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kickstarter | Posted in General Questions on August 15, 2025 09:14pm I’m thinking about adding an ERV to an HVAC that has ducts in the attic. Adding separate ductwork for just the ERV would likely be cost prohibitive. Any significant issues with doing this? I’m wondering, for example, if during the summer the ERV will […]
Per Allison Bailes article about mini splits, running the fan 24/7 increases humidity. Is this the case for ducted minisplits? My SEZ indoor unit fans run 24/7 as set up by the installer. I thought this is because the exterior unit is inverter driven and thus always has some refrigerant going through the coils, so […]
Greetings, I am finishing a basement and have a question about how risky my subfloor assembly is depending on the type of flooring used. My basement has a curtain drain and I think it has plastic under the concrete slab. The subfloor assembly I used is 6 mil plastic over the slab, with pressure treated […]
Product Guide Detecting the colorless, odorless, carcinogenic pain in the butt By KOHTA UENO | August 15, 2025 This blog post recounts my experience measuring radon and the efforts to remediate the elevated gas level in my own home. Background and radon levels This column is not intended as “Radon 101″—Martin Holladay already did a […]
I just installed the 15-mil commercial vapor barrier on a residence on Aug 5, however due to 2 weeks of weather and scheduling delays, it has been brought to my attention that Stego install instructions state a maximum exposure duration for UV/weather at 7 days. My question is, since my vapor barrier will have been […]
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