While recent;y renovating my home, we replaced half of the cast iron radiators with forced air at our contractor’s suggestion. Now, the forced air seems to be less efficient, and I’m considering going ...

I spent most of my childhood in London, where nobody has a/c and central heating consists of either electric storage heaters or radiators. In the US on the other hand, the standard configuration (in ...

Forced air would be nicer in that there would be no obvious, ugly machinery visible in the house. HOwever a heat pump is cheaper to buy and install and delivers better energy efficiency. Anybody have ...

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 ...

Bottom Line: This powerful forced-air propane space heater gets the job done when you need reliable heat for a large space. Pros: Emits powerful warm air with impressive 125,000 BTUs. Combines rugged ...

Q: Is it possible to swap out a forced-air gas furnace heating system for a system that uses hot water and radiators? A: It's possible, but costly. A hot air system basically uses a fan to move a home ...

I have forced air heat (in Bed-Stuy), and some of the ducts seem to be blowing a little weakly. I was referred to a company called Envirospect who will use huge fancy vacuums to clean them all – and ...