I have an 1880's home 2600 sf and a new natural gas central heat unit bought 4 years ago. I have approx. 8 inches of blown insulation in the attic - my home is very old and somewhat drafty, but we just deal with it because we love it so! This year in October we noticed a spike in the gas bill,...

This September, we had a furnace installed to heat the basement. It's an Armstrong, two-speed, 95% efficiency unit. The specs say it can do 57,000 BTU/hr, and my basement is 1350 sq ft. Yesterday was a cold day, so I had my first chance to try it out. The temp in the basement was 61...

I live in an apartment but my landlords are less than responsive. I'd like to have an idea what the issue is when I confront them. When I moved in I noticed that the heat would run for a long time just to gain a degree or two. So I changed to a more expensive thermostat and stuck weatherstripping...

I am taking an Astronomy class and this Lab is killing me. It is asking about Right Ascension and computing it to Hours:Minutes. If the Right Ascension is 326.0 degrees, how do I compute it to hours:minutes? I have looked on Google on how to solve this problem but I can't seem to find out how to...

I have ceiling fans in my home that I bought several years ago. They are all working fine except one in particular (which is operated on a remote control for speed and lighting adjustment) that turns itself off after a few hours of use. I want to keep it on overnite for my dog who sleeps in this...