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baseboard heat question
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…
Use of a Plastic Vapor Barrier
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…
Safe-T-Flex Radiant Heating Foils
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?…
fire place smoking me out!
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,…
Baseboard CAST IRON radiators
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…
Arc Fault Breakers and Aluminum wire
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…
New oven wiring: 3 wire or 4 wire
November 25, 2002

I am having an addition done to my house for a new kitchen. The person installing the wiring used a 3 cable wire for the free standing oven. From what I…
Help – Questions about garage floor heat
November 25, 2002

I need advice on the proper way to prepare for a 4" concrete garage floor that will have PEX tubing for heating. The outside perimeter foundation is 12" thick concrete…
Radiant Floor Htg in Dallas Texas?
November 24, 2002

I'm in the planning stages of building a new home in the Dallas Texas area. Our new home will be a slab foundation. I'm seriously considering radiant floor heating as…
Best subfloor for radiant heat
November 23, 2002

Which construction yields the most efficient radiant system? The market has a couple of new products that seem very attractive to me, namely an aluminum clad tongue and groove subfloor…

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