Cold weather season is in full effect. A well-placed space heater can make your home more comfortable while cutting your ...

If you need to replace a hot water heater, one with a heat pump can save you lots of money, but only if it's installed in the proper location. Heat pump water heaters are more efficient than gas or ...

The systems monitor usage to understand your daily rhythms, then coordinate heating with factors like electricity prices and ...

Andrew Blok covered home energy, with a focus on solar, and navigated the changing energy landscape to help people make smart energy decisions. He's a graduate of the Knight Center for Environmental ...

Q: Based on our water bills, my family uses lots of water and much of it is probably hot water. Is there a simple solar hot water system design that I could build myself? A: Heating water can account ...

Q: Our water heater started leaking and we need a new one. Would one of the new tankless models be a good choice? A: When a standard tank-type water heater starts to leak, there isn't much you can do ...

A growing number of homeowners are opting for a relatively new hot-water system that can slash their monthly living expenses. DEAR MR. MYERS: I see a lot of advertisements for "tankless" water heaters ...

You know that big tank of hot water in your basement? What if we told you that you could get the same amount of hot water (or more) from a water heater the size of a carry-on suitcase—and save at ...