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Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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Heat tape on Plastic pipe? [9 articles]
Jim - 2009-12-17 08:39:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | ]
Hello,
I just had the furnace guy refire up my energy efficient furnace as
it went out last night. We have been having a cool spell (-45 to -50
Celciuse) in Canada here... I have a ...
Yard Hydrant will not drain down [3 articles]
2009-12-17 08:57:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have a yard hydrant in my barn and it began dripping all the time
this past summer. In fall I replaced all the internal parts with a
repair kit, this includes the rubber stopper on the bottom of ...Construction of sprung dance floor? [22 articles]
I dance 3 or 4 nights a week on the Willowbrook Ballroom dance floor. It is a 6200 square foot bare maple floor constructed in the early 1920's. It has had dancers on it continuously since then dan...Auxiliary water-heater tank? ? ? [24 articles]
Ray - 2009-12-24 14:29:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Recently I read somewhere that it's possible to add an auxiliary tank to
supply water heaters.
The purpose is, water comes from underground into a storage tank, where the
temperature of the wat...Situation advice requested [65 articles]
tom_sawyer70@yahoo.com - 2009-12-27 23:33:00 [In: Contracting | Energy Efficiency | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | ]
I'd like to solicit information on how to best deal with a situation I
ran into today.
After getting a few detailed estimates and getting a recommendation
from a colleague who owns an apartment c...Auxiliary water-heater tank? ? ? [2 articles]
Ray - 2009-12-26 09:13:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Recently I read somewhere that it's possible to add an auxiliary tank to
supply water heaters.
The purpose is, water comes from underground into a storage tank, where the
temperature of the wat...Auxiliary water-heater tank? ? ?
Ray - 2009-12-22 09:39:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Recently I read somewhere that it's possible to add an auxiliary tank to
supply water heaters.
The purpose is, water comes from underground into a storage tank, where the
temperature of the wat...Greenhouse Heater Options [19 articles]
Pavel314 - 2009-12-29 01:33:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Landscaping & Gardening | Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We have a small greenhouse attached to the south side of our home.
It's 14' X 12' with a shed roof tapering from 10' on the house side to
6'. Roughly 1,400 cubic feet. It's a 2x4 frame with double-w...CFL's revisited [16 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2010-01-06 22:12:00 [In: Appliances | Bathrooms | Energy Efficiency | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
rather than completely threadjack the ongoing thread about "best" CFLs...
I decided to take a systematic approach to attempting to find acceptable
CFL lighting for each room in my house. I have ...A HP case study [54 articles]
Existential Angst - 2010-01-09 07:50:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Pest Control | ]
Awl --
So apropos of the dialogue with the idiot Salty Dog on fraudulent hp ratings
in ahr, and after some links in the other rcm thread, I did another test.
Larry moe curly said:
They quit l...Hydronic System Heat Exchangers [7 articles]
Magicare - 2010-01-11 21:12:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Pest Control | ]
I'm new here but wish I had found this site long ago.
I have designed and built an in floor hydronic heating system for a new
home I'm building in Ontario cottage country.
Because we are located wh...ENGLISH BULLDOG
Felipe Kidd - 2010-11-05 13:47:00 [In: Appliances | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Landscaping & Gardening | Laundry Rooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Pest Control | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
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....Insulating furnace supply plenum? [2 articles]
blueman - 2010-01-13 20:25:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Insulation & Weatherproofing | ]
Both the body of our high efficiency gas furnace and the ductwork seem
to be quite well-insulated since they are at best slightly warm to the
touch.
However, the sheet metal supply plenum coming ...Insulating dryer duct? [13 articles]
blueman - 2010-01-15 10:02:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | Windows & Doors | ]
I noticed that our exposed sheet metal basement dryer duct gets quite
cold here in the frigid North -- acting like a "reverse" radiator when
the dryer is not in use.
Part of the problem may be du...Inline booster blower for 3rd floor heating vent [14 articles]
blueman - 2010-01-24 10:14:00 [In: BBQs & Grills | Bedrooms | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Stairs & Railings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We have relatively new high efficiency gas furnaces that feed into 100
year old ductwork.
In particular, our 2 third floor bedrooms are fed off the same 9" riser
that feed the 2nd floor bedrooms ...