...cold inside without running the EST heater. We have a 3 foot crawl space that spans the entire sq footage of the house. Q: do we need to have a coldair vent in...
...coldair. 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...
Posted by Gary SzymkowskiNov. 1, 2020, 10:11 a.m.Ventilation0 Responses
...coldair. What can we do...help! Concrete is a known heatsink. It will be hold heat for a longer period but will also hold cold too as the seasons change. Exter...
...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...
Posted by Ryan PetersonMay 1, 2018, 11:51 a.m.Heating and cooling4 Responses
...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...
Posted by Judy MendelFeb. 17, 2020, 11:10 p.m.Crawl spaces4 Responses
...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...
...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...
Posted by Matthew GioiaJuly 7, 2020, 11:03 p.m.Heating and cooling3 Responses
...air barrier. I want to keep mice, bugs, water, and coldair out. I don't really care about having a nice framed drywall wall in the basement, if that doesn't do...
...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...
...air tight) and put in a 6" PVC exhaust pipe with an inline exhaust fan to the outside. I'm waiting for the results of a second radon test.
I used canned spray...
Is the cost of drilling for Geothermal systems not feasible? Great question, and the answer is yes, geothermal systems are efficient in cold climates, but as f...
...air from getting back there. If you don’t allow air to flow behind it then they would be small pockets of air behind the center of panels, which wouldn’t be a p...
...air barrier products that aren’t flexible, and another really important feature for any tiny house in a cold climate would be to increase the insulation levels....
Posted by Felicia HobertJuly 20, 2020, 5:39 p.m.Tiny house3 Responses
...air out as there is no air to replace it, and won't a fire place be a risk to your health for example carbon monoxide poisoning or simply lack of air. will your...
...cold, these chimneys pull hot air out of the house. To stop your chimney from being a major source of heat loss you need to insulate inside the chimney from the...
...air change
rating I suspect it’s the same thing that is happening with me.
Due to warm air rising (the stack effect), air will leak in
on the lower levels a...
Posted by AJNov. 13, 2016, 1:15 p.m.Walls and Roofs2 Responses
...Air-Port Fresh Air Exchanger. Doesn't have great reviews but I'm going to give it a try. Thanks for getting back to me. Glad to year you found a suitable candid...
Posted by Ron TimminsJune 6, 2020, 8:05 a.m.Tiny house4 Responses