When our central air died earlier this summer we decided to replace not only the air but also install a new gas furnace since both units were over 35 years old.  Our old furnace was a monster downstairs and after doing a little research and having several heating companies come out, we decided to go with the Amana Model AMV9070, 70,000 btu, 96%, 2 stage, variable speed gas furnace.The pric...

We decided to purchase a wood stove to help heat our new home after having some really long, cold winter days. Our house has the heat pump and we just love it but when the temperature outside gets below  32 degrees, we have to use the auxillary heat setting. The auxillary heat setting costs more to heat than using just the regular heat pump. Our heat pump is great for warm weather and cold...

The Presto heater is for someone who needs a small place to warm. If you want personnel comfort this heater is for you. We use it on a small porch for our computer area. It is directed to the person on the computer.The dish looks like a satellite dish, and is electric, but has a thermostate control switch that turns on and off in a cycle pattern. Even though its electric ,it can ...

We began shopping around for alternate sources to supplement our home heating this year.  We currently have a forced air oil furnace, and with the constantly rising costs of heating oil, this was quickly becoming a necessity.After exploring various options like wood-burning stoves, electric fireplaces, and pellet stoves, we found a website that sold infrared heaters.  After readi...

My daughter had an old baseboard heater in her bathroom that was still working, but was pretty dented up, so she decided to install a new one. The heater we found at Mendard's to replace it was the Cadet brand baseboard heater. This heater is 500 watts and needs a 240-volt electrical supply.To install the heater we needed a Phillips screwdriver, straight screwdriver, Wire strippers, drill, ...

Holmes HFH111-U Compact Heater Fan w/ Adjustable Thermostat The Holmes space heater is a convenient, energy efficient product that quickly blankets a room in warmth.This heater is extremely lightweight and a great bargain at under $13. It has a dial so you can change the intensity it blows out heat and comes with the typical low, medium and high settings but it can also be used as a fan to...

Geothermal systems are the most efficient heating and cooling systems available. They use a small amount of electricity to heat and cool your home by utilizing geothermal energy readily and freely available in the ground. In other words, in summer the heat is removed from your house and dissipated in the ground, and in winter, the heat from the ground is brought into your house. We have install...

My husband was really interested in an electric heat pump for our new house. He was talking to several co-workers at the steel mill and decided that he wanted the heat pump. I didn't know much about the heat pump at all just what he told me. So I thought I'll just leave that decision up to him. Our builder took care of all the details. They installed a Rheem Furnace and Air Conditioning...

We have had this heater for a few years,and really like it.  It heats an area as large as 1100 sq. ft..  With an attractive durable finish and slimline styling this heater  becomes part of your room decor.  It has an automatic direct ignition and electronic controls, that you slide to set the temperature.The dual fans are very quiet and circulate clean heated air. There is a...

Well, it seems like ever since September started, the temperatures in Toronto have been steadily declining. I'm a warm-blooded person by nature so I'll do anything to keep warm. Every fall/winter since we've moved to this house, I've thanked God that we paid for the gas fireplace upgrade! Our fireplace came with our home as an upgrade. It was installed by the builder so we didn&...

Calore Ceramic Heater: I like this small space heater. I have had it through two winters and it and another small heater like it keep my basement warmer. It has a great safety feature and that is the button on the bottom has to be pused for it to work. So if it is knocked over it turns off. It also has a melt resistant cord and the plug is also heat resistent. The cord is six feet lon...

I live in a city that's windy, foggy, and rainy. My apartment gets no direct sunlight and its in the shade most of the time. So during the winter, it gets pretty chilly in here. The heat vent in my room smells really bad so I avoid using it. So I went to Walgreens and got this smaller $20 heater so I can finally get some heat and also I got sick.I love how small this thing it! But it only h...

We bought a 2 pack of the Holmes Portable Heaters last winter at Target. We turn our heat down in the house at night and in the mornings the bathrooms are really cold when we go to get dressed. We were looking for an easy way to warm them up a little until the central heat had a chance to catch up. These heaters have a fan as well as high and low heat settings. Each one stands about 10 inc...

I have owned this furnace for 7 years now.  Time has gone by very quickly for sure. I was buying a new furnace and my cousin has his own business and suggested I pay the extra 500.00 at the time as he call the Thermo Pride the Cadillac of furnaces. It has an extra thick and durable heat exchanger. I have to say over the 7 years I have owned it I...

Imagine my dismay... My parents and various relatives are in town for the Thanksgiving holiday, and my mother starts complaining that it is too cold in my house. I adjust the thermostat and nothing happens... My furnace has stopped working!!I called our handy man Dan and asked him to come look at the furnace, and he informs me he will look at it, but isn't able to preform any major repairs,...

I live in a small 2 bedroom, 1 bath well insulated brick home.  We have a propane space heater that I am scared to leave on while we are not at home.  Since I recently had a precious baby boy I did not want us coming home to a cold house.  So we purchased this safe ceramic heater.  It is approximately 1.5 feet long, 2.5 feet tall, and 10 inches wide.  The heater do...

These stoves are becoming more and more a hot purchase. These stoves take little to maintain. You simply pour a bag of wood pellets into the top of the stove and it can burn anywhere from 1 day to 2 days depending on the setting you have set. There are dials on the side of the stove that I set to keep it safe for when we are sleeping  too. It has a manual or an auto set function on th...

Are you cold?  You don't have to be. When the cold weather hits, we start using our Lasko Tower Heater. This is the 3rd winter that we've used it and we love it. This fan is a 1500 watt ceramic heater that oscillates, so the heat is well distributed. It's tall, so the heat hits more of our bodies instead of just our feet.  It features a push button digital display where yo...

  I bought the Lasko Tower Ceramic heater for my basement, but only to use if I am down there working.  My basement is pretty cold in the winter, so the heater is not capable of getting up to the degree of heat I would like, but it does raise the temperature in the room a few degrees.  It is most effective if I keep it near me.  I do like that it has a digital reader and the...

Fireplaces are really nice, but I converted the last one I owned to gas because I could not stand the mess.  When burning wood there were ashes and possibly sparks everywhere.  When the fireplace was cold, the ashes had to be carefully cleaned out, and I guess I was just never careful enough.  Besides, no matter what kind of wood you burn, there is a build-up of stuff in the chim...