Efficient and economical, geothermal heats, cools and cuts fossil fuel use at home. A ground-fed climate system can free a consumer from fluctuating energy prices and save money on power bills immediately. Here's how it works.
Putting a chicken carcass in your septic tank will not get you out of the need to empty it. Here, home editor Roy Berendsohn gives advice on pumping out your septic tank.
Knowing the facts about central air condition can help you keep heat and humidity outside. Here, we take a look at how to know when to replace your central air conditioner, how it works and how solar panels can save you money with a new system.
A window can be, basically, a hole in the wall. Or it can look great while cutting heating and cooling losses. That means there's a lot at stake when it comes to choosing, installing and sealing windows. Here's a PM primer on how windows work.
CFLs, like any other product, have their problems. These pricey bulbs can go out with an occasionally smoky, smelly bang well before their lifetime is up. Worry not, if you treat your CFL right, they'll give you long, quality, energy-sipping lives.
Clayton Homes, one of the largest manufacturers of mobile homes, is looking to enter the market of environmentally friendly, prefab homes with a model that is seriously affordable.
It happens like clockwork. The weather cools and people come to PM with heating questions, like "Why do I never have enough hot water to shower?" This year, we'll try and answer some of these questions before they start, well, pouring in.
Anyone who has ever spent a night in a cold house as a result of a busted heating system will never look at that equipment the same way again. But it may not take outright failure to make homeowners examine how their home is heated.
Americans haul 82 million tons of trash to recycling centers each year. But does it pay off-for the environment or the economy? PM has some real answers.
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