One of the things you, as a homeowner, need to know about having an old furnace is how to tell when you need to get it fixed vs. replaced, which you can often determine based on its age. Your system's ...

With the economic downturn keeping people in their homes longer and money ever tighter, it is a choice being considered by more homeowners these days. For example, with winter coming, and concerns ...

Don't wait until your furnace fails and you need to scramble for a replacement. Learn how long a furnace lasts and how to ...

Most homes will use a combination of a furnace and an air conditioner to control the temperature of the air inside the house. However, these integral home systems cannot function forever, so it's ...

Bob is a service technician who is well trained and nationally certified. However, he sometimes suffers from the same confusion that all technicians occasionally do - the facts that he gathers may or ...

I was eating my cereal early one morning about a month ago when there was a knock at the door. My bride of almost 37 years answered and came barreling into the kitchen with a panicked look on her face ...

Q. After living in this 80 year old house for 15 years and suffering through 15 hot and steamy summers, we've decided that this is the year we're going to get air conditioning. Our problem is the ...

Editor’s note: Tim Carter is on vacation. The advice in this column is as relevant today as it was when it was published in 2001. Q. My most recent utility bill took my breath away. It was sky-high. I ...