A puddle of water around your furnace can be an alarming discovery. Alexander Siv of Amherst Plumbing and Heating deals with this issue often in his line of work. “If your furnace is leaking water, ...

Q: When changing my furnace filter I noticed a small pool of water on the floor. The furnace is a 12-year-old high-efficiency model used to heat the home through metal ducts. I did not see water ...

Relegated to a closet or a basement corner, a water heater lives a secluded life of quiet service, and its warning signs ...

When it comes to home maintenance, the adage "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" couldn't be truer. The good news is that most homeowners are well aware of this and, in turn, prioritize ...

Q. We purchased a home that was built in the 1960s. The forced air furnace is new, but the metal flue pipe from the furnace is connected to the original concrete flue pipe that extends up through the ...

An oil sheen that coated Martins Creek Thursday most likely originated with a failed home furnace earlier this week in Bangor, police Chief Scott Felchock said. A "significant" amount of oil flowed ...

LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS — A leaking water heater was found to be at blame for a report early Sunday of smoke inside a home in the 3900 block of Brookside Drive in Winfield Township, local ...