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Wildfire Smoke & How to Keep it Outside Homes
Healthy indoor air quality

How to keep wildfire smoke out of homes with mechanical ventilation systems

How to protect indoor air quality from smoke during wildfires in homes with HVAC? As we move towards summer in Canada and the USA, we're hoping that the last few year's wildfires are not going to be as bad again this year - but unfortunately in areas of Canada and the Midwest of the USA, there have already been air qua...

Why basements flood and how to prevent that with a sump pump
Basements improvements

Why basements flood & how to prevent flooded basements

...stop working? The most common reason sump pumps fail to pump is actually due to a power outage. The unfortunate reality is that you often need a sump pump during extreme weather events with heavy rainfall, which are also a common time to experience power outages.  Another cause can be that the plug is tripped and cuts ...