As Old Man Winter makes his mighty push, 79 percent of Americans expect to pay the same or more to heat their homes as compared to last winter, according to a survey by the Vent-Free Gas Products Alliance, a section of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute. To save money on those heating bills, though, […]

As a result, a growing number of homeowners are looking for a more economical way to heat their home and many are considering geothermal systems for a number of good reasons. • Savings and efficiency Geothermal systems, which draw on the stored energy in the earth, are much more efficient than propane and offer savings […]

This condition can be caused by several factors including inadequate insulation, air leakage or failure in your heating system. If you’ve cleaned your registers or heating ducts, checked for furniture or carpeting blocking hot air from coming in, and yet that one room is still cold, these ideas from local experts may be the solution […]

“In any type of system,” he said, “there are lower and higher efficiency options [and] people are spending more money to get the higher efficiency systems because the pay back is quicker and worth it.” A significant percentage of Maine homeowners heat their homes using some type of fossil fuel. Whether that fuel is oil, […]