How To Beat The Heat: Heat Pump Vs. A/C

Sun and snowflake

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How Geothermal HVAC Saves You Money, Energy And Make Your Home Safer

Geothermal HVAC

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=”] At Finken, we take pride in offering energy- and cost-saving equipment to local homeowners. While geothermal HVAC systems have been around for decades and are amazingly efficient at heating and cooling a home, not many people know of or utilize them. So let’s take a look at how a geothermal system works, and some concerns

Get Toasty Warm This Winter With A Radiant Heat Boiler!

Water heater and eye wash station at MN DNR building

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=”] Forced air furnaces and other heating options are great, but at Finken we also often recommend boilers to go with either radiators, baseboard heating or the ever-popular in-floor heat system! Boilers can run off of natural gas, LP gas or electricity, and our expert HVAC team can help you determine what would be most efficient

National Radon Month January: A Time To Protect Your Home From Radon

Radon testing

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=”] January is National Radon Action Month, and we want you to help us spread the word about the dangers of radon and how to lower risk of radon exposure. Radon is an odorless, colorless and tasteless gas occurring naturally in the earth as a result of decaying thorium and uranium. Radon flows from the ground

4 Quick Insulation Ideas To Help Keep Winter Out Of Your Home

Winter Insulation

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=”] Heating your home through the harsh Minnesota winter can be expensive, especially if you have areas without great insulation. Hopefully you have great insulation in your walls in ceiling, but heat can still escape rapidly through windows, fireplaces, gaps around doors and other places. We have some quick, inexpensive insulation ideas to help you keep

Celebrating 55 Years Of Clean Water: An Interview With Wif Finken

A sign denotes the 55th anniversary celebration held at the Melrose location.

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] After 55 years building relationships in central Minnesota, we’d like to take a look back at the man who’s been here, day in and day out, ever year, founder Wif Finken. [/av_textblock] [av_heading tag=’h2′ padding=’10’ heading=’Finken Water Origins’ color=” style=” custom_font=” size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ custom_class=”][/av_heading] [av_two_third first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’

What goes on behind the closed curtain?

American Standard faucet

Taking selfies while you’re soaking in the suds? Really? At Finken Plumbing, Heating, Cooling and Water Treatment, we’re pretty into what people want in their bathrooms. It’s our job. The finest faucets, the sweetest showers, the tidiest toilets, we’re on it! But our friends at American Standard plumbing products wanted to know a little more about what we really enjoy

What’s in your future?

Explore the Trades

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This is an example page. It’s different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I’m a bike messenger by day, aspiring actor by

Fuel Your Animals with Pure Water

Fuel Your Herd with Pure Water

Finken Water Treatment offers customized, chemical-free and cost effective water treatment solutions to enhance the health of your animals. An animal’s need for water varies with the type of animal and production level, as well as environmental conditions. Proper amounts of good, clean water are important for health and productivity. Water for Cattle Water is one of the most important,