Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 884 of 906

Cabinet Refacing?
April 19, 2002

I have a customer with a brand new tract house , but they hate the style and finish of their kitchen cabinets. The design and layout are fine. I can order new…
Question about oven insulation
April 18, 2002

Mice destroyed the insulation in an older oven (10 years?) that is still in perfect working order, but I keep getting conflicting stories from the 7 or 8 appliance repair…
vapor barrier
April 18, 2002

Could anyone tell me if they have had any problems with having a vapor barrier on the ceiling of a house? I live in Maine and am not really sure…
Effects of insulation, siting on comfort
April 17, 2002

I'm pretty proud of this. We've got dense-packed cellulose insulation, 6 in. in the walls and 10 in. in the ceiling, U-31 windows, a southern exposure with minimum 2 ft.…
Insulating an existing floor plenum
April 17, 2002

I have a client that converted an ag building to adwelling unit and built a sub floor over the existing slanting cement slab. The space between the two runs from 3" to 6". The…
Retro Insulation
April 17, 2002

I have a client that owns an old house, approximately 100 years old, on the Rock River in Rockford, IL. The house is limestone block foundation (22" thick), a very…
Attic – Cellulose, flex duct, electrical
April 16, 2002

Sorry about the cryptic subject line - I'm really wanting to go ahead with sealing up leaks and blowing cellulose in our hip roof attic with appox. 2,000 sq ft…
Arc Fault Interrupter in older home
April 15, 2002

I recently read the article in the latest issue of FHB regarding arc fault interrupters. My question is whether these devices would (help) protect against fires related to problems with…
Electicians in Georgia
April 15, 2002

Are there any licensed electricians for the state of Georgia running amuck on these boards? I'm trying to figure out why my main breaker is sized to exactly 2/3 of…
Thermostats
April 14, 2002

Hi HVAC guys, Could anyone tell me if they make an electronic/programmable thermostat for use on an electric furnace/heat pump system? All the ones I see indicate a gas or…

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