The furnace is the hero of a house in winter. But there’s one tiny part inside it that most homeowners don’t even know exists, let alone realize they’re supposed to clean – the flame sensor. Left ...

If your gas furnace keeps cycling on and then turning off within a minute or so, it might be the result of a dirty flame sensor. Most gas furnaces have a small sensor designed to shut off the furnace ...

I recently came upon a great flame sensing electronics project tailored for fire art installations. I learned from the project documentation that certain types of fire art installations are required ...

Maybe it really isn’t your old dog this time. Or even dad, for that matter. You know how it is. You’re sitting on the couch, maybe watching TV, when you smell something, well, funky. Like rotten eggs.

If you heat your home with natural gas, oil or propane, chances are your furnace or boiler has a pilot light. With the help of two experts — Joshua Smith from Berkshire Heating and Cooling and ...