Plugging in a portable electric heater is a quick and easy way to take the chill out of a cold room, or a good emergency ...

Heat pump water heaters have been around for decades, but it’s only recently that they’ve emerged as a go-to for energy efficiency. More households are opting for heat pump water heaters than ever ...

When is the best time to buy a new water heater? Hint: It’s not when the one you have fails. But that’s what many homeowners end up doing. They notice a leak—or worse, they’re surprised by a flood—and ...

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 ...

Heating up water in residential and commercial homes produces a lot of greenhouse gasses. A new study from researchers in Australia suggests that electric water heaters could not only lower that ...

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Suffering from no hot water? It may not be a hard problem to fix. If you have an electric water heater that’s not working properly, there are several possible reasons—and many of them have relatively ...

David Roche works for the Institute for Sustainable Futures, which received funding for this work from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). About half of Australian households use electric ...