Ductless heat pump suits older home

Ductless heat pump suits older home

My house was built in the very early 1900s and retains much of the original charm. I love the hardwood floors, staircases, banisters, doors, baseboards and moldings. The high ceilings and big windows are wonderful. Over the years, there has been quite a bit of renovation. Walls have been removed to create a more open

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Mom had covert operations

Mom had covert operations

When I was growing up, it was impossible to pull the wool over my mom’s eyes. It felt like she was consistently five steps ahead of all of us. No matter what we were up to or what we were trying to get away with, she was consistently catching all of us youngsters in the

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High cost of heating in addition to cooling in low-rent apartment

High cost of heating in addition to cooling in low-rent apartment

There were a few years after college when my budget was especially tight. My task paid unquestionably little, in addition to I was paying off student loans. My car payment, car insurance in addition to multiple expenses were taxing to cover. I found an household with especially low rent in addition to went without any

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Looking for ways to reduce heating and cooling costs

Looking for ways to reduce heating and cooling costs

I am always searching for new ways to reduce household expenses. While I’ve installed smart lighting and energy saving faucets, the majority of annual costs are due to heating and cooling. I’ve figured out that indoor temperature control accounts for approximately half of our energy bills. The weather in my local area is a year

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Trying to re-design my home

Trying to re-design my home

If you have lived in multiple homes, then you know how challenging it is to transport all of your stuff, you collect things in one residing situation, plus then try to transport them to a new space. It’s extremely laborious plus tough to do the physical labor, plus in the end it’s often tough to

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Making the upgrade into central air conditioner

Making the upgrade into central air conditioner

After moving into a new home, I waited nearly five years before finally upgrading to central air conditioner. The residence was outfitted with a boiler when my family moved in. Because of the especially long, chilly winters plus short summers, there was no opportunity for whole-property cooling. I initially decided that utilizing window cooling systems

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Made a mistake not doing hydronic heating

Made a mistake not doing hydronic heating

The biggest mistake of my life was not getting heated flooring for my house. I had everything in the venue too. The home had an outdated boiler system in the basement. All I needed to do was hook pipes to the boiler plus then have that piping go throughout the floors. I was redoing the

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Hard water ruins water heater

Hard water ruins water heater

Because of issues with hard water, our household appliances don’t last all that long. Our water contains extremely high levels of calcium, lime and rust. It creates mineral deposits on everything it touches. Hard water reduces the reliability and efficiency of our washing machine, faucets, drains and pipes. It corrodes the finishes on fixtures and

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It’s time to replace the boiler

It’s time to replace the boiler

I feel it might be time to invest into a new boiler. My new heating system is over twenty years old plus beginning to have some problems; I’ve noticed that it runs more often than it used to plus struggled to maintain ideal temperature on especially chilly winter winter days. I have needed to raise

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Looking for ways to reduce heating & cooling costs

Looking for ways to reduce heating & cooling costs

I am always searching for new ways to reduce home expenses. While I’ve installed smart lighting & energy saving faucets, the majority of annual costs are due to heating & cooling. I’ve figured out that indoor temperature control accounts for approximately half of our energy bills. The weather in my local section is a year

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FInding solutions for air duct oversights

FInding solutions for air duct oversights

Sometimes you just have to get creative with major projects and intelligent workarounds. For instance, on my recent home search I knew that I was going to have to make some changes to any property I picked up. There was no way I would find the home of my dreams within my price range. However,

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Ductless heat pump suits older home

Ductless heat pump suits older home

My house was built in the unquestionably early 1900s in addition to retains much of the original charm. I enjoy the hardwood floors, staircases, banisters, doors, baseboards in addition to moldings. The high ceilings in addition to large windows are appealing. Over the years, there has been quite a bit of renovation. Walls have been

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Replacing an air conditioner with a heat pump

Replacing an air conditioner with a heat pump

The temperature in my local section swings from the mid nineties down into the downside digits. The summers bring excessive humidity while our winters are known for bitter windchill & multiple feet of snow accumulation. The Spring & fall seasons are officially windy, cold & wet. Indoor temperature control is necessary just about year round.

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Making the update into central air conditioner

Making the update into central air conditioner

After moving into a new home, I waited nearly five years before finally upgrading to central air conditioner. The residence was outfitted with a heater when my family moved in. Because of the especially long, cold winters in addition to short summers, there was no option for whole-household cooling. I initially decided that utilizing window

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A new roof can go on so quickly

A new roof can go on so quickly

I bought myself a waterfront condo for the most annoying couple ever! They were horrible to buy from. They typically were trying to take things that went with them! I thought my buddy and I were going to get into a knock down, drag out ice chest in the garage. The wife wanted to take

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Replacing an air conditioner with a heat pump

Replacing an air conditioner with a heat pump

The temperature in my local part swings from the mid nineties down into the downside digits. The summers bring excessive humidity while our winters are known for bitter windchill in addition to several feet of snow accumulation. The Springtime in addition to fall seasons are constantly windy, cold in addition to wet. Indoor temperature control

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It’s time to replace the heater

It’s time to replace the heater

I feel it might be time to invest into a new heater, however my new furnace is over twenty years aged in addition to start to have some problems; I’ve noticed that it runs more often than it used to in addition to struggled to maintain ideal temperature on especially cold winter time winter time

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High cost of heating as well as cooling in low-rent apartment

High cost of heating as well as cooling in low-rent apartment

There were a few years after school when my budget was especially tight. My task paid really little, as well as I was paying off student loans. My car payment, car insurance as well as multiple expenses were difficult to cover. I found an apartment with especially low rent as well as went without any

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