Many thermostats have a setting called EM heat, emergency heat, or auxiliary heat. You shouldn’t normally rely on it to warm your house, but it’s useful when the thermostat’s regular ...

Once an arctic blast of cold air moves in, a majority of their service calls are related to the need to manually turn on emergency, or "EM" heat. Those in the HVAC business have kept busy since ...

Tips to keep water going during sub-zero temperatures Activating the emergency heat isn't hard, but it isn't something that kicks on automatically. The “em heat” setting on a thermostat ...

(NEXSTAR) – With frigid temperatures, ice and snow in the forecast for much of the U.S. this week, heaters practically everywhere are going to be working overtime. If you’re not feeling the ...