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How To Prevent Pipe Freezing in Power Outage Using Battery Backup Only
Pipe Freezing in Power Outage - How To Prevent with Battery Back Up Only ‘Weekend only Single family house Climate Zone 6 What system(s) and components would you suggest to…
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heat pump defrost cycle triggering heat strips
After installing an emporia energy monitor to see how much electricity my heat pump's air handler was using I realized that when my heat pump goes into defrost mode it…
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No Roof Ventilation in Stairwell?
Hi there, we're at the point of installing insulation (5a) and are planning on dense packing cellulose for the roof. We'll be doing 2" baffles for ventilation from soffit to…
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Replace baseboard heaters with hot water in crawl space below.
We are in zone 3. Lows in winter of down to -40. Dry climate. Winter humidity in the 20-30% at best. We heat predominantly with wood, using a wood range…
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Running an Air Handler Continuously
How to efficiently run a Mitsubishi Indoor air handler My HVAC installer (Diamond Certified) installed a ridiculously oversized system for my house as I discovered later after doing a load…
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Radon mitigation with ERV or other, HELP!
We moved into a house 8 years ago with a new radon mitigation system installed. The house had been added onto 2 times with several different footers/foundations. Recently, we got…
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One central HVAC air return in a closed hallway, jump ducts to rest of house?
Sanity checking an HVAC design possibility...The question: If an HVAC system has a single central air return in a short hallway that often has closed doors, is it ok to…
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New Construction DIY Foundation Waterproofing
For better or worse I am undertaking GCing our new modular construction pretty good house this spring/ summer in central MA. Part of this endeavor includes doing a lot of…
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Sound Break Between Exposed Beam Joists
Ceiling/Floor assembly for sound break between exposed joists 25'x32', two stories: first floor 10' ceilings; second floor vaulted ceiling 5' knee walls to 12' peak The first 18' (of 32')…
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Rigid Foam Board Insulation over Plaster Board Walls
Our house was built in the 1950s and severely under insulated. We live in the Philadelphia metro area so we have cold winters and hot summers. The under insulation is…