Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 839 of 903

December 3, 2002

I have a huge 4-inch cast iron heating pipe, at eye level, coming from my furnace/boiler. One of the previous owners built a bathroom around it but left the pipe…

December 3, 2002

Showed up on an electrical service call at a multifamily dwelling where they told me that half of their electrical was out.  Called Georgia Power after I discovered that there…

December 2, 2002

I am about to install a gas forced air furnace in my home. I tore the old one out and I'm ready to go. I have the tools and the…

December 2, 2002

We are currently building our own 5,500 sq. ft. custom home.  We have full 2 x 6 stud walls with 1" hardboard insulation, wrapped with commercial Tyvek and 1" thick…

December 2, 2002

I have a tangle of BX cable in my front hall ceiling that I couldn't leave well enough alone....  I took down the fixture because I wanted to see if…

December 1, 2002

Hi... I'm having a bit of a challenge with a new GFCI outlet, and I was wondering if anyone has any ideas what the problem might be.  As soon as…

December 1, 2002

In an earlier disscussion on AFCIs I mentioned my brother in law had one on an appliance cicuit. I had pointed out to him that this was the wrong application,…

November 30, 2002

Greetings from NY :  My house is a 1934 colonial w/ orig windows / no insulation in the walls. I have been going back and forth for a couple years…

November 29, 2002

HELP !  I am dealing with a home which has a 6" concrete slab floor resting on piers approx. 24" off ground. Approx 2800' sq. Ultra efficient gas furnace w/…

November 29, 2002

So yesterday my wife points out the mold growing on our vinyl clad doublehung windows and wonders what I know about it.  "That's mold" doesn't get the awe inspired look…