Recent content by zak77

Depends on lots of things. How big is the house, insulation, windows, location, etc. I burn wood but last year i put in a mini-split for the fall/spring months and now i'm down to about 5 cords of wood for a 1500sq ft house, although the stove is in the basement so i guess technically i'm...

Mass. law states anything attatched to and/or situated on your land is subject to tax, whether real or personal. So we've coverted all the bases. It's a cat and mouse game where laws are in place, people find loopholes around them, then the loopholes gets closed and the process starts again.

I got one from the same place Larry did a few years ago for my Broadmoor and so far so good.

I built a table using this idea and it works pretty good. The only downside is that the table has to be empty, or almost empty, to lower the wheels since you're picking the table up.

I'd go talk to the Building Dept and explain the situation to see what their opinion is. They may see it as being toast and allow you to rebuild everything on the existing footprint but if they say no to that, ask about what if you left 1 wall alone and everything else went. I see that happen...

Two words: adverse possession:ROFLMAO:. Knew of a case where someone put a shed on the neighbors property and they ended up deeding them the land to avoid costly legal fees, on the other hand i was working a for a house builder many, many years ago and same thing but it wasnt on the abutting...

Just a follow up, everything is back working. I cleaned the lower tube the best i could with a flexible brush and vacuumed it out. I rechecked the line pressure and manifold pressure, which were good. What i'm thinking caused the problem in the first place is that the heater is close to where i...

Yes i used a manometer that read inches of water column. Once i get the new gaskets for the inducer fan and get it back together i will double check the settings to make sure they are still within spec and i will carefully clean the jets and manifold to make sure there's nothing blocking...

Yes, LPG. And yes i figured it was running too rich which caused this issue so the question is why? I removed the inducer fan and cleaned that as well, which wasnt all that bad. I have not changed or touched anything in this heater since i purchased it new so it was setup for LPG prior to me...

Well what i can recommend is NOT getting a Snow Joe corded single stage blower for this task. I got one a couple years ago for my deck it was useless for anything over 4" and not light powder.

I recently noticed the exhaust from my heater smelled a little odd when i was outside so i started looking into it. I must say i've had this heater for about 10 years with no issues and no maintenance either. I found the lower tube not as hot as the others. Line pressure and manifold pressure...

That wall doesnt appear to be load bearing to me however you may want to contact your townhall to see if they may have the plans from when your house was built. Like Larry said, most of time fireplaces are built inside the structure in house such as yours.

If the house is "sold" it sounds like a them problem, not a you problem. And honestly $3k is about the cost to put in a chimney liner so at least their quote isnt off base but i understand you dont want to spend that much. You're asking what meets code but we have no idea where you are and...

I wouldnt go concrete since you're up north and salt is hell on concrete, which is why you dont see many roads or driveways in the north with concrete. As far as asphalt goes, cant give a good estimate but 2 years ago my neighbor had her driveway redone, old aspahlt removed then graded/compacted...

There are lots of room-to-room & floor-to-floor fans on the market that'd probably fix your issue. I recently got a room-to-room fan from vevor and it seems to work ok for the job. You may need to install an intake vent somewhere though.