Is this thing on? It's never a bad idea to call your gas utility for help when lighting the pilot on your gas wall heater. (Karen Garcia / Los Angeles Times) The recent drenching rains and the future ...

Which wall heater is best? Wall heaters are the perfect supplemental heat option. They don’t waste energy by heating rooms you aren’t in, and they heat up fast. It’s easy to pick a heater with more ...

After Alice Parker received the first central air heating system patent in 1919, it didn’t take long for other home heating innovations to appear. The first coal-fired wall furnace, designed to ...

For decades, gas central heating has been the default for most UK homes. It is familiar, widely installed and, in many cases, still the cheapest way to heat a property. But that picture is beginning ...

The recent drenching rains and the future storms predicted to hit Southern California are enough reason to stay home where it's dry and warm. For many renters, though, keeping the house warm means ...