Q: My furnace recently started making loud noises and seems to have weak airflow. I think the blower motor may be going bad, but I’m not sure. Is it better to replace my blower motor or buy a new ...

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Tilt out the bottom grille and shine a light inside the unit. Then, snap a digital photo of the blower assembly. Locate the nameplate on the bottom of the air intake and write down your fireplace’s ...

Electronically commutated motors have gained significant ground in recent years, and last year’s Fan Efficiency Rating (FER) implementation only further encouraged ECM adoption as a popular way to ...

SONOMA COUNTY -- A portion of state Highway 12 will be closed for a month beginning Tuesday while crews demolish and rebuild a bridge in Sonoma County, Caltrans said. As part of the Sonoma and Hooker ...

The Sonoma City Council voted unanimously Monday to ask voters on the Nov. 8 ballot whether to uphold a ban against gas-powered leaf blowers, or rescind it. Voters will get a chance to settle the big ...

A Sonoma County jury has returned a verdict supporting the claims of a former Sonoma State University staffer who says he was subjected to harassment and retaliation for sounding alarms about issues ...

The city of Wichita has a nifty little program to help you replace gas-powered lawn equipment with smog-reducing electric mowers, leaf blowers, etc. Sadly, 80% of the dedicated funding went unused ...

Blake Alexander was a two-time Top Fuel winner before buying (and partnering with Tim Wilkerson) Brian Stewart's Funny Car team. At just 30 years old, he's now a driver and team owner of Blake ...