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Does Your Residential Heat Pump Heat?

Does Your Heat Pump Heat? I've heard it over and over again. People are getting fed up with their heat pumps. When it gets cold, the heat pump doesn't heat. When it gets really cold, their supplemental...

2 comments    home heating energy efficient
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The difference between European flats and American apartments

There's an American Dream and a European one.  They seem to be growing more and more alike, while remaining distinctly different at times.  I've always lived in the American bubble, however, always...

40 comments    home travel culture
Geothermal energy is generated in the earth's core, about 4,000 miles below the surface. Temperatures hotter than the sun's surface are continuously produced inside the earth by the slow decay of radioactive particles.83

Geothermal Energy

Some years back, when I was building a new house, the contractor asked me what sort of heat I wanted. My folks had always had a propane gas tank out under the apple tree on our Ohio farm, so now that I had a...

14 comments    energy environment save money
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Set your thermostat right to save money and energy

Leaving the air conditioning on in the summer and the heat on in the winter can be expensive and waste energy. Here is how to avoid that and to cut your electric bill.

5 comments    advice tips energy
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Gas Furnace Troubleshooting

If your furnace were a car, every year you would drive it 55,000 miles! That is a lot of miles! When was the last time you has your heating system serviced? Your heating system, just like your car, is a...

5 comments    home energy gas
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Duct Cleaning Scams – Finding a Reputable Duct Cleaner

Duct cleaning is a chore that most people forget about until the performance of the central heating system or air-conditioning unit drops. Duct cleaning is a job that does not need performing frequently, but...

4 comments    air conditioning central heating
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12 Ways to Save Money Around the House

In today's economy, saving money can be a pretty nifty thing. For some, living frugally and saving money is a natural thing to do and something they've always done. For others, being frugal is an entirely...

6 comments    saving money green living
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Start saving money for 2010 (Part 1)

We all want to save money. The economy has affected almost everyone this year, and its showing. More and more people are trying to find ways to save money and make money. In this article, I will offer a few...

0 comments    business finance money
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How To Keep Your House Cool Without Air Conditioning

Here are some ways to keep your home cool without air conditioning. First we will look at ways to cool an existing, traditional home. One of the best ways to keep a home cool without air conditioning is to...

23 comments    cool save air conditioning
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New at manual transmission -Tips to get best fuel efficiency

You would have already learned how to listen to the engine when it needs to down shift or up shift when needed. Or, you may have also been taught at what RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) in your Tachometer says...

5 comments    automotive traffic fuel economy
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