Home Improvement Tips & Ideas
Get tips for efficient home heating, including using smart thermostats to reduce home heating costs. Learn about forced air, geothermal, hot water and natural gas heating
Learn which home heating fuel options are the best choice for your needs and your budget. There are many home heating fuel options available today, from gas to oil to gas to electric and even wood, and alternative fuels.
Learn about radiant heating systems, which deliver targeted warmth and comfort underfoot.
Great tips for energy-efficient home improvement projects to lower home heating costs this winter.
Patio heaters come in many different forms, including freestanding patio heaters, mounted table top heaters, commercial patio heaters, propane patio heaters, electric patio heaters, and finally natural gas patio heaters. Learn about patio heaters and how to select the best heater for your home.
Patio Heaters: Cultivate Comfort In Your Outdoor ExperienceRead More
Now there’s a way to manage up to 65% of your home’s energy consumption, reducing your monthly utility bills. Rheem’s EcoNet Smart Home System allows homeowners to manage their home’s heating, cooling and water heating products using WiFi-connected technology.
Heating costs usually take a big chuck out of household budgets each winter. But there are a few things you can to actually reduce heating costs without spending a dime.
Replacing your water heater can provide long-term value in the form of money and energy savings. By simply switching to a new energy-efficient water heater or a new energy source, like propane, you could save hundreds of dollars each year.
An Energy-Efficient Water Heater Can Save Major CashRead More
I'm considering having a heat pump installed in a house I'm closing on next week. The house is located in western Pennsylvania, and currently has a gas furnace but no cooling. The idea of taking most of the heavy lifting of the gas furnance and going cooling in the summer seems like a good idea …
 If you think you can skip winterizing your house or apartment just because you rent, think again. Your rental can have just as many energy-wasting leaks as any other home, and sealing it up for winter just makes sense.
I have extremely hard water, so every year or two I take time to remove the bottom element on my water heater and suck out the calcium deposits. The first challenge s that I have to rig up a piece of copper pipe on my shop vac and tape it to the heater to accomplish …
Hi! Â I am a new member and cant tear myself away from your website and show. Â I purchased my first home last year in upstate New York. Â It is a small 1922 farmhouse that was mostly move-in ready. Â After spending a year here, I have learned what improvements should be made. Â Going into winter, I …
Filtrete Healthy Living Ultra Allergen Filter MPR 1500 not only reduces up to 90% of the usual suspects (allergens, dust, pollen, mold) from indoor air, but defends against particles carrying bacteria and viruses – all while putting a dent in your utility bill by reducing the amount of energy needed to cool your home.Â
Relieve Allergies and Energy Bills with Filtrete’s Ultra Allergen FilterRead More
I have a brick three-bedroom rancher built in 1974. We blew insulation into the attic when we moved in, and last year installed brand new windows throughout the entire house. Yet when I close the doors to two bedrooms they get warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter. A lot of air that …
Uneven Heating and Cooling Throughout House – What’s the Cause?Read More
The Filtrete Micro Allergen Reduction Filter is designed to help bring some relief to allergy sufferers. It cleans indoor air and reduces allergens by capturing dust, pollen and lint from the air passing through the filter while also maintaining airflow and preventing stress on air conditioning systems.
Breathe Easier with the Filtrete Micro Allergen Reduction FilterRead More
What type and how would I install Hyponic heat under the subfloor of my mobilehome (which is in no way mobile anymore). Â I live in Texas so the winters are pretty mild. Â My central heat went out and it is extremely expensive to run since I only have electric heat. Â I am planning on replacing …
Adding Hydronic Radiant Under Subfloor Heat to a Manufactured HomeRead More
I had my gas furnace cleaned and inspected, but now hear loud water streaming in my walls when the heat kicks in?
I have an old farm house. It has low ceilings and old fashioned hot water radiators. I've installed decent gas furnaces and my heating costs are low…..maybe $500-$600 for a New York winter. My question: I love how the radiators radiate heat long after the thermostat has been turned down…but they take up a lot …
Help! Â I have a two-family home with an oil-fired furnace that heats and provides hot water to the apartment on the 2nd floor. The system is currently costing me approx. $3,500 a year for a 1,100 square foor apartment and its killing me. The system consists of a single pipe steam system and I’m really …
What’s the Best Way to Convert from Oil to Gas Heat?Read More
I have a small house, no basement, just a crawl space for the furnace, hot water heater, water softener. Would it save me money to open the duct work on the furnace to heat the area, or keep it closed so all the heat goes up to the house?
I have a 1942 1.5 story Cape Cod style home with forced air. My cold air return vents all run on the exterior walls of my house. Since the weather has gotten cold I have noticed that I am getting a lot of cold air and drafts coming from the returns when my heat is …
We own a house with an old oil furnace that works . The house was built in the 1960’s by a contractor and has industrial blowers that are obsolete. They continuously break and parts are impossible to find. We had the AC unit replaced in 2010 and a contractor said he could replace the oil …
Once warm weather returns, household odors aren’t the only impact on air in the home. As families spend more time outdoors, pollen and other airborne allergens are also brought indoors, contributing to poor air quality. But you can clear the air by installing the Filtrete Odor Reduction Filter from 3M.
Honeywell’s new Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat allows you to customize home comfort while coordinating with home décor. Wi-Fi connectivity makes it possible to regulate energy usage through your computer, tablet or smart phone, and the easy-to-read touch-screen display can be color-customized to match your mood or paint color.
In our last midwestern home, we had a gas furnace. In the winter we'd set it at a temperature, it would come on and give heat, and then it would shut off and all was well. Now in South Dakota we have an electric furnace. We set the thermostat to 70 degrees. The furnace comes …
House Gets Cold From Electric Furnace: Evidence of a Heat Pump?Read More
