable, but ignoring the warning signs can also cost you more in the long run. Many homeowners brush off strange sounds or uneven heating until it turns into a major…

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A Guide to Indoor Humidity Control

Here in Mukwonago, we enjoy beautiful scenery, a strong sense of community, and delicious barbecues. What don’t we enjoy? The humidity. If you’ve lived here for any length of time, you’re well aware of the battle we wage against moisture in the air, especially during those brutal months from July to September. We call this…

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Need a New Water Heater? A Buyer’s Guide for Wisconsin Homeowners

Quick Summary: Replacing your water heater is a major home decision, especially in Wisconsin, where cold winters make reliable hot water essential year-round. This guide outlines the most important factors to consider: energy efficiency, capacity, fuel type, warranty, and installation, plus tips to ensure you make a smart investment in comfort and cost savings. Whether…

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3 Health Benefits of Using Your AC While Sleeping

A good night’s sleep is essential for your overall health and well-being. Sleep affects everything from your mood and energy levels to your immune system and physical health. That’s why maintaining a comfortable sleeping environment is so important, especially during warm nights when high temperatures can disrupt your rest. At Midwest Heating & Cooling, we…

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What Are Air Scrubbers?

What Are Air Scrubbers?

These days, you cannot help but think more about killing germs, staying healthy, and paying a little extra attention to personal hygiene. Given that most of us spend about 90 percent of our time indoors, effectively destroying viruses and bacteria is now very relevant to all of our lives.

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Does an AC Kill Mold?

Does an AC Kill Mold? Photo of a hand in a yellow rubber glove wiping a blue wall or table with a pink cloth.

Your air conditioner (AC) can do several things––keep your Wisconsin home’s indoor air cooler than outdoor temperatures, help to keep indoor airborne allergens at bay, and help keep your home’s humidity low. But one thing it can’t do is kill mold. It can help prevent mold, but once it exists, your air conditioner can’t kill…

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Your HVAC System Can Enhance Sleep

Your HVAC System Can Enhance Sleep. A woman sleeping comfortably in her bed.

Let our qualified technicians at Midwest Heating & Cooling inspect, clean, and, if necessary, repair your heating and cooling system. Your HVAC equipment will operate at peak efficiency and with minimal sound after a tune-up. You will notice the enhanced comfort and improved bedtime atmosphere in your Mukwonago home.

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Why Is My Thermostat Blank?

Why Is My Thermostat Blank? Blank space on screen of thermometer.

It is an “Oh no!” moment when you approach your home’s thermostat and see its screen is blank. Is it serious? Does it mean your furnace, heat pump, or air conditioning is broken? Not necessarily. In fact, most of the time, it is something minor and can be easily fixed.

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Duct Cleaning

Duct Cleaning. Air ducts being cleaned.

One way to improve your indoor air quality is to maintain your air ducts. If you live in a home with central air conditioning, the airflow circulates through these ducts. Keeping them well-maintained reduces the number of pollutants in the air and also helps your air conditioner (AC) and furnace operate more efficiently.

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Zone Your Way to Comfort

Zone Your Way to Comfort. Person using home automation to control lighting, heating, air conditioning ... etc in modern apartment with fireplace, large windows with blinds, wooden floor and concrete ceiling.

Imagine having the power to control the temperature in every room of your home like a maestro conducting an orchestra. With a zone control system, you can! Gone are the days of battling over the thermostat or choosing between freezing in one room or melting in another.

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7 Furnace Maintenance Tips

7 Furnace Maintenance Tips. Tech in fron tof furnace.

It’s understandable that maintenance tasks often fall by the wayside. Many Waterford homeowners follow the mantra of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Everyone is busy and many seemingly more important priorities tend to creep up every month to consume time and money.

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Why Do I Need a Humidifier in the Fall?

Why Do I Need a Humidifier in the Fall? A cup of tea in front of a window with autumn view.

Fall is a beautiful time of the year—but it comes with a drop in humidity levels. If you’re concerned about the humidity change and want to enhance your comfort inside your Mukwonago home, installing a humidifier is an excellent option. According to ENERGY STAR®, 17.2 million households in the United States use a humidifier—install one…

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Why Air Duct Cleaning Is Important

Why Air Duct Cleaning Is Important. Professional Air Duct Cleaning.

Just like your lungs are an important connection to the rest of your respiratory system, your home’s ductwork, or air ducts, are importantly connected to your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. For your HVAC system—and your lungs—to perform at peak level, the numerous airways need to be open and clear. All in the name of breathing properly.

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Video – Why Does My Heat Pump Smell Like It’s Burning?

Video - Why Does My Heat Pump Smell Like It's Burning? Animation of worried woman.

You turn on your heat pump, and you smell something burning. What should you do? Who should you call first, the fire department or your HVAC technician? First assess what the smell most likely is, and you may not need to call anyone. Of course, if you’re still nervous because you just don’t know, turn off your heat pump and give one of our highly trained technicians a call to come out to diagnose the smell for you.

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Video – What Is a Heat Pump?

Video - What Is a Heat Pump?

A heat pump is a device that transfers heat from one place to another, from inside your home to outside or from outside to inside. In the winter a heat pump works like a heater, extracting heat energy from outside and transferring it inside. In the summer the process reverses and it will remove heat from your home and transfer it outside similar to an air conditioner.

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Preparing Your HVAC System for the Fall

Preparing Your HVAC System for the Fall. Young Blue-Collar Man Portrait In a Back Yard During The Fall Smiling at the Camera.

As the saying goes, “Time and tide wait for no one.” Whether you’re prepared or not, the summer months and warmer weather are gone, moving aside for fall and cooler temps. That means here in Mukwonago you need to think about preparing your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for fall maintenance.

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Video – Replace Your Air Filter

Don't let your air become a health hazard. Replace your air filter.

Change your HVAC filters regularly, as recommended, which is usually at least every three months. A good HEPA filter will catch the particles before they reach your lungs. There’s so much floating in the air our eyes can’t see, and changing your filter as recommended makes all the difference.

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How Does My Gas Furnace Work?

How Does My Gas Furnace Work? HVAC worker repairing furnace.

On a frosty winter’s day here in Wisconsin, your gas furnace is hard at work, keeping your Germantown home warm and cozy. Feeling grateful? You’re not alone—it’s one of the most popular forms of heating, as American as apple pie. In 1919, New Jersey inventor Alice H. Parker filed a patent for the first gas-fueled furnace.…

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What Does AFUE Mean?

What Does AFUE Mean? Older couple sitting on their couch together reviewing documents.

While an air conditioner’s efficiency is measured by its SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) rating, an electric or gas- or oil-fired furnace’s efficiency is measured by its AFUE, or average fuel utilization efficiency. This standard measurement is given in percentages, letting you know how much of your fuel is actually used to heat your Wisconsin home and how much fuel is wasted. 

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Video – What Should I Do If My Water Heater Is Leaking?

Video - What Should I Do If My Water Heater Is Leaking? Image shows animation of a water heater in a basement.

Is your water heater leaking? Here’s what you need to do: First, find the location of the leak. This will be helpful for you and your service technician. Turn off the power supply by switching the water heater circuit breaker to “off” for an electric water heater or by turning the dial to “off” on a gas water heater. Next, turn off the cold water supply to avoid more water being wasted from the leak. Call us today to have your water heater repaired or replaced.

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Why Is Changing Your Air Filter Important?

Why Is Changing Your Furnace Filter Important? Pair of hands changing out a furnace filter.

The holidays are around the corner here in Wisconsin. You may be shopping for gifts, hosting family, or taking a much-needed vacation somewhere warmer. 

Whatever plans you have—remember to change the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) filter according to the manufacturer’s guidelines. It boosts indoor air quality (IAQ), prolongs equipment lifespan, and will help you avoid an emergency repair this winter for your gas furnace or heat pump. 

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Video- What Is Carbon Monoxide?

carbon monoxide

Carbon monoxide is a poisonous, odorless, tasteless gas. It is formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon, or the incomplete burning of natural gas and other things that contain carbon. It can often be mixed with other gasses with odors. Carbon monoxide can result from the burning of any of these, gasoline, kerosene, oil, propane, coal, wood and other things. It is also a byproduct of an internal combustion engine.

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Why Air Duct Cleaning Is Important

Why Air Duct Cleaning Is Important

Just like your lungs are an important connection to the rest of your respiratory system, your home’s ductwork, or air ducts, are importantly connected to your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. For your HVAC system—and your lungs—to perform at peak level, the numerous airways need to be open and clear. All in the name of breathing properly.

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What Is a Heat Pump?

What Is a Heat Pump?

What’s the best way to preserve resources? Working with what you already have. Heat pumps make your Mukwonago home more comfortable by using heat that already exists. It pushes heat from outdoors to indoors (to warm) or pulls heat from indoors to outdoors (to cool). 

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Why Is My AC Blowing Hot Air?

Why Is My AC Blowing Hot Air?

It’s the first really hot day of summer in Mukwonago when the floor fans and the open windows just don’t cut it anymore. You head over to your thermostat and select “air conditioner” and wait for that refreshing icy air to start blowing out of your vents. When you check a few minutes later, you feel only hot air. Why?

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Commercial Heat Pumps

Commercial heat pump systems on the roof of a building with some green trees in the background

Heat pumps are not only for residential applications, as many may assume. They can be an energy-efficient and economical heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) alternative here in Mukwonago to the traditional HVAC systems the majority of commercial buildings use.  Many businesses trying to cut down on their energy costs, looking to leave a smaller…

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What to Do If Your AC System Freezes Up 

A woman in a yellow shirt signing an invoice after an air conditioning tech helped her unfreeze her AC

Our team specializes in providing top-quality heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) services all throughout Wisconsin. Whether there’s an issue with your heating or cooling system or you’re looking for a replacement or maintenance service, we are available and can provide the home solutions you need.

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Midwest Duct Cleaning Giveaway!

Midwest Duct Cleaning Giveaway

It’s time for another Midwest GIVEAWAY! The rules are simple. To enter, share the Facebook post at the bottom of this page AND fill out the form found HERE. The deadline to enter is 7/31/2021. There will be one winner announced in August on our Facebook page. The winner will receive one standard duct cleaning…

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