Radiator
Definition to come.
Where it comes up
- Older furnaces
Gravity and coal-era furnaces, gas conversions and how to judge a furnace's age
- Steam heat
How steam boilers and radiators work, air vents, banging and boiler rules
- Hot-water heat
How hot-water boilers and radiators work, bleeding, pressure and efficiency
- Ductless mini-splits
Ductless cooling and heating for homes and rooms without ducts
- Your home's system as a whole
How heating, cooling, air and controls fit together in one home
- Before the heating season
The fall check-up, the filter and humidifier, alarms, vents, boilers and heat pumps
- What you notice and what it can mean
No heat, short cycling, noises, smells, water, ice and high bills, and what they can mean
- Chicago's heat and cooling rules
The Heat Ordinance, cooling rules, reporting and tenants' remedies
- Chicago's older homes
Bungalows and older homes, and the heat they were built with