Underground oil tank advice
I recently purchased a home with an underground oil tank, and I'm concerned that some day it may develop a costly leak. As such, I'm trying to determine what my ...
I recently purchased a home with an underground oil tank, and I'm concerned that some day it may develop a costly leak. As such, I'm trying to determine what my ...
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answersI have a by-pass humidifier (do-it-yourself type) on the supply side of the furnace. It seems that no matter what I do I cannot get the humidity in the house to...
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answersI recently had 2 contractors give me an estimate for reworking some of the ductwork in my basement renovation. One of them recommended a cold air return be put i...
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answersHi! I'm looking for help on insulating an attic that contains a furnace. My "old" house does not have a basement or crawlspace so the furnace is in the attic. N...
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answersI've heard that propane powered central heat is bad for people with asthma but I haven't been able to find out why. Does anyone have any input on this?
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answersHello,I have a pretty old oil furnace(forced water system). Furnace is located on the same level than living room. This thing is very loud. Also when pump is oper...
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answersWhat is the proper procedure for bleeding the air out of hot water heating with baseboards (as opposed to radiators)?
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answersI own a house built approximately in 1920 with a gambrel roof. It has vermiculite between the attic floor joists and in some of the walls. I don't want to distu...
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answersHi..I have an air conditioning system with a heat pump. There are ducts in my basement that are soft circular type ducts and I am wondering if I can cut a hole in...
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answersWe recently bought a 120 year old 3-story house in the northeast heated by numerous large (and not particularly attractive) steam radiators. The heating system w...
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answersWe need to take a section of our ductwork out to replace a water pipe. How is the ductwork connected? Would we be able to take the section out and then replace ...
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answershi, I am trying to heat a 12x9 mudroom that is tiled with slate flooring over a slab of concrete, sliding glass door and 2 windows. There is no heat source now. ...
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answersTis the season to fire up the ol' wall heater; brrrrrrrh, I could have used it last evening. In the past couple years at start up in the fall, I light the pilot ...
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answersMy electric furnace keeps freezing up. Does anyone know what could be wrong and if I can't get it fixed for a while is it dangerous?
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answersI have a Mclain oil fired steam furnace andwould like to know if installing a indirect water heater is a fairly simple install for a non plumber.
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answersAll,I am an EE and an avid do it yourselfer. I just finished an addition in Maryland. I put in a second Heat Pump system (American Standard, electric, airtight, ...
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answersActually several questions:Does a cold air return have to be through a metal duct? I want to put one in from a second story, down to the basement using an interna...
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answersWe had a fireplace and put in a ventless system. It ended up making the whole house black causing thousands of dollars of damage. I loved the warmth of it and wan...
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answersI need your help. We are needing to purchase a new outdoor AC unit for our house. We are looking at a 5ton, 12SEER unit. The problem is I am being recommended ...
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answersI am building a 4200 Sq ft 2 story house in Florida. I never thought about the AC and let my designer use one of his standard Bid Manuals for this size home hopin...
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