“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 ...

Pay attention to furnace smells. A metallic or burning odor could mean overheated electrical components. A musty smell ...

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 ...

Household budgets are tightening, consumer confidence is low, a recession is upon us. The forecast is cloudy, with little chance of sunshine in the immediate future. Not a good time to sell high-end ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Dawn Weinberger is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon who has contributed to numerous publications and websites over the past 20 years, including RD.com, Glamour, Women's Health, Entrepreneur, and ...

Hansen explains that age is often one of the most reliable indicators. In the Pacific Northwest, heating systems face damp, ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich — With blizzard conditions expected to begin late Thursday through Saturday across much of West Michigan, plenty of snow will be blowing and drifting around your home. Heating and ...