This Old House advice on heating, including radiant, solar, geothermal, and other heating options, as well as repair of radiators, furnaces, boilers, water heaters, and more heating equipment
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Q: I recently purchased a 1,146-square-foot home with a seven-year-old gas furnace rated at 80 percent efficiency. The rise in gas heating costs has me wondering if I should upgrade the furnace, or maybe even convert to a different type of fuel. Can you help me decide?
— Susan Cairns, Hilliard, Ohio
"You've heard this before, but don't forget: Hang stockings at least three feet from open flames and space heaters."
— James M. Shannon, president, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Mass.
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