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Hello,Reading a lot about crawlspace encapsulation tells me the optimal insulation of a crawlspace is on the outside.  Yet it seems every time encapsulation is discussed in detail, the insulation…

Ok, it's always been said, you can save  water, or power, but not both, and when I  installed my first hot water recirculating system I doubled my daily power consumption. But…

Tools used to measure air flows, from unscientific to the most accurate, including the ACIN FlowFinder 2

I have a steel building that has a relatively tall (60") stem wall.  I trimmed out the bottom of the building to have a 3" drip edge under which I…

I have a 15 year old Trane XB13 that is too big and too small at the same time. At 35°F, it cycles because it's too big and at 30°F,…

Good afternoon,We recently moved into our new construction home this past August. Unfortunately, the build itself did not go as smooth we had hoped.We have been playing clean-up on many…