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A furnace and air conditioning unit in a utility room with visible wiring and plumbing components.

Home

Homeowner was told new furnace would fit old coil, then HVAC pros called the install a 'hack job'

A person using a calculator.

Home

In Texas, one missed homestead form could mean thousands more in property taxes

A generator.

Home

Generac owner wants to skip a planned outage run, and users say just press 'off'

A gas water heater.

Home

In New York, landlord gets $2,100 quote for water heater fix, and plumbers call it steep

A boiler flue mounted on a brick wall.

Home

In the UK, expectant parents learn a neighbor's boiler flue by their front door may break 'regs'

An Anker Solix E10.

Tech

Power-station expert says Anker's Solix E10 made him welcome storms

A pulled-apart dryer.

Home

Redditor had never opened a dryer, then fixed it and found a hidden fire hazard

A Goodman furnace with various pipes and valves attached.

Home

Homeowner says plastic plugs burned after duct cleaners drilled furnace holes then blamed vents

A heat pump water heater.

Home

Maine homeowners talk up how heat pump water heaters cut bills and dry their basements

Home

California homeowner weighs replacing floor furnace that 'could melt or ignite your shoes'

An older man wrapped in a blanket watches television while holding a remote.

Business

British grandad watches TV in the dark as rising bills push families to cut back

A hand holds a letter above a stack of envelopes on a table.

Business

6 million UK households should watch for a letter confirming a $200 energy bill cut