Practical experience has demonstrated that conversion from electrical to hot water space heating and domestic hot water (DHW) can be expected to reduce the energy cost for heating by more than 20% in ...

It seems to be a good time to talk about some things that are confusing about home heating. Most homes in Maine have central heating systems that use oil and are hot-water baseboard systems. Many ...

Ever notice how many houses in this area have radiators? A hundred years ago, when much of the region’s housing stock was being built, engineers’ favorite tool for fighting Northeast Ohio’s bitter ...

If you find yourself with no hot water but your heating still works, you'd be forgiven for thinking it makes no sense. We'd think the same too, which is why we've asked heating experts to explain why ...

Last month I wrote about early steam heating and how experimentation led to discovery, which led to new products or piping techniques. This time I will be writing about the early days of gravity hot ...

The answers to many questions, including who created the first boiler, exist in books. For some, literary research may spur a pseudo-conversation with a dead author. (Photo courtesy of Beverley ...