First Time Home Owner

The Cost of Lights

So, I was at Costco, and there was a sale on LED lights. I'm a geek. I am to LED's like a moth is to a flame. They're efficient, They're quick to react (so... they're efficient), they run cool (again... meaning they're efficient) and they are also n

The First Fire... (in the fireplace)

So We were lucky enough to buy a house that has a Wood Fireplace in the basement Family Room. There are a few pros, and a few cons to this: Pros: Its a nice looking, Painted Brick Fireplace and it adds to the rooms cosyness. In A Power Outage

Misfiring Furnace

So, The colder weather is upon us. My House is an Old(ish) one, and I'm fairly sure the furnace only has a few years left on it. I noticed, that sometimes, it fires up, turns off immedately, and then fires up again, and stays on, heating my house.