Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 195 of 903

July 11, 2009

Hi All, Grant will be coming up in 10 days or so to put the copper roof on the house. Tore off cedar Thursday, my cousins did actually, younger and…

July 9, 2009

I have a goodman furnace with an inoperative blower. The blower motor hums when given a start command but dosent turn over which leads me to believe that i need…

July 8, 2009

I am looking for the amount of heating degrees days for each temperature band; 50 to 60, 40 to 50, etc. I am not sure, but I think that this…

July 7, 2009

The guy from a local propane company told my tech that the feeds to all of the appliances in our seasonal buildings need to have water traps installed, and that it is a…

July 7, 2009

Anyone have any experience with Mr Slim type (mini split?) A?C systems- - do they come in heat pump models - can they power more than one inside wall cooler…

July 6, 2009

I just had a Rinnai tankless water heater installed in place of an old conventional tank.  The installation is in the basement of a hillside home, about 20 feet below…

July 5, 2009

Can PVC pipe be used in a solar heater for a swimming pool?

July 3, 2009

At the Smithsonian Folklife Festival today I saw a Welsh timber frame home insulated with sheepswool! The product tag says it has very good acoustic insulating properties, r-value(unknown), is rot…

July 2, 2009

I read an article once where a home owner put 1/2" ply wood on all walls and added 1/2" drywall on top. Reason being for extra insulation and as a…

July 2, 2009

Hey all!  I've got a client who needs his attic insulated.  He had an energy audit and was told that he should insulate to R60.  I've got everything figured out…