Maintenance
How to clean exhaust vents
Heating and cooling ducts carry air all around your house, and vents often get dirty as a result of how much air flows through them. Find out if (and how) you need to clean them.
How to measure infiltration and air tightness
Part of establishing how well your home fares in terms of passive design is to establish how 'tight' it is. Learn more about how to test how much air leaks from your home.
Ventilation maintenance
The cleanliness of your vents can have an impact more than just the performance of you ventilation system; it can also impact upon your health. Cleaning your ventilation system is easy, and could do wonders for you and your home’s health
How to clean heating ducts and vents
Heating ducts carry air all around your house, and vents often get dirty as a result of how much air flows through them. Find out if (and how) you need to clean them.
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How pipes are connected
Different types of pipes need to be connected in different ways - and how they're installed in your home can affect not only your warranties, but also the amount of noise they make.
Home video: where to start
The technologies used for home video have progressed in leaps and bound in recent years - find out what's available, and what you should be looking for.
Types of heater
There are a great many different types of heater, all with different merits and shortcomings, and suitable scenarios in which they are the best possible choice.