HVAC systems play an important role in creating a comfortable living environment in your home, and if you are looking to purchase or replace your home’s HVAC (which stands for heating, ventilation and ...

If you’re considering an upgrade to your home’s heating system, you’ve got two powerful reasons to consider buying a heat pump over a furnace — especially if you live in California. The first is the ...

A heat pump heats and cools your home, functioning like a combined furnace and central air conditioner. Because they absorb and move heat from the air, heat pumps are exceptionally energy-efficient ...

Can't decide whether to ditch your furnace for a heat pump? Having a hybrid system with both kinds of heating comes with advantages, say researchers and those in the HVAC industry. Here's a closer ...

When Jack Schniepp’s furnace began to fail this winter in his two-story Bend home, he and his wife decided they’d tear it out and replace it with a heat pump. “We wanted to do it for climate-related ...

Cooler temperatures aren't here yet, but it's worth researching ahead of time if you're in need of a furnace upgrade. Fortunately, the market these days is flooded with options. To pick the right one ...

According to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), the cost to heat your home for the 2024-2025 ...

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 ...

The equipment in this month’s troubleshooting problem is an electric furnace that has been in service for at least ten years, according to the customer who is reporting that the unit is running almost ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

U.S. Steel officials today celebrated the start-up of the company’s first electric arc furnace at Fairfield Works, a $412 million investment it says will eventually produce 1.6 million tons of steel a ...