Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every winter as I turn on my oil burner heat unit I do so with a touch of trepidation and guilt. I pride myself on living as ...

If you have access to firewood on your property, an outdoor furnace can provide heat for a lot of uses—including heating your home. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house.

Interest in wood-fired hydronic heating systems continues to rise along with the price of conventional fuel. One heat source used for such systems, especially in rural areas of North America, is the ...

Some Americans are now going outside to turn up their heat. They're using outdoor wood furnaces that pipe hot-water heat into their homes. But neighbors say the units are a health hazard. Federal ...

Outdoor wood furnaces that pipe hot-water heat into homes are becoming incredibly popular with homeowners — and the wood they burn is much cheaper than oil. But the smoke sometimes creates friction ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- As outdoor wood furnaces catch on with homeowners looking to escape high heating bills, they're running afoul with more town and village officials worried about smoked-out ...

TOWN OF SPRING GREEN — If you hope to save money on heating fuel by installing an outdoor wood-burning furnace, Spring Green Township officials want you to get a permit and follow some basic rules.

Hamden and North Haven are taking steps to ban outdoor wood-burning furnaces because of their potential impact on public health and the environment. The Hamden Planning and Zoning Commission will hold ...