Cold air / Discussions

...cold air. I need to insulate the building. When renovating exterior walls you need to observe the normal practices for wall assemblies or ‘control layers’, mean...

...cold spell and I am going to install a humidifier. I have a merv16 air filter installed. Do I need an HRV or ERV ? Do you think this house would have sufficient...

...air system to heat our second floor as well as provide cooling to both floors in the summer. The forced air would also help maintain air quality in the home yea...

...cold climate air source heat pump furnace. I am getting confliciting information about temperature control. Is it best to set the ASHP furnace at one temperatur...

...air duct blowing warm air under the room but parts are very cold in the winter. As we renovate our basement I'm wondering whether we replace the existing system...

...cold in the winter and in the summer we don't really have to use air conditioning because of the crawl space temperature. It is a wood floor on the other side o...

...air space regardless of how you space it, and air spaces are always good to have. But, it is also very important to make it airtight. If you have a Basement wal...

...cold water pipe in homes - moisture in the air will condense on plumbing tubes filled with cold water, which can then run down the tubes and lead to water damag...

...cold winters. The walls of the crawlspace are insulated and the dirt floor is sealed with a vapor barrior, but my indoor floors felt cold this last winter, maki...

...airly confident the air barrier continuity can be maintained but when the stove is not in use it would represent a significant heat loss. We talk a lot about ai...

...airtight home really should have an air exchanger to protect indoor air quality . Don't count on air purifiers to do much about indoor air quality , they aren’t...

...air sealed and insulated walls is pretty much pointless, that fiberglass is doing very little to retain heat. I imagine the floor is pretty cold in winter? Ba...

...air barrier. If you don’t have a proper air barrier and you are removing all the insulation, then that is really the perfect opportunity to lay one down. Air ...

...air gap, lately I'm reading leave a tiny air gap. Looking for thoughts on these 2 options. Yes, below grade basement walls can only dry to the inside, but I wou...

...air heated radiant floors or hydronic stands out as clearly cheaper to install or operate than the other, the advantages to an air heated floor is a more even d...

...air can lead to condensation on those cold surfaces, I’d consider closing it up and running a dehumidifier. What climate zone are you in Dave? That may help us ...

...air purifying system, adding additional insulation in the attic and refinishing the walls in the basement to reduce humidity and coldness in my home. Frankly, I...

...cold and you activate it, as it will take a little longer to get up to temperature than it would if it were masonry or concrete. But if you keep your house at a...