When a water heater backdrafts, it's a safety hazard. Homeowners usually don't know they have a problem because a backdrafting water heater will almost never set off a carbon monoxide alarm. A water ...

Question: Our water heater’s safety pressure valve runs all the time and drains water out of the tank. Why? Answer: Water heaters have a temperature-and pressure-relief valve designed to prevent the ...

With fall almost here, sales of portable space heaters will start to take off. But be aware, space heaters can be dangerous. Heaters cause around 1,700 house fires a year and some 70 deaths. Consumer ...

Is your electric water heater notoriously unreliable, providing hot water one minute and cold the next? It might be old, on ...

NINE MILE FALLS — No one is more excited for the sun than one local family who’s cutting back on utility costs by heating their water with solar power. Avista is testing out the solar-powered ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? You probably don’t spend a whole lot of time thinking about your water heater, and ...