Do you have issues with indoor air quality or inconsistent temperatures throughout your home? Maybe the air pressure feels different in various parts of your home. While these are warning signs from ...

Q We have a two-story house, and in the summer the basement is cold. Is there a way to get this cold air into the rest of the house and minimize use of the air conditioning? We have run the furnace ...

Saving money on energy costs and utility bills is a high priority for homeowners. Furnaces can suck up electricity and gas, especially if they’re heating more space than needed. In an attempt to lower ...

Closing vents in unused rooms can strain your system and increase your utility bill.

Q: Our 1920's era house originally had a steam or hot water heating system. In the 1970’s that was replaced by a forced air furnace, which we upgraded in 2003. We added air conditioning in 2005. The ...

Bob is a service technician who is well trained and nationally certified. However, he has sometimes suffered from the same confusion that all technicians occasionally do — the facts that he gathers ...

I never knew that there was a Christmas version of an automatic air vent for a residential steam heating system. When I finally found it, I instantly knew this story would be for the holiday issue.