Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 232 of 903

January 20, 2009

Hi, I have a small bungalow that I use as a summer place but I don't heat it during the cold winter months. (I live in Canada) I noticed the…

January 20, 2009

A few issues ago, Fine Homebuilding letters had an entry about keeping basement humidity low with the simple use of a fan to move air from outside the basement. I…

January 20, 2009

I have a question I hope 1 of you may be able to help me with. I have an Aprilaire Automatic Humidifier (Model 700) on each of my 2 furnaces.…

January 20, 2009

Does anybody remember an article about venting attic air to the basement. They were using a 6" inline fan and taking air off the finished attic and pumping it into…

January 20, 2009

Here is a question about outbuilding grounding. Two outbuildings will eventually get their power from the service panel in the main house. Right now, only one does. It gets a…

January 20, 2009

Radiant under basement slab, pressure testing the system before installing the pump and final hookup to water source.   Put it to 30 psi, and after about 20 hours we are…

January 20, 2009

Question for you tin knockers. I currently have a design for a Unico system for the house. I am not an HVAC expert myself, but from what I've read about…

January 19, 2009

Check out a useful new green building Web site -- a joint effort of Taunton and Environmental Building News: www.greenbuildingadvisor.com  

January 19, 2009

Drier wiring Two questions, I am moving the drier from two units across from each other on opposite walls to a stacked unit So. Current line is 8 gage 30…

January 19, 2009

For next winter I'd like to improve the insulation situation in my Cape Cod style house. The unfinished parts of the second floor have plank flooring and kraft-faced fiberglass batts…