Frozen pipes are a major problem in winter, particularly for those who endure more bitter cold. When pipes freeze, the water inside starts to expand. If left unchecked, that expanding water will ...

Once the secret design tool for aerospace designers, the heat pipe is a common fixture now thanks to the demands of PC CPU cooling. Heat pipes can transfer lots of energy from a hot side to a cold ...

If you live and work anywhere near the Northeast corridor, you probably see more residential steam heating systems than the entire rest of the nation combined. Nearly one-third of all Americans live ...

There are some wood beams from an old wall frame in our basement that run right along the top of the 2″ steam heat pipe that is dropped down from the ceiling to serve the upper floors. I’d like to use ...

The real disaster often occurs as the ice thaws and water flows freely into your home, causing thousands of dollars in damage. When water freezes, it expands in volume by about 9 percent. And it ...

You would think that the more sunlight that hits a solar panel, the better. When it comes to efficiency though, that's not the case – as photovoltaic cells heat up their efficiency decreases. To ...

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