Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-05-22, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 36,554
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-10-22, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 25,856
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Forum: Energy Storage
03-10-22, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 175,165
A simple check valve has a metal disk. The...
A simple check valve has a metal disk. The weight of that disk is probably enough to stop convection flow. I suggest just adding a check valve after the pump. I would not use a check valve with a...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
03-10-22, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 36,554
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
09-06-21, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 16,261
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Forum: Tools
06-24-21, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 14,382
Onset Computer makes several temperature and...
Onset Computer makes several temperature and temperature/humidity dataloggers. I have used several of their products and have been very pleased. Their user interface is one of the best I have ever...
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Forum: Conservation
01-28-21, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 22,331
I'm up in Northern Wisconsin, and have some...
I'm up in Northern Wisconsin, and have some experience with this.
My shop is heated to 65 degrees, has the ceiling insulated to R80 with the soffit vents plugged. That roof never has ice dams,...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
09-30-20, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 17,087
What do you consider superinsulated? I'm a...
What do you consider superinsulated? I'm a little north of you in Wisconsin, so have similar heating needs. My house has 4" foam under the crawl space and footings and outside the foundation, R30...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-30-19, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 13,108
Your guesses for sizes of heat pumps are about...
Your guesses for sizes of heat pumps are about right for a poorly insulated house with reasonable (less than 10%) window area.
A well insulated house would have at least R60 ceiling, R30 walls,...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
12-20-19, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 13,244
Try this outfit:...
Try this outfit: https://www.onsetcomp.com/products?f%5B0%5D=im_taxonomy_vocabulary_8%3A547&f%5B1%5D=im_taxonomy_vocabulary_14%3A54. They make quality products at a reasonable price.
A couple...
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Forum: Conservation
01-23-19, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 575
Views: 1,281,480
My experience is that about 35 CFM is normally...
My experience is that about 35 CFM is normally enough for a house with two or three people in it. The house is fairly tight at 0.85 ACH50. We run the HRV at a higher speed for a couple days when...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-07-18, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,604
On that job, I used 1" foam. The windows had...
On that job, I used 1" foam. The windows had been installed such that I could just butt the foam up to them.
If I was doing a similar job today, I would use 3" to 4" of foam. I would remove the...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
09-29-18, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,604
Foam on the outside is an excellent idea in an...
Foam on the outside is an excellent idea in an older house. A friend once put new siding on an older house. He took the advice of his neighbors who told him that foam was not necessary if he was...
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Forum: Other Improvements
07-18-17, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,114
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Forum: Conservation
03-26-17, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 5,681
Inadvertent HRV bypass
I built a new house five years ago, and had a single speed Fantech SH704 HRV installed. The HRV moved more air than needed, and made a lot of noise, so it was mostly left off. I sort of noticed...
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Forum: Conservation
03-24-17, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 575
Views: 1,281,480
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Forum: Tools
01-20-17, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,510
There's good information about thermocouples...
There's good information about thermocouples here: OMEGA Engineering : Technical Reference (http://www.omega.com/techref/Z-section.html). The Introduction To Practical Temperature Measurements seems...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
11-15-16, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 58,504
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-15-16, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 221,009
Great project! I also have an insulated heated...
Great project! I also have an insulated heated shop. Be aware that, when temperatures and humidity rise in the spring, your shop will not. When that 80 degree 75 DP air hits your 50 degree shop,...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
08-15-16, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 25,070
My suggestion: If you are considering spending...
My suggestion: If you are considering spending $XXXX for geothermal / radiant / solar / whatever, do a heat loss calculation assuming you spent the same $XXXX for upgraded windows and insulation. ...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
08-11-16, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 63,493
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
08-11-16, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 63,493
The factory muffler kit definitely makes it...
The factory muffler kit definitely makes it quieter. We folded an old rug and put it under our unit and made it even quieter. It's a little louder than I would like, but is still tolerable in our...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
07-31-16, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 63,493
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
07-30-16, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 63,493
Maybe I'm lucky or something, but we bought a...
Maybe I'm lucky or something, but we bought a Thermastor Santa Fe Classic dehumidifier in 2003. We put it in the living room to use as a whole house dehumidifier in summer. It's been working...
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Forum: Solar Heating
06-08-16, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,923
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