Heating and Cooling
Furnace Troubleshooting, Tips and Tricks
You wake up earlier than normal one morning and soon realize that your home is colder than it should be. Your overnight thermostat setting is at 62 degrees, but a quick check of your thermometer shows a room temperature of 48 degrees and falling.
Making Your Home Warm and Cosy this Winter
As the days get colder, the lure of a lovely, toasty living room gets even more appealing; throwing your coat, hat and scarf off and being enveloped by the warmth of home sounds like heaven.
Simple Methods for Applying Fuel Efficiency in the Home
With fuel costing an arm and a leg these days, it makes sense to consider ways of reducing our energy bills and employing tactics which minimize our cash going up in smoke. The supplying companies seem to be only interested in profit so it is up to you as consumers to help yourselves.
5 DIY Furnace Fixes
Having a furnace break down can be a huge, and costly inconvenience. Fortunately, there are several tricks you can do on your own to fix the problem.
Convert Your Wood Fireplace to Natural Gas
If you own a wood-burning fireplace, you may enjoy the look and warmth that it provides for your room. For some homeowners, such fireplaces are a hassle, needing regular maintenance and a steady supply of expensive wood that is stored outside and must be brought in and dried before using.
Electric Heating in the Summer?
When temperatures outside are sky rocketing, your home heating is not the first thing that automatically springs to mind in the summer months. That said, it can in fact be the best time to buy; with heaters being out of season and usually on sale.
You Can Reduce Your High Winter Heating Bills
You can expect several more months of winter heating bills, but your future expenses don’t have to be as high as last month’s bill.
How to Lower Your Electrical Bill
Tweet As you plan your home renovation project, you may be concerned that any expansion of your home’s square footage will present a corresponding increase in electrical costs. These concerns
Home Weatherproofing is Not Just for Winter
Tweet Springtime invites thoughts of gardening, lawn renewal and garage sales, but it doesn’t necessarily bring “weatherproofing” to the mind of most homeowners. After all, sealing windows and doors is
Tips on How to Keep Your Heating Bill Low
With the cooler weather setting in, most of us are beginning to turn on our heating systems. There are many ways to make sure that warm air stays in our house and ways to make sure that the cold air stays out.
