Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 890 of 904

Open Cell Foam Insulation
March 16, 2002

* I've heard very good things on open cell foam insulation i.e., reduced energy bills by 50%, less dust in the home, sound barrier, etc. The cost is 2.5 times…
Basement Remodel
March 15, 2002

* I've got a basement dying to be remodeled and thus brings up the age old question of what to do about moisture migration through the slab. Ideally I'd rip…
Oil versus gas for heating boilers
March 15, 2002

* What are the pros and cons of oil versus gas for heating a water boiler? I am installing a WIRSBO radiant floor heating system and I have a choice…
Peninsula Kitchen Exhaust
March 15, 2002

* I'm doing a kitchen which will have a stove located on a peninsula. Ceiling height is 8 ft, and a bar-height wall and bartop will separate the peninsula from…
Water temperature drop normal ?
March 14, 2002

* The water temperature measured at the pop off valve is 140 degrees F. We get the same reading at 2 of the faucets. The rest of the faucets range…
Unvented Dense Pack Cellulose Roof
March 14, 2002

* Okay, I know you THINK you covered this in the thread below about dense pack cellulose, but I still have some questions. Remember, I have warned you all before,…
aluminum window frame condensation
March 13, 2002

* I've got aluminum windows throughout. Both sliders and picture. Glazing is double. Has anyone successfully treated or retrofitted a fix to prevent condensation and heat transfer through the frame?
Geothermal Loop under septic field
March 13, 2002

* Have a very difficult lot the govt regulations that will not allow me to use closed loop horizontal. Do not want to use pump and dump open loop but…
Dense pack perlite (sawdust?) in holl…
March 13, 2002

* I'm getting ready to build a house in Montenegro Yugoslavia. The weather is a wet Pacific Northwest/New England weather. We have around 80 inches of rain (some of it…
HRV Piping
March 11, 2002

* Would there be a reason I wouldn't want to put ducting for my HRV in my attic if I were to insulate them really good?

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