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December 19, 2008

A split level house I am designing has two stories atop a slab on grade with stemwall surround, and one story atop a crawl space. See the pic attached for…

December 19, 2008

I have a 1 1/2 story with an attic peak that I want to insulate with blown insulation. The rafters bird's eye sits directly on the brick, so there is…

December 19, 2008

I have an old squirrel cage fan from who knows where (a furnace at one point). Something like 12" by 12". is there any way to determine the CFM output.…

December 19, 2008

Hey guys...  I've got a friend who bought one of those pellet stoves and now can't get pellets for it. All of her suppliers are back- ordered because the lumber mills…

December 19, 2008

Having a problem locating a vendor for three to four inch power-driven masonry nails to fix rigid board insulation to cinder block wall. Advice please.

December 18, 2008

I'am installing an electric heat mat under a tile floor in a bathroom and i dammaged a wire. The manufacture says I have to use thier splice kit but it…

December 18, 2008

I have hot water heat/cast iron radiators. Boiler is ancient converted coal burner I believe. It has been acting up lately. In the past I have had problems loosing suction…

December 18, 2008

I have hot water heat (cast iron radiators) throughout my house.  In an effort to keep energy cost down, I installed a programmable thermostat, the idea being I could lower…

December 17, 2008

This all started because I went to get a new pilot burner for my carrier furnace. While there I made the mistake of complaining that I have replace all most…

December 17, 2008

Put a Bosch cook top in our house so we could have a very hot cooker. Our house is at 8000 ft, so all gas appliances must be adjusted. Put…