Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 862 of 904

adequte AC unit for 4000sqft home
August 10, 2002

Recently have hit "logger heads" with a homeowner over the installation of a 3ton AC unit in his home. The home,located in southern Ontario, is approx. 4000sqft,two storys, and equipped with…
cathedral ceiling insulation
August 7, 2002

Am presently building a cottage with cathedral ceilings throughout. We plan on using spray in foam insulation. The rafters are 2X10. The contractor says that approx. 7" of foam will…
oil tank liability?
August 7, 2002

While installing a French drain (id you know it was named for a person and not a country?), I dicovered a heating oil tank that was supposed to have been…
Bituthene and “breathing” houses
August 7, 2002

Finishing first part of a roof rebuild. 1963 ranch with a 4:12 pitch, 7,500 feet in snow country, several feet of snow for several months at a time. Rebuild prompted…
Using central fan. w/ wood stove
August 6, 2002

As a result of dramatic increases in energy prices, I have been brainstorming about making my house more energy efficient. It?s a 2300 sq ft single story home in the…
False Alarm with my Smoke Alarm
August 6, 2002

3AM awakened by alarm, but no smoke. Hit silence button - all 8 stop ringing. 317 AM all 8 again start ringing - best distance for smoke alarm toss with…
Insulation battleground: Me vs Mice
August 5, 2002

Here's my sad story. I would appreciate help: As I live on the campus where I teach, I get to live in my real home in Vermont only during the…
ideas for supply registers in kitchen
August 4, 2002

My kitchen is in the corner of the house, and looking for ways to add a register other than in ceiling and toe-kick. Cabinets are L-shaped with a center island.
Self Installation of A/C Ducts?
August 3, 2002

Don't work with HVAC as a rule except when I have to get around it. But now the wife has convinced me to install central air. 2 story colonial so…
WarmBoard radiant floor heating experie
August 3, 2002

Does anyone have experience with this product? I noticed their ad in the most recent issue of FHB for the first time and showed it to a client. We are…

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