Discussion Forum
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Power vented hot water heaters
I went shopping for a gas hot water heater today and was suprised that the power vented one(GE)at Home Depot had a pilot light.Aren't these supposed to be high efficiency units?No…
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Annoying humidifier solenoid
I installed a Honeywell humidifier over the weekend on my new furnace.It's a nice unit but the 24v water solenoid is louder than my alarm clock! It sounds like the timer…
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Who says you can’t do it yourself?
Homeowners are far more resourceful.
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Any metallurgists onboard?
Looking to confirm S.O.P.'s for being around berylium ,cobalt ,mercury.
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How to remove a HW baseboard section
Could someone tell me the steps for removing a 4' section of hot water baseboard fin tube? I know there is 18 lbs.pressure on it.I want to wack the ends and…
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40 year old HW boiler w/base board heat
I bought a house ,built in 1950,that has a gas fired hot water boiler with base board fin tube heat.I've been on construction sites every workng day for the last…
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Please tell me about this 1950 fireplace
I've been planning toward building a new home but a coworker said I just had to check out this older house for sale.It's on a two acre lot,next to…
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Southern Heat.
I just came back from a week at Walt Disney World ,high temperatures and humidity and it's only May.All the walking/standing in lines kicked my ass (kids had a blast).My…
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bx wiring-can it start a fire?
Scott, If the BX was installed correctly there's nothing inherently wrong with it.Unlike knob and tube it has a ground wire in it,and if a fault does happen at least…