Each year in America, more than 150 people die from accidental non-fire related CO poisoning associated with consumer products. These products include faulty, improperly-used or incorrectly-vented fuel-burning appliances such as furnaces, stoves, water heaters and fireplaces.

I know you’ve heard that it’s important to change (or clean) your furnace filter regularly. You may not know why.

Your furnace filter filters the air that circulates through your house. As the filter gets plugged a few things happen.

A friend of mine recently asked me how it’s possible that a 5% change in the thermostat can result in a 12.5% savings in your fuel bill. He felt like the math didn’t work. Here’s why it does:

I’m writing this on December 22nd, the shortest day of the year. It’s also 48 degrees outside! We have all welcome the unusually warm first part of winter, but we still know what’s coming! I thought it may be useful to give some advice on winterizing your home. If you put off winterization this fall, it’s not too late. I wanted to suggest a few quick, cheap fixes that will give you the best bang for your buck.