Recent content by bmxdarcy

What do you guys do to dispose of the old solvent? Or do you just try to separate the gunk?

I hate to drag up an old thread but it seems the right place to ask: I put down Ashford after they poured my shop and I was really happy with it. However, in the couple years since it doesn't seem like it's sealed as well as a topical sealer. Oil and water seem to just soak in. I considered...

Thanks all for the replies. I've read about Legionnaire's and open radiant systems in the closed contractor forums I mentioned. This is why I posted, because the evidence all seems to be hearsay. The one story I saw cited multiple times was actually about a contractor who got sick visiting his...

Thank you for the reply. I would like to heat both the house and the attached garage with this means, so freeze and stagnation issues should be null. It seems in practice these systems are in fact safe, but I wonder if those that are arguing these systems are not safe propose that the water...

I already know this is a hotly debated topic, so maybe I'm wasting my time starting this thread but after all of the reading from closed contractor forums I've noticed they never discuss how an open radiant heating system prevents stagnating hot water. For those that don't know this is done by...

So you are or are not completely replacing the fixtures? I looked into the LED fixtures they have at Sam's Club; their lumen output is slightly lower than a typical T8 fixture but they use less wattage. Side by side if you're replacing the entire fixtures with bulbs the cost isn't much...