Q. I read about a man who changed the filter in his furnace and didn't fasten the cover on the filter compartment. As a result, he reportedly died of carbon monoxide poisoning. This concerns me ...

We have a forced air system with a gas furnace which is at least 40 years old and we are thinking of replacing now before it breaks one cold winter weekend night. We imagine this might also lower ...

The author’s air-source heat pump resembles an air conditioning unit, and it pictured here alongside one of the heating oil fuel tanks. Photos by Adam D. Bearup The following story covers our recent ...

Most of the rest of the world has relied on ductless mini-split systems for their heating and cooling needs for decades, but that has not been the case in the U.S. That’s because a majority of homes ...

Question: My husband and I just recently purchased a tract home in the North Patterson Avenue area in Goleta, and the house doesn’t have many cabinets or closets for storage. The houses in our ...

Q: Tim, I've got a forced-air furnace. Several rooms in my house are cold in the winter and are hot and stuffy in the summer when the AC is on. Most of the rooms are comfortable. Why do you think this ...

Q: When we bought our house, our home inspector never turned on the forced air furnace to test it. After moving in we found that the furnace makes an annoying pop sound after the burner turns off.