If you heat your home with natural gas, it’s time you learned that heat pumps can be good for both your pocketbook and the planet. What are they? They’re essentially air conditioners that can also run ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

Heat pumps can cost well over $10,000 – or much more if electrical and insulation upgrades are involved – but there’s financial help available. Tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act kicked in ...

The Zero Breeze Mark 3 I saw at CES 2025 is basically a 22-pound heat pump that can run off of a battery. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities ...

Heat pumps are electric appliances that can both heat and cool your home. Scientists see them as a climate solution because heat pumps reduce planet-heating emissions. They cut pollution from burning ...

Ducted heat pump: A heat pump that uses ducts. If you have a furnace with existing ducts running through your house – assuming those ducts are in good shape — you can switch to a ducted heat pump ...