
The heating of old houses | Hearth.com Forums Home
Mar 7, 2012 · The oldest portion of the house was built in the 1850's and the large portion of the house was added on in 1906.The old portion of the house consists of what used to be the …
Clothes dryer heat recovery heat exchanger - Hearth.com Forums
Jul 12, 2010 · This is a double win in that you get the free heat from both the hot air and heat of vaporization of the water, and you also keep the dryer from pulling cold outside air into the …
No power to circulator pump | Hearth.com Forums Home
Nov 4, 2015 · So if you tie the burner & pump together, the pump will stop every time the boiler gets up to temp. If the 8148 aquatstat is faulty, I would replace it. $130 on Supply House …
heating entire house from basement | Hearth.com Forums Home
Feb 15, 2009 · we are looking at buying a house that has a stone fireplace in the living room and a place in the basement to connect a woodstove, the house is 1456 sq ft on one floor and the …
House Humidity With Woodstove. | Hearth.com Forums Home
Nov 30, 2013 · A house that is so dry that its occupants want to humidify is a house that leaks far too much outside air. That dry air is flushing out the humidity produced by human activity …
Firewood wall pass-through (air lock) | Hearth.com Forums Home
Jan 12, 2009 · Jotul Oslo 500, Rika Integra II, Brave splitter, Nissan Leaf, Solar PV, Ground-source heat pump, fixer-upper house with a few acres and garden; dogs; cat, sons, and a very …
Need help selecting wood stove for a novice - Hearth.com Forums
May 10, 2025 · Using a furnace fan to even out the heat might work, but frequently the duct system is so lossy that it is not too successful. The best chance for sucess is usually when all …
Tips on if Your pellet stove is burning lazy and or getting smoke in ...
Jan 6, 2006 · The last time I was at that house MY SELF for a full service about 3 years ago it had a wood stove cap on it. We took it off and put on a wood stove cap and ran the stove. Worked …
Attic insulation and open attic windows - Hearth.com Forums
Dec 8, 2011 · I just re-insulated the attic in my 1928 house outside of Boston. It had 4" of old insulation under wood floor boards. I built some wooden platforms for storage, then laid down …
mini split usage in 2-story home with small bedrooms on second …
Oct 9, 2012 · In your house, that'd be less likely to happen, unless you have a habit of leaving windows open while running AC. There have been many drainage issues tied to minisplits, but …