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Attic ventilation - intake:exhaust ratio vs total ventilation area?
I have decided to go ahead and install a ridge vent in my house. The only current attic ventilation is soffit venting on one side of the house.
As part of this project, I am attempting to determine ...
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Is there a recommended vent for new roof?
I am redoing my roof. I already decided to add sofit ventilation which I currently do not have.
I have gable vents, and already decided to go with normal eyebrow vents Vs ridge ventilation.
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Forced air heating air inlet in crawl space
The air inlet for my electric forced air heating is a small vent on the duct in the crawl space.
Although the crawl space is sealed with a concrete floor and heated (ie insulation is around the ...
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How do I deciding whether to install an attic venting system?
I live in Colorado, and the weather is starting to warm up. In a couple months, the temperatures will rise pretty high. Thankfully, I have a well insulated house (there is over 20 inches of fiberglass ...
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What should I look for in a Whole House Fan
I see a lot of variance in the prices of whole house fans in the market, and not a lot of clarity or comparison between vendors and models.
We're looking to buy some to install in our newly purchased ...
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What are good Relative Humidity and Temperature settings on an MHRV and are the settings related?
I need to configure the threshold Relative Humidity and Temperature settings on an whole house MHRV system.
The way the system works is that if the RH threshold is exceeded the system increases the ...
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How to properly vent attic in windy/snowy areas to avoid snow infiltration?
To ask the other part of question: How bad is it to have wet insulation? that didn't get asked... How do you deal with homes that are in high wind and snowy areas which are susceptible to snow ...
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Why am I finding condensation in my dryer?
I live in Houston, TX (Very Hot, Very Humid). In the summertime, my dryer is dripping with water, when not in use. I do not have overly excessive drying times.
My dryer is vented via an unfortunate ...
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How do I air-seal a range hood flute?
My new kitchen included a new exterior flute for a new range hood.
Few months later, I opened the cover for some maintanace reason and saw that the flexible flute is basically going through the ...
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Need to attach deck ledger to house covering a vent
I am building a deck attached to the house, and on one side I will need to have the ledger covering a section of wall that has a crawlspace vent cover. If I have a big enough gap between the ledger ...
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Can I fit an extractor fan in a window?
We have a basement flat and we suspect that the bathroom exhaust fans do not go anywhere, which causes a fair bit of damp in the flat which manifests itself as condensation on the windows in the ...
