A. Nutt asked: Everyone wants to do what they can to save money these days, and many people are also concerned with the impact that they are making on the environment (or their “carbon footprint”).A great way to save money on your energy bill each month and to do right by the environment at the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Home Improvement'
What Are Some of the Most Efficient Home Heating Systems?
August 29th, 2009 · Comments Off · Home Improvement
Tags: Annual Energy·Gas Furnace·Gas Heat
How a Heat Pump Works
August 24th, 2009 · Comments Off · Home Improvement
Steve Boerger asked: A heat pump system is made up of four major components. Let’s explore each component, and learn how a heat pump operates.· The outdoor unit or heat pump – is the unit that sits outside your home and contains the compressor, condensing coil, reversing valve, defrost control, fan and motor and all [...]
How to Heat your Home Using the Earth’s Natural Heat (and a Little Electricity)
August 19th, 2009 · Comments Off · Home Improvement
Alex Perry asked: Did you know that in northern countries like the UK, the earth just a few feet below the surface keeps a constant temperature of between 11 and 12 degrees Centigrade, even in winter? It traps the heat of the sun, and stores it underground, all year round. A Ground Source Heat Pump [...]
Tags: Conventional Heating Systems·Ground Source Heat·Ground Source Heat Pump
Solar Heated Hot Tub Basics
August 9th, 2009 · Comments Off · Home Improvement
Matt E asked: When a person first considers buying a hot tub, one of their main concerns is the actual costs that are involved in operating one. Electric bills do have the tendency to rise when one has a hot tub. However, there is an alternative to electric hot tubs and that is the solar [...]
Gas Vs Electricity Who Comes Out on Top
July 18th, 2009 · Comments Off · Home Improvement
Daniel Millions asked: Just about everyone is dealing with rising heat costs. The price of fuel is going sky high. We are seeing the prices rise at the gas pump and in our home fuel costs. Many people are looking to save money with their gas and electricity usage.Using gas to heat your home has [...]
Gas Ovens And Gas Ranges - Should You Buy An Electric or Gas Range?
July 5th, 2009 · Comments Off · Home Improvement
Michael Vroom asked: Everyone who owns a restaurant or home will at sometime or another need a new oven or range for their kitchen. Perhaps the most importat decision to be made is ’should I go with gas or electric?’. The technology of both gas ranges and electric ranges has progressed to the point where [...]
Tags: Carbon Dioxide·Electric Heat·Flue
What Are The Benefits Of Radiant Heat?
June 27th, 2009 · Comments Off · Home Improvement
Bruce Lipski asked: If you own a home that has been built in the last 20 years or so, chances are that it has forced air heat. This is because forced air is the cheapest method of heating for builders to install. Unfortunately though, forced air is not the healthiest or most efficient type of [...]
Tags: Air Heat·Climate·Efficient Heating
Saunas Are Heating Up
June 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Home Improvement
Chad Milhouse asked: For many decades saunas have not only been used to clean the body but they have also provided a place for social gatherings and religious rituals. The original saunas were nothing more than pits dug into a side hill some 2,000 years ago in Finland ironically other cultures such as the Indians [...]
Is an Electric Heater Right for You?
May 27th, 2009 · Comments Off · Home Improvement
Jeanie Wong asked: Most heaters are usually powered by either electricity or fuel, and while both types of heaters have their own individual benefits, electric heaters seem to be the most popular option because they are often inexpensive to purchase and easy to maintain. Electric heaters primarily work by converting electricity into heat via an [...]
Tags: Convection Heaters·Electric Baseboard Heaters·Thermostat Controls
Electric Blanket For a Comfy Doze Off
May 26th, 2009 · Comments Off · Home Improvement
Getar asked: People long for an ultimate sleeping comfort during the cold winter nights. Taking advantage of electricity power, electric blankets are a valuable commodity and a good investment in the comfort require during the bone chilling season. In early 1990s, the electric blankets were invented but they were bulky and dangerous and it was [...]