Is this thing on? It's never a bad idea to call your gas utility for help when lighting the pilot on your gas wall heater. (Karen Garcia / Los Angeles Times) The recent drenching rains and the future ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Gas wall heaters have been heating homes for decades. They are a dependable, cost efficient, way to heat areas of a home. The safe and reliable function of the wall heater comes foremost when ...

Q. I rent. And last winter the landlord replaced the gas space heater with a wall unvented gas unit, and no fan. What is it doing to my lungs? The combustion byproducts are too great to handle. I have ...

The recent drenching rains and the future storms predicted to hit Southern California are enough reason to stay home where it's dry and warm. For many renters, though, keeping the house warm means ...