Posts by Carl Mueller

Photo: A brand new furnace air filter on the left and a dirty filter on the right. How often to change a furnace filter depends on many factors. Your furnace filter is an important but often...

While washing dishes manually might seem like a good way to save on water and energy costs in exchange for you doing more work than using a dishwasher, you might be surprised to know that this isn't...

Water loss in the house is estimated by some to be as high as 12% which is astounding when you think about it. If you use 80 gallons of water per day which is the average per person usage in the U.S....

Who doesn't like the sounds, sight and smell of a fireplace? I mean, we even have fireplace channels on tv to watch one when we don't have our own. While wood-burning fireplaces are pleasing to look...

I had to replace our home's rental water heater around the 14 year mark - which is within range of its lifespan - after the bottom of the unit rotted out, gave way and started leaking on the floor of...

Bed bugs are small, oval-shaped brown insects about the size of a small apple seed who feed off human and animal blood. They tend to be found mostly in bedrooms hence their name. Because they feed...