Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 116 of 903

Connection meter base to panel box, service wire routing?
May 9, 2011

The meter base is on the side of the garage and I have the panel box on the back of the garage...over by the steps up into the house. Best…
Insulation question
May 8, 2011

I hope someone can advise me regarding the following insulation-related issues:
Panel box location?
May 7, 2011

I'm building my own house and am now running the electrical. It's a standard ranch with garage and have been told by VA power that the service box would need…
Adding supply venting to a valley area in my roof…
May 5, 2011

Good Morning: Live in Northern New Jersey, and I own a home which they call around this area a sugar maple split. Essentially, one half of the house, contains a basement, and other…
Heat pump sizing, ducts and Lots of questions
May 5, 2011

Hello, I am replacing my existing air handler and condensing unit with a heat pump. My house has two stories and I am considering only replacing the top story unit. …
Is there an ‘average ACH’ value for older houses? How do you know what is reasonable?
May 4, 2011

I recently had a blower door test done on my 1984 ~3200 sq ft 2-level colonial. The end result was 0.57 ACH which seems pretty good considering that the windows…
My Experience on Mini-splits
May 4, 2011

After traveling in Europe where mini-splits are everywhere, I decided to look into including them in my remodel in southern California. After all the reading and research this looked like…
Hydronic heat control via programmable thermostat
May 3, 2011

Tough question: Is there a programmable thermostat (heat only) available that would work with my hydronic heat system? My system: Hydronic heat through 5 loops treated as one zone. …
duct sleeve question
May 2, 2011

Hi all: I'm having siding replaced and we have removed the plywood ceiling of a small outside porch area. This porch area overhangs the foundation such that part of the…
Adding insulation
April 27, 2011

I have a house that was built in 1933 (I believe), and does not seem to be well-insulated, if at all. I'm planning to eventually gut the interior walls, room…

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