Most of us flip the switch on our ceiling fans without a second thought. It spins, it cools, it does the job. Simple enough, ...

Using ceiling fans in winter can help cut heating costs and make you feel more comfortable. Here's what you should know about when and how to use them.

This is my second column in a series of articles about radiant ceiling heating and cooling systems. My next experience with radiant ceilings was an artistic radiator that I built and installed in my ...

MOLINE, Ill — Ceiling fans do more than just give off a nice breeze to help cool you down during the summer months. Did you know they can also help you save on your heating bill during the winter ...

Have you been quietly dreading the arrival of colder weather? Home heating costs take a big bite out of budgets in ordinary circumstances. With grocery and other necessary expenses still hovering at ...

A problem with a home’s ceiling cable heating system on Thursday was blamed for a slow-smoldering fire at 3401 N.E. 103rd Ave., in the Oakbrook neighborhood north of Burton Road. Home fires caused by ...

Feeling the breeze from a ceiling fan is a step you can take toward greater energy efficiency this fall. You can save as much as 40 percent on the cost of cooling your home because a fan creates ...

Q: My home was built in the late 1970s, and ceiling coils are my main source of heat. I have found that this is not a good source. However, I have another problem: The ceiling cracks every year. Now I ...

Question: My husband and I live in a 45-year-old brick ranch home. The house was built with electric ceiling heat, but we added propane forced-air heat in 1996. We kept the electric ceiling heat ...

Ceiling fans are ineffective as a stand-alone solution for shielding older adults from excessive heat, according to the results of a study conducted by Griffith University researchers and published in ...