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 ...

As the old saying goes, there is more than one way to skin a cat. The same can be said of residential hydronic systems, which can be designed around numerous types of terminal units, including ...

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 ...

The typical range for radiator replacement cost is $100 to $2,500 with a national average of $1,500. Cost factors for this project include the heat source, radiator size, type, material, brand, ...

If you've ever basked in the sun outside on a cold day, it won't take much to convince you of the benefits of radiant heat. Radiators are an old-school home heating method that use the same mechanism ...

Homes built after 1950 or so are typically heated with either hot air blown through ducts or hot water pumped through baseboard heaters. Older homes often have cast-iron radiators, which produce heat ...

Q: I would like to refinish my metal baseboard-heating units. What kind of paint should I use? A: If you are referring to baseboard radiator systems for boilers, they don’t get very hot and, after a ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 61st installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...