Furnace Blower Motor Maintenance Tips for Minnesota Homes

December 20, 2025

At Liberty Comfort Systems, we understand that a properly functioning furnace is the heart of home comfort during the cold months. One of the most important components in your system is the blower motor. This is the part that circulates warm air throughout your home. With a properly functioning blower motor, maintaining a consistent temperature at home and making sure your HVAC system operates efficiently is much easier. While some homeowners may be curious about inspecting their furnace themselves, blower motor checks are best left to trained technicians who have the necessary tools and expertise to identify issues safely.

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The Complete Homeowner’s Guide to Winter Furnace Care

December 15, 2025

Winter in Minnesota brings cold nights and long stretches of freezing temperatures, which put extra strain on your furnace. Maintaining steady comfort, healthy airflow, and low heating bills is easier with a clear furnace care routine. This guide walks you through essential homeowner tasks and professional maintenance steps—covering both gas and electric furnaces—so that you can make certain that your home remains warm and your system is dependable all season long. Why Winter Furnace Maintenance Matters Your furnace works harder during the coldest months, and that extra strain creates a greater need for consistent upkeep. You can keep

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A Homeowner’s Guide to How Radiant Heating Works

December 5, 2025

Radiant heating provides a comfortable, reliable way to heat residences in Anoka, MN and other cold-weather regions. Forced-air systems push heated air through ductwork, but radiant systems warm the surfaces surrounding you. A boiler or an electric source generates heat that’s then absorbed by walls, floors, and radiators that release warmth gently throughout your living spaces. The benefits are twofold. First, your home will feel naturally warm. Second, radiant heating eliminates many of the issues commonly associated with blowing air, including noise, drafts, and uneven temperatures. Understanding how radiant heating works helps homeowners make

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Can You Heat an Entire House With Radiant Heating?

November 4, 2024

Radiant heating systems are getting very popular as a comfortable and efficient way to warm up a residential home. Given the potential for a cozy environment and even heat distribution, plenty of homeowners are curious if radiant heating can be powerful enough to function as the primary heat source for their whole home. In short, the answer is yes. However, there are several essential considerations and caveats. It’s important to know how radiant heating works, its benefits and limitations, and what factors impact its ability to heat an entire home fully. Those factors include climate, insulation, house size, and the

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Troubleshooting Your Furnace: Why Is It Blowing Cold Air?

January 12, 2024

In the warm seasons, it is easy to forget your furnace only to turn it back on when the temperatures drop. A warm home is a retreat you deserve after a day outdoors during the cold season. What happens when your furnace blows in cold air instead of the expected warmth? This inconvenience is frustrating and can be a source of worry as it is a sign of an underlying problem. Understanding why your furnace blows cold air can help you troubleshoot the problem and know when to call a professional. 1. Thermostat Problems Several things

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6 Simple DIY Furnace Maintenance Tips

December 8, 2023

When the winter arrives in the Anoka, MN area, the weather tends to be harsh and features temperatures regularly dropping into the single digits. Maintaining a healthy, efficient heating system is essential for the comfort of you and everyone else in your home. Unfortunately, furnace problems can often appear seemingly out of nowhere, and they certainly don’t wait until the timing is most convenient for you. If your heater has mechanical problems, you shouldn’t hesitate to contact local HVAC professionals, like our technicians at Liberty Comfort Systems. However, before those issues occur, there are steps you can take

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What Are Radiant Heating Systems?

February 10, 2023

If you’re designing a new home or searching for an upgrade to your existing heating system, one option available to you is radiant heating. While there are several different types of heating systems you can have installed in your Anoka, MN home, radiant heating systems have several advantages that make this type of heating worth it. At Liberty Comfort Systems, we have the knowledge and skills required to install all types of radiant heating systems. What Is Radiant Heating? Radiant heating systems are designed to transfer heat through a room’s ceiling, floors, or walls. The warm air

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6 Signs That Your Furnace’s Heat Exchanger Is Bad

January 20, 2023

The heat exchanger in a gas furnace is what transfers the heat that the unit produces to the air that is drawn through it. A heat exchanger is a series of metal tubes that run between the combustion chamber and the exhaust flue. When the unit burns gas, it produces hot combustion fumes that travel through the heat exchanger. These fumes cause the metal to become extremely hot, and this heat then flows out into the cooler air that is forced over the exchanger. A clogged, cracked or broken heat exchanger is the most

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How You Can Fix Uneven Heating in Your Home

February 18, 2022

Have you ever noticed that some rooms in your house get warmer or cooler than others? This is called uneven heating. If you want to fix this problem, you should consider installing radiant heat panels. Radiant heat panels are installed under floors, walls, ceilings, and roofs. They are designed to distribute heat evenly throughout the room. Radiant heat panels come in floor mats, wall mats, ceiling mats, and roof mats. Uneven heating occurs because of air movement within a home. As warm air rises, cold air moves down into lower areas. The result is

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Keep Your Furnace and Heat Pump Clean

January 12, 2022

Winters in Anoka, Minnesota, can be brutal. Cold, below-freezing temperatures characterize winters in this part of the country. It would be beneficial if you had your furnace or heat pump working its best to keep you and your family safe and sound. To keep your furnace or heat pump working properly year-round, we recommend annual servicing by experienced HVAC professionals. It is good to schedule a cleaning and maintenance during the fall months. You want to do so right before winter unleashes its fury. The following tips can help keep your furnace or heat pump clean and

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