Learn how to insulate pipes and heating ducts to conserve money and energy. By following these instructions, you can keep the heat in your pipes and ducts instead of letting the heat flow into ...

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 s… ...

Newer systems have flexible, plastic-wrapped ducts with built-in insulation. Unless you find tears, loose connections or kinks in newer ducts, they're probably delivering your heat efficiently.

Most residents of the United States will deal with some degree of uncomfortable summer heat, with temperatures peaking from ...

While heat pipes may have been insulated with fiberglass from the 1960s, with air movement through gaps in the pipes, that insulation is of little effectiveness, we now know.

Heating ducts typically waste 20 to 30 percent of the heated air they carry to leaks and poor conduction, says EnergyStar. Leaky heat ducts mean higher utility bills and a house that's harder to ...

This time, the conversation turns to duct sealing and what it means in terms of system efficiency and energy savings.

rFOIL R-6.0 reflective duct insulation is designed to reduce radiant heat gain/loss in residential duct applications. It helps control condensation by providing an air-tight thermo break around ...

Do you know how to use energy to heat your home in cold weather and to keep it cool in hot season without going broke? The use of energy in modern houses can't be ignored, but it needs to be ...