Recent content by clarky456

Re: My Murphy bed avoided Murphy's law West coasters sure do things different. Us east coasters bury in the back yard, but if your cat is happy, let him lie. Good job, btw. ;)

I have that as my second best option. A spring loaded damper is to be in place after the booster fan to prevent wind loading. Corn fields and a wide ranch house facing west does us no good. Accesability to vent termination is no big deal, but crawling through an attic pumped full of blown...

The fans in question are variable torque DC, though I dont care to mess with the guts and prefer to feed them unadulterated 120vac. Original thought was wire from fan to relay/contactor, contactor switches on the booster. Im not familiar with the terminology, maybe a 4 pole single throw with...

Hey guys and gals. Trying to do something that I'm not sure is possible; let me lay it out. Several rooms, all with ventilation fans in the ceiling, think bathroom fans. Fans are tied into a single plenum of duct work and terminated outside of the building. All fans have individual switches...

I've failed to link a picture from imgur ( https://imgur.com/a/ilEay ). To those that don't want to copy and paste, my geothermal saves me some money on electric! Geothermal compressor wasn't working dec 18th through january 5th, bill doubled, with an electric meter read date the first of...

Re: The Concrete might be Underground but I'm not. I feel like I just hit the lottery, Welcome back!

Thats great therapy! I hope someone sends the company a link. Joe

Current loop temp is a bit chilly at 40 degrees, unit (waterfurnace northern leader) has been running some extended cycles due the nasty cold spell. Highest bill is still way below the cost of propane, natural gas lines are miles away. Hoping to build some sort of high efficiency mass burner...

I bought a country house a few years back with my now ex-wife. The previous owner had the home in their family from the day it was built (1910). The home had all of its plaster removed for insulation when the owner was growing up. He mentioned that it was impossible to drive a nail in the...

It is at this point I find myself anxious to see what the next several weeks hold in store. The original post went into some detail about thermal losses (ICF, styrofoam insulated roof) but not enough for this guy. I'm curious as to how all the little details will be taken care of. Loss of...

Thanks Treeman, exactly what I was looking for... but money does seem to be an object as of late. Alychymist... Awesome! Never knew such an option existed. Will likely go this direction. Googling for commercially available units now! Joe

Anyone have knowledge of a deflecting beam type torque wrench that will register greater than 150 ft lbs? Searching all over the net and have yet to locate one. Not a big fan of clickers. Jeep axle nuts need 175, any rec's? Thanks! Joe

Based upon the details you provided, the limiting factor will be your floor. Look up "superinsulating" and perhaps double stud wall construction on google. Most seem to aim for 40+ in the walls and 80+ in the ceilings. Your floor, assuming dirt or crete will conduct the heat not lost through...