Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 858 of 904

Floor heat loop valve/pump?
September 8, 2002

I'd like to try heating a bath floor with in-floor poly tubing in the tile mud bed, drawing hot water off the conventional water heater. The house primary heating…
under wood floor radiant detailing
September 6, 2002

Anyone care to weigh in on preferred detailing for under sub-floor hydronic radiant ystems? I've done numerous systems but all in slabs to date. I generally use cross-linked poly tubing…
what do you recomend
September 5, 2002

Hello all, I could use some advice as I am about to purchase some plumbing fixtures What's the difference (what's better) between the following: Toto vs Kohler Hans Grohe and…
Venting a unheated crawl space
September 5, 2002

Can any one out there tell me the proper way in the hot humid south to the venting of a unheated crawl space with A/C and heating ducts in the…
Sizing a boiler
September 5, 2002

Here`s the situation. I purchased my house eight years ago. It was a handy man special to say the least. I replaced virtually everything including the boiler, although at the…
Clamp on Amp Meters?
September 4, 2002

Hi All, Am considering purchasing one of those units but am unsure what to expect from it. Can one simply clamp the jaws around any wire and get a reading…
Winter cold through an air vent.
September 4, 2002

Just had a final inspection on a brownstone townhouse I'm doing in Harlem NY and the only objection the inspector had was that the electrical room, located in the very front…
When can 12 gaugecopper carry 30 AMPS???
September 3, 2002

Saw this on a new electric water heater: 5500 WATT elements @ 240Volts, 30 AMP breaker required with 10 gauge feeders from the CB. So why are the connector wires INSIDE…
bathroom venting
September 2, 2002

I just bought a house and found that the bathroom overhead fans dump into the atic, not outside. I have at least 8 feet to the roof for the venting…
insulating a cantileaver/overhang
September 2, 2002

Can anyone out there provide guidance on insulating a cantileaver on a raised bungalow, as the floors over the cantileaver are very cold in the winter. The basement is heated…

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