Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 190 of 903

August 7, 2009

Which is greener - MDF or fingerjoint wood trim - and why?  The application is simple painted casings and base in starter homes. Does MDF offgas some bad stuff?  I'm assuming FJ…

August 7, 2009

does anyone have a goodman furnace? i need to replace the furnace in my rental unit. i went to my plumbing and heating place, where i get a small discount,…

August 6, 2009

Has anyone used one of these? I believe they call it Mr Slim, but that may be just one incarnation. There's a wall mounted air handler connected to an outside…

August 5, 2009

I'm installing 1/2" Owens Corning XPS before I reside with FC. I was using 3/4" t&G but thought I'd get better results with the siding with thinner foam. I'm about…

August 4, 2009

  I am looking for a whole house ventilation system for an existing house in the UK.   Heat recovery ventilation sounds good but the conventional installation is impractical because…

August 4, 2009

I purchased a Drain Water Heat Recovery unit for our new house but have not started using it yet.  Our utility provider has a rebate program that paid for 75%…

August 4, 2009

  I am looking for a whole house ventilation system for an existing house in the UK.   Heat recovery ventilation sounds good but the conventional installation is impractical because…

August 3, 2009

  I like this design of a solar air heater.  It uses 160 soda cans to make a solar collector that heats air.  I know that you're thinking, this is…

August 3, 2009

We have purchased some R19 for the 2 x 10 cathedral ceiling but we want to increase the R factor. We have 9 1/2" of space in the joists/rafters. We…

August 3, 2009

After 10 years of building we applied for our Occupancy permit and after 2 years of correcting minor safety issues the county has placed major demands on us.We went through…