Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 229 of 903

January 30, 2009

I had heard that there were tax incentives for upgrading your boiler/furnace etc. Does anyone know anything about this. I am buying a new home with an ancient boiler and…

January 30, 2009

I'm new to the forum. I'm rebuilding a 800sqft 1920s house, reusing lots of the old fir and larch floor and trim, adding some post and beam, lots of insulation,…

January 29, 2009

The majority believes that limiting CO2 emisions is critical. People will rarely make personal sacrifices regardless of their beliefs. Manadatory indoor thermostat settings is quite feasible to implement through modern communications. I believe the…

January 29, 2009

Hello to all,         Doing my first big reno and  I'm at the point where de plumbing and electrical systems are ruffed in. Before putting up the drywall, I started…

January 28, 2009

Hi all,  I know this has been discussed in a previous thread and I have searched for the pics that i saw (i think from riversong) but can't seem to…

January 28, 2009

All, I was convinced to use a combi-core hot water heater (BRadford-White, I believe is what I ordered and paid for) to use for domestic HW and heating about 700 FT of basement…

January 28, 2009

the electric furnace in one of my rentals won't shut off unless you turn the main breaker off and then it's fine for two or three cycles. I installed a…

January 28, 2009

I live in the Detroit area. I'm finalizing plans to finish my basement. One area of concern is insulating the perimeter 2" x 4" stud walls. I had planned on…

January 27, 2009

I have a couple applications where I would like to retrofit hydronic heat into rooms that I cannot do via in-floor pex.  I've gotten mixed opinions from others about running PEX…

January 27, 2009

Does anyone know about any studies regarding programmable thermostats and their usage? In particular I was trying to determine if, in a tightly constructed home (ICF in my case), it…