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March 18, 2009

Currently laying down some Warmboard for a radiant floor. They specify Pex-al-pex for the tubing. Everyone here looks at you like you are crazy when you ask about it. Why…

March 18, 2009

Brother in law pulled his boiler and replaced it with a water heater. The water heater is fine and does agreat job heating his 3100 sq.ft. house up here in…

March 17, 2009

I have a gas-fired forced air heating system.  I removed an interior wall and found a 7" round duct which is now in the middle of the room.  I want…

March 17, 2009

Question: High efficiency (90% plus) vs. lower efficiency (86% or so) gas fired boilers. I'm a remodeler in the twin cities. We're working on a basement remodel that will get…

March 17, 2009

Has anyone heard of this add on to an oil burner to boost efficiency and oil savings by 10% +. Someone in my area is selling them and claiming big…

March 17, 2009

Ok, been a long time since I have gotten to be here at Breaktime, and it seems longer since I have had time to work on the house. I have…

March 17, 2009

I have a house built in the 40's with little to no insulation on a north facing wall. I am stripping the siding off and replacing the windows. What would…

March 17, 2009

Hi all. Apologies for the post,, and yes I didn't do a forum search,, I have problems with finding the info. I'm already into my third season with my tankless,,…

March 17, 2009

I understand that most electricity today is coal-produced and considerably more polluting (in terms of carbon emissions per unit of energy) than natural gas or LP.  However, in building our…

March 16, 2009

What's up everyone?  I'm going to use spray foam to insulate my house (roof rafters and if possible all the walls).  I was wondering what the major differences other than…