Heating & Cooling

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Holds burning logs off the hearth. Prevents logs from rolling forward. Using a grate and andiron allow air to circulate and feed the fire,...

Passes air through a filter to remove pollen, dust and other airborne allergens. Uses a high-efficiency-particulate-arresting (HEPA)...

Sprays droplets of water into the air. An inexpensive type of humidifier. Must be used with distilled water or with demineralizing tablets in...

Use an ionizer to clean air by charging molecules of air, which helps make indoor air more refreshing. Ionizer technology in an air cleaner can...

Uses a wick rather than a pressure-fed fuel system. Standard features include an automatic shut-off device to extinguish the flame if the...

Requires no outside vent. Suitable for zone heating and is clean burning and inexpensive to operate. Uses an oxygen depletion sensor (ODS)....

A convection-type heater that contains a factory sealed oil reservoir that never needs changing or replenishing. A tubular heating element...

Moves back and forth in an adjustable pattern to spread air over a larger area. Oscillation function can generally be switched off with the...

Portable, wood or wood-pellet burning heat source that can be used at home, on the patio or on the camping trip. Some can also be used as a...

Burns a processed wood pellet fed electronically into the stove’s combustion chamber. The advantage of this type of stove is it has a steady...

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