One of the most cost-effective and energy-conserving measures you can take is to insulate duct or pipe runs in the unheated areas of your home. By not insulating these conduits, you are essentially ...

Fiberglass insulation is not airtight. Heck, it will barely even slow air propelled by convection, differential pressure or wind. It is especially helpless against air moving through a leaky pipe ...

Q: My heating ducts are in the cellar, and the small ones that go to individual rooms are between the joists. How can I insulate them? The trunk lines (big rectangular ones) are under the joists. How ...

Poor heating of rooms in homes equipped with warm-air furnaces can sometimes be traced to heat loss through uninsulated or poorly sealed air ducts. When ducts run through cold areas such as crawl ...

Q. The heating ducts in our basement are exposed, and I know a lot of heat that I’d like to have upstairs is being lost moving through the ducts. The main duct is large and rectangular and runs almost ...

Insulation and an efficient heating system are the best methods for keeping your home warm this winter. Here's how to keep ...

The HVAC system of a building works hard to keep occupants cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Insulation works in tandem with the HVAC system, slowing down heat transfer from the outside of ...

Q: Our house does not heat evenly. It is a 160-year-old Greek Revival structure. It has two stories in the center and a one story wing on each side. There is a basement under the center two-story ...