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A Middletown couple lived for weeks through the coldest days so far of this winter without a working heater in their home — despite paying into a home warranty for 27 years. Due to a warranty ...

Instead of burning more fuel, he installs a simple heater that uses waste heat from the engine’s coolant. The result is warm, dry air while motoring—practically free heat, with a few important ...

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Finland’s heat pump company Calefa Oy has launched a new waste heat-powered steam heat pump. Dubbed AmbiSteam, the modular, turnkey system can reportedly produce process steam above 5 bar. It has been ...

Young children who experience extreme heat tend to know fewer words, letters and numbers, showing that global warming can harm human development from the earliest stages. An average monthly maximum ...