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What Missoula Homeowners Should Know About Carbon Monoxide Before Winter Sets In

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Carbon monoxide comes up constantly in conversations about furnaces, boilers, and water heaters. Every gas-burning appliance carries some risk if it isn’t venting properly, and that fact gets mentioned in passing almost everywhere it’s relevant. What rarely gets covered is the fuller picture: where CO comes from in a Western Montana home, why homes here

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Missoula’s First Freeze Is Closer Than You Think. Here’s What Needs to Happen Outside First.

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Missoula’s average first hard freeze lands in late September or the first week of October, though the valley has seen it arrive as early as mid-September in some years. That timing catches people every fall, partly because September afternoons can still hit the seventies and partly because outdoor plumbing is the last thing on anyone’s

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What Western Montana’s Hard Water Is Doing to Your Pipes, Water Heater, and Appliances

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Missoula has a lot going for it. Clean air, access to trail systems, a river running through downtown, and water that comes out of the tap tasting fine. That last part is where most homeowners stop thinking about their water quality. It tastes fine, it’s safe, and the utility sends a report every year confirming

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