Forum: Conservation
01-28-21, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 290
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, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 965
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, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,780
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, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,305
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, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 569
Views: 645,292
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, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,336
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, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,336
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, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,410
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Forum: Conservation
03-26-17, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,358
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, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 569
Views: 645,292
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Forum: Tools
01-20-17, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,003
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, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 17,500
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-15-16, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 40,446
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, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,418
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, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 14,099
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
08-11-16, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 14,099
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, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 14,099
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
07-30-16, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 14,099
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, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,425
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Forum: Solar Heating
06-07-16, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,425
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Forum: Solar Power
03-01-16, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,207
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Forum: Conservation
03-01-16, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,752
Frost on the inside of a roof is due to warm...
Frost on the inside of a roof is due to warm moist air leaking from the conditioned space. Fix those air leaks (there is always more than one) and you will save much more than by preheating furnace...
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Forum: Conservation
02-04-16, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,261
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Forum: Conservation
01-11-16, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,261
Concrete block, in addition to near zero...
Concrete block, in addition to near zero insulation value, is extremely porous. Wind, and the moisture in the air, goes right through it. Controlling humidity in such a building is an exercise in...
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Forum: Other Improvements
11-21-15, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,114
How far down is the water? If the pump is...
How far down is the water? If the pump is lifting the water 150 feet, that's over 60 PSI at the pump just to get the water to the surface. In that case, the energy savings would be small.
If the...
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