The best way to paint a radiator is to remove the paint and apply a fresh coat, but removal can be tricky and messy. In the off-season, you can easily remove steam radiators, although hot water ...

Hot Water vs. Steam. Before 1928, hot water heating systems did not have a pump, because it wasn’t invented yet. In the years before, pipe fitters/designers usually ran a separate supply and return ...

If you have a boiler (for a hot water or steam heating system), the heat is distributed throughout your home via pipes and radiators. When they are all working properly, you probably don't give ...

I have a gas-powered hot water heating system in my 4 story brownstone. Two of my tenants have turned down individual radiators (one because she doesn’t like too much heat in her bedroom and the other ...

Insulated hot-water pipes can reduce heat loss and keep the water in them 2° to 4°F higher than uninsulated pipes, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.