Q. We have the original oil-burning furnace in our 29-year-old home. It’s attached to a tankless hot water heater and supplies all of the hot water for the house, including domestic hot water and our ...

Heat pumps are a popular system choice on projects that have a goal of being carbon free at the point of utilization. Heat pumps are often advantageous in applications where recovered heat can be used ...

Heat pumps can reduce carbon emissions associated with heating buildings, and many states have set aggressive targets to increase their use in the coming decades. But while heat pumps are often ...

Q. I have a 2,500-square-foot Colonial with hot water baseboard heat. My boiler is 25 years old and in good shape. Last spring, after paying $5.50 per gallon for heating oil, I had National Grid ...

My house is pretty similar, except without the baseboard heaters. I'm also bummed that I probably can't get Nest thermostats. My boiler just crapped out a couple weeks ago, and we had serious ...

The water heater in your home provides warm water for your baths, showers, kitchen and bathroom sinks, dishwasher, and more. It is an essential item to have in the home. For those looking to replace ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...