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February 27, 2002

* An installed radiant floor system was working fine for one week, until a tenant inadvertently changed the mixing valve setting from the hottest position (6) to the coolest (position…

February 26, 2002

* I was going to look for a Monitor heater, and then I saw AJ's link saying that Monitors ain't so good any more. I got this little Rinnai 263…

February 25, 2002

* I am renovated, rebuilding and adding on to a thirty year old or so haouse. The builder recommends using a sprayed in eurathane insulation (like corbond) as opposed to…

February 25, 2002

* Is there a cavity depth beyond which dense-packing is no longer efficient, feasable of practical? I am starting a barn renovation project where we plan to insulate wall, ceilings…

February 23, 2002

I'm in the process of building a two story 3400 sq.ft home up north. I want to install radiant floor heating throughout; however the concern is wall to wall carpeting…

February 22, 2002

* I am in central Maine and looking to find a reputable wet blow cellulose insulation installer. The only one I have found does the standard dry blow method. Does…

February 22, 2002

* My circular design with floor trusses coming together at the center make it difficult to evenly space under floor tubing, so have been considering gypcrete. Interested in comments on…

February 21, 2002

* Warmboard on top of 2x6's. Which would be best: 1" air space, 1" foil faced styro, and 3.5" FG; or, 5.5" FG?

February 20, 2002

* I am finding out that flat plate HX is somehow not completely reliable in isolating a dual purpose HWH system serving Domestic HW/Radiant panels. Are the concerns of using…

February 20, 2002

* How can I calculate the best dimensions for an overhanging "skirt" around the top of the first storey of a 2 storey southern and western exposure? This "skirt" will…