Our “new” 100+ yr-old brownstone has an American Standard boiler installed in 1953 (I have the original manual with the penciled-in date). The water heating component of the boiler doesn’t seem to ...

It’s a call from a customer that we’ve all received: “My boiler’s old, cranky, and leaking. I think we need to replace it with a new one.” From a customer’s perspective, it makes sense. Many of the ...

Question: I have an ancient boiler and heating system in my two-family brownstone. What can I do when I upgrade to create the most energy-efficient system? Good question given the time of year. First, ...

About nine years ago, April and Greg Bodette of Glover decided to get an outdoor wood boiler. They’d previously used a wood stove to heat their house, but the smoke and dust was a major drawback: They ...

Michael Bartholomay-Berreth owns a 2,700-square-foot, two-story Craftsman house, built in 1914 in Fargo, North Dakota. Heat and hot water are provided by a boiler. And the 107-year-old house was ready ...

A new fundraising effort to preserve Sloss Furnaces will start in "the heart of the plant." Sloss curator Karen Utz said she is preparing a grant application to restore the plants' steam boilers, some ...

Most homes will use a combination of a furnace and an air conditioner to control the temperature of the air inside the house.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With subzero temperatures for nearly two weeks in Kansas City, it's an inopportune time for your furnace to give out. It's a pain Jimmy Murff knows all too well. His 100-year-old ...

Your home’s boiler accounts for about 60 per cent of what you spend in a year on energy bills, so having an efficient one can make a big difference, says Julia Gray REPLACING your home’s boiler can be ...