Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 156 of 903

January 21, 2010

My son is doing a remodel in Seattle area and called to ask if I had heard of connecting a whole house fan to the ductwork. I have not and…

January 20, 2010

I'm pulling the copper from my upstairs hydronic baseboard system and replacing with PEX. I'm going to go with the Wirsbo HePex Plus. I only need about 150' but the…

January 20, 2010

I have a 1950's vintage Ranch. I completely gutted the kitchen last year and got a good look at the level of insulation in the house. It has paperfaced fiberflass…

January 19, 2010

Hello All. I live in state New York Sullivan County. I just checked my Air condition Filter up in the Attic. To my sup price the Filter is dripping wet…

January 18, 2010

In an effort to reduce temperature difference between the attic and living space I was thinking of installing baffles on the under side of the decking and installing R-30 (Kraft…

January 17, 2010

My basement maintains a temp of 56' +/- during the winter (RI). Prior to the installation of a high efficiency furnace , the basement maintained a temp of 62 +/-.…

January 16, 2010

Very pricey, but the payback just from electricity savings, is supposedly less than 3 years. Then there is the heat factor. If you air condition, you'll pay less because they…

January 16, 2010

I'm in the planning phase of rewiring my garage/shop. The exisiting receptacles circuits all have issues, or are under sized for the loads I anticipate. So, I want to run:…

January 16, 2010

Both my mom's house and my house, each circa 1960, have older outlet boxes that are too shallow for a standard GFCI. The boxes have the top and bottom that…

January 16, 2010

Both my mom's house and my house, each circa 1960, have older outlet boxes that are too shallow for a standard GFCI. The boxes have the top and bottom that…