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Hot Water Insulation
Insulating your hot water heater tank with an insualting jacket will pay for itself in one year or less. |
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HVAC Maintenance
Maintain your system periodically to yield immediate energy savings, improved comfort, and a longer trouble-free service for ... |
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HVAC Tune-up
Have your heating system cleaned and tuned by a qualified contractor. A pre-season tune-up and filter change is a good ... |
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Hydronic Radiant Heating
Behind the Scenes - Dream Garage |
 
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In Hot Water
Bob Vila and building consultant Steve Easley examine how hot water is efficiently used and distributed in the EnergyWise ... |
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Inspecting Gas Vents
When inspecting a new or potential new home, make sure that any of the gas equipment needing ventilation—heaters, dryers, hot ... |
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Installation of the Buderus High Efficiency Boiler
Bob talks with factory representative Chris Hoff and heating contractor Peter Lydon during the installation of a Buderus ... |
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Installing a Preassembled Whole House Radiant Heating System
Bob meets with Erling Andersen of AIM (Andersen International Marketing) in the basement of the modern Colonial to discuss the ... |
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Installing an Oil-Fired Boiler For the New Home Addition
Bob meets Jack O'Leary, the plumbing and heating contractor for this remodeling project. They discuss the old heating unit, ... |
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Installing the Hydronic Heated Floor System
Behind the Scenes - Dream Garage |
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Insulating Hot Water
Insulate your hot-water storage tank and pipes, but be careful not to cover the water heater's floor, top, thermostat, or ... |
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Insulating Shell
Buy a new water heater with a thick, insulating shell; while it may cost more initially than one without insulation, the ... |
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Integrating Radiant Heat in a Concrete Floor
The PEX tubing is set in the concrete and will circulate hot water used to heat the addition. Jason McKinnon of Viega North ... |
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Monitor Products
Steve Easley is joined by Monitor Products - Matthew Connolly to discuss the condensing boiler that will heat the hot water ... |
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Moving Heat from Room to Room
There are pros and cons to all heating systems. Issues of air quality, control, flue gas condensation, effective distribution, ... |
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Multi-Zone HVAC System
Bob meets with Mark Gallivan from Sears HVAC and Brent Morin from Morin Mechanical Services to review the heating system ... |
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Radiant Floor Heating and Cooling Systems
Radiant floor heating has been used for centuries. The Romans channeled hot air under the floors of their villas. The Koreans ... |
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Radiant Floor Heating System Installed
John Martin from WarmZone is on hand to show Bob how the medium density fiberboard (MDF) faced with reflective aluminum ... |
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Radiant Heat
Here's another great tip from BobVila.com.
Whether you’re building a whole house or just adding a new bathroom, one of your ... |
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Radiant Heating Systems
By adding a layer of electric or hydronic heat, you can keep both your home toasty and your driveway snow-free. |
