According to HVAC manufacturers, customers are looking for highly efficient furnaces that shave dollars off their utility bills while providing the best possible levels of comfort. As a result, most ...
Not everything has to be left to the pros. Homeowners can take a few simple preventive maintenance steps themselves throughout the year to better safeguard their HVAC systems and fireplaces, improve ...
It's a common occurrence in the middle of a northern cold snap — things don't work the way they're supposed to. Whether it's vehicles not starting or shifting foundations, northerners have become ...
Last week I began a reply to J. McC.’s questions about replacing his 1920s gravity warm air furnace (the “octopus”) with a new forced-air furnace. He was also concerned about how to find a ...
Q. We recently purchased a Bryant "Plus 90" high efficiency furnace. Our home is an 1100 square foot ranch with an additional 850 square foot finished basement. We keep the thermostat at 61-63 degrees ...
“While heat pumps are a growing market on their own merits, this will effectively eliminate consumer choice for many homeowners and drive them to electrification.” Barton James has a problem with a ...
Our recent article about energy-recovery ventilators (Ventilate Your Home with Minimal Energy Loss) stated that using a “true high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter” in your forced-air heating ...