After implementing all of the great advice from everyone here on my home energy upgrades, I am now working on upgrading our church. I'd like some thoughts on the HVAC…
We are looking to add a 19Kw ground mount PV system in the near future. Our electric service has a Midwest Pedestal with meter that we planned to connect to.…
I thought I would share our energy usage results from our semi-deep energy retrofit as we now have one year of usage to compare results.Our home was a brick/block ranch…
I have two Fujitsu Slim Ducts that gravity drain their condensate into an external condensate pump. My contractor set them up this way as one of the slim ducts is…
Planning how to work on the underside of my house on piers. Looking for advice on how best to attach a walk board to the piers/ ibeams under my house.…
Hi, I'm looking for advice to fix my cold floor on piers. We're in zone 4a. Current assembly is: carpet, pad, 3/4" plywood, 9- 1/2" TJI 16" OC, fiberglass batt,…
I'm looking to air seal and insulate the ceiling of my garage. Our kitchen is above it and we have quite a few pipe penetrations as well as three beams…
I am in the process of putting together a Request for Proposals to install 3 ducted and 1 ductless mini-splits in our home. This will include the removal of the…
Hi,We're in the design stages of our ductwork for conversion to mini-split HP. We've spec'd Fujitsu equipment and are planning on the slim ducted versions. For one unit we are…
We gave our contractor specifications found on this site for our new bathroom exhaust fan and piping. They ran the 6" galvanized pipe tight against the ceiling in the attic…
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Historic Church Energy Audit and HVAC Upgrades
After implementing all of the great advice from everyone here on my home energy upgrades, I am now working on upgrading our church. I'd like some thoughts on the HVAC…
Solar Ready Load Center Pedestal
We are looking to add a 19Kw ground mount PV system in the near future. Our electric service has a Midwest Pedestal with meter that we planned to connect to.…
Semi-deep energy retrofit results
I thought I would share our energy usage results from our semi-deep energy retrofit as we now have one year of usage to compare results.Our home was a brick/block ranch…
Fujitsu Slim Duct and External Condensate Pump Overflow Safety Switch
I have two Fujitsu Slim Ducts that gravity drain their condensate into an external condensate pump. My contractor set them up this way as one of the slim ducts is…
Working on Underside of House on Piers
Planning how to work on the underside of my house on piers. Looking for advice on how best to attach a walk board to the piers/ ibeams under my house.…
Air-Sealing and Insulating Floor on Piers
Hi, I'm looking for advice to fix my cold floor on piers. We're in zone 4a. Current assembly is: carpet, pad, 3/4" plywood, 9- 1/2" TJI 16" OC, fiberglass batt,…
Insulating ceiling of garage
I'm looking to air seal and insulate the ceiling of my garage. Our kitchen is above it and we have quite a few pipe penetrations as well as three beams…
HVAC Mini-Split RFP Help
I am in the process of putting together a Request for Proposals to install 3 ducted and 1 ductless mini-splits in our home. This will include the removal of the…
Inline Filter Kit for Fujitsu Slim Ducted
Hi,We're in the design stages of our ductwork for conversion to mini-split HP. We've spec'd Fujitsu equipment and are planning on the slim ducted versions. For one unit we are…
Insulating a Bathroom Exhaust Pipe
We gave our contractor specifications found on this site for our new bathroom exhaust fan and piping. They ran the 6" galvanized pipe tight against the ceiling in the attic…