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November 28, 2002

I have a gas fired forced air furnace that is about 15 years old. Last winter it wouldn't kick on. When the repairman showed up he told me it was…

November 28, 2002

My wife and I are planning to build a super-insulated home next year. Our current house (owner built in the late 80's) has double 2x4 external walls with a 3.5"…

November 28, 2002

I just finished a house that took me two years to build and this is our first winter. The house is a modified post and beam and is completely open…

November 27, 2002

Our bathtub is on an outside wall and in the winter the ceramic tile walls get really cold, making it uncomfortable for my wife and 3-year old to take baths.…

November 27, 2002

i have a baseboard heater that is not working. the breakers are not tripped and the heater has power on it.   one you put the meter to the leads that…

November 26, 2002

I am in the process of doing a 12X30 addition. The exterior walls are 2x6. Is it best to use paper backed insulation containing a vapor barrier or put in…

November 26, 2002

Has anyone had experience with this product? If you have used it, how has it performed? How costly is it to operate? Any problems you or the customer has encountered?…

November 26, 2002

hello, (ack, wheeze) all! i just bought a house and used the fireplace for the first time last night and the smoke seems to roll correctly and some vents out,…

November 26, 2002

I'm am working on a bathroom project in an old home (steam heat) where i am very limited height-wise with respect to the radiator we install.  I know I have…

November 26, 2002

I just read the article in the January issue of FHB about Arc-fault Circuit Interrupters with  a great deal of interest. I'm wondering if AFCI breakers would help make aluminum…