During wintertime cold spells, when you’re running the furnace or space heater to keep your home toasty warm, fire prevention should be a primary concern. Why? Because according to the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA), […]
You don’t expect your heating system to produce any kind of strange odors when it’s running normally, so it’s understandably worrisome if you notice an odd smell when you turn on the heater for the […]
The history of furnaces in the U.S. reflects advances in heating fuel as well as furnace technology. Without functional indoor heating, some regions of the country would be at least very uncomfortable in winter while […]
It just seems to make good sense, doesn’t it — the idea of shutting registers for indoor temperature control? It looks as if you could save money on utilities by not letting in conditioned air […]
Halloween is coming! Time to deck your home in all sorts of spooky paraphernalia, from fake cobwebs to pumpkins and more. It’s fun to go all out and turn your whole house into a spooky […]
The statistics tell the story about the hazards of storage in a mechanical room that contains a gas-fired furnace. According to the National Fire Protection Association, during a recent five-year period an average of over […]