Keeping your furnace clean is important in order to have it run properly in winter (or year-round if you have whole-house air conditioning). A clean furnace will burn less fuel -- thus saving you ...

Your pilot light went out. Don’t worry you’re not alone. This is one of the most common problems that can happen to older gas furnaces. So what exactly is a pilot light, why did it go out, and how can ...

Q: Do furnace ducts ever need to be cleaned? We’ve lived in our house for 27 years and have never had the ducts cleaned. A: In most cases, regular duct cleaning is not necessary. Often, you can do ...

Q. I was down in our basement the other day when I heard what sounded like a small roaring noise coming from the furnace. Upon further investigation I realized it was the pilot light burning away.

Single- and multifamily homeowners may realize energy savings of up to 10 percent this winter by cleaning their furnaces now, says Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. Peoples Gas suggests that homeowners ...