NO-LEAK POLICY: Here, a technician performs a leakage test. While some leakage was once commonly chalked up to heating the basement a little bit, those days are gone. “Now,” says Hank Artlip, “if you ...

Q: This summer we had trouble cooling our second-floor bedrooms. I had a window unit installed, but it takes away from the charm of my older home. However, I can remove it in the winter. I tried ...

Karen Watson of Baltimore moved into a renovated rowhouse and complains that she can smell a basement odor in the living room. She is concerned that the ventilation system installed during the rehab ...

This is the first in a series of articles intended to provide a working knowledge of residential heating-cooling duct systems; an understanding of the major issues concerning efficiency, comfort, ...