Just because it's a new build and costs over a million bucks doesn't mean there will be fewer problems. This unit had only two...

Too much moisture in the wrong place means mold! Not enough in the winter means dry skin and mucus membranes. I recommend individual...

Up to 25 feet of coils, 5 year guarantee, no-solder fittings, pre-charged with coolant, provides heat and cold. Seems all you need is...

Note the PVC cover on this closed cell foam pipe insulation. I see many an uncovered piece of foam around the low pressure line (cold...

Don't get me wrong. I love new gadgets! But they have to earn their keep. My wall radar device is basically just a stud finder. Would...

The article linked to photo (click on photo) from the Washington Post says studies show dust in ducts usually stays there and does not...

The filters on your furnace are not there for human health--they are there to prevent relatively large particles from clogging your heat...

Just did my second house with a fuel oil leak. Felt loopy after just about 20 minutes in the utility room. If the leak went through the...

Have been in some cold crawlspaces and utility rooms during these hot days. This double reflective attic insulation is clean, easy to...

This time of year it takes me all evening to re-hydrate after a couple of attics. Thank goodness for a working air conditioner at home! ...

Just did a 3700 square foot house with only one HVAC system. Nice new Bryant heat pump. It had a 4 ton unit, 48,000 BTU/hr equals 4 tons...

Click on image for link. Here's a system by Unico. #HVAC #ventilation

No rinsing required. Click on image for link. #cleaning #HVAC #maintenance

Water is the main enemy of your house. When water gets into a chimney it degrades the masonry all the way down, including the firebox. ...

This in 19 years of scalings. This is the right way to do it! Because The gas must take a RIGHT turn so the sediment just doesn't shoot...

So, you chilled the champagne, put on your best cologne, spread out the bearskin rug... but the dang fireplace won't light! Believe me,...

Some of those old one-piece dampers just can't be opened and closed easily and sometimes they have fallen out and just aren't there...

Not fat but resin! These are made from the heartwood of pine logs. Two or three will start a charcoal or outdoor fire. No lighter...

Actually for the same reasons we do. We breathe, or respire, so our cells can get oxygen to break down glucose, a complex hydrocarbon,...

There are several important layers of function in these things: the cells, prefilter and charcoal filters, for example. Also they...