BTUs stand for British Thermal Units, a measurement of the energy of heat gain (or in this case, heat loss!). A single BTU is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a pound of water ...

Florida-based heating, cooling, and air conditioning company Orlando Air Conditioning Experts is pleased to issue a short, handy guide to British Thermal Units and how they relate to a home’s HVAC ...

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“Ask him, he knows about indirect water heaters,” I heard as I entered the no-spin zone: a local supply house where a competitor was seeking help from his inside salesman. “What’s the issue?” “I ...

It's time to start gearing up for another scorching summer. If you thought last year was hotter than normal, then you would be right. We faced our hottest year on record in 2023. Meteorologists ...

As is the case for many people, my home cannot be retrofitted with central air. My 100-plus-year-old Brooklyn apartment, which features prominently in my seven years of air quality reporting for WIRED ...