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I thought you all might be interested --
-- lots of hype regarding making everything 30% more efficient

from Mar09 issue of Building Design+Construction:
Study shows 30% above ASHRAE energy...

open furn blower door
turn off furn
use heat off electronics--

probably, the heat off electronics will be controlling factor!!

better get HVAC pro to help!!!

how many BTU/H from...

how about a 'whole house fan' ?
just don't use if outdoor RH% is high --
& screens over open windows --

ceiling fans
blower fan to 'on', a/c & heat= 'off'
open windows

insulate the cawl walls [not bottom 4"]
provide drain from crawl
consider a concrete pad for furn & space in front, sidewalk to door.

NEC300-22(b) is applicable = ... devices shall be permitted within such ducts ... only if necessarf for therir direct action upon, or sensing of, the contained air. ...

first, be sure the ductwork is sealed! -- mastic is the easiest.

second, insulate the ductwork
-- because this is not a 'conditioned' space.
-- -- unless you will be having it conditioned with a...

why look-up or calculate when I can just read my instrument?
I suspect that I did my first look-up in 1961 --

again, what is your 'take' on RH% needed ID for good health, even at 57F?
at 67F?

read about vapor barriers at BUILDINGSCIENCE.com

so, I did not carefully note my dry bulb, I focused on the wet bulb & RH%.

nevertheless, every thing I have heard or read from the health...

trust YOUR senses --
look for holes,
feel for air flow! [ other than the wasteful return path]

Lots of windows?
storms?
attic insulation?

DD for the billing period?
compute therms/DD/sf.

do YOU have abt $10million liability insurance?
if not, scrap it.

last week I found out why my DegreeDay calculation did not match that of the Huntsville Utility quantity stated on my billing=

Hsv Util does NOT match up the actual DD with the billing period. ...

again,
look at your numbers, then 'play'
as stated, R19 is even poor for walls!

spend $$ on the 'envelope' --
more attic insulation
storms
window film
shade over windows
etc.

at 6am, dry bulb= 23F, wet= 21F = ~95%RH
so,
sealing attics & crawlspaces prevents sucking in moist air;
probably best to forget vapor barrier --

this hi RH will typically be until 10am --
...

are you physically comfortable with now system?

have you tracked your therms?
-- sans May's [cooking, etc]

spend $$ improving the 'envelope', then think new.
-- could well be smaller 4 euip!...

it should be sized just like a car for a small person --:D

the other important part of the protection is to be sure the grounding system is good --
rod outside of the 'drip line' of the roof so it can be in damp soil,
the wire to it is well clamped.
not...

cheapest is to go to BestBuy & get some power strips with the highest joule rating ~ $30.
I have used Panamax surge protectors for 20y.
I had one vaporized, yet it protected a computer & copier...

doesn't the closed cell foam act as a vapor barrier?

at the 4ft+ level, try 'hardware cloth' with 0.125inch openings --

for the gutters: try the 5ft plastic covers with longitidutional ribs --
made in Canada
was sold by HomeDepot, ~ $1/ft
-- I...

did you ever see the pictures of a 1000gal propane tank explosion= the aftermath?
such leveled 1 sq block+ in Pulsaki TN -- 20y/a.

how about the explosive properties of Hydrogen?

in industrial plants, I used mostly elec IR
-- did have a couple of gas fired

heat flows from hot to cold;
the greater the temperature difference, the more transfered.

so, get a 7day programmable thermostat, & play
let it bring up the temp, starting 1- 3 hr before normal...

I have used IR heaters in 'open' spaces such as above a warehouse desk --
unit heaters everywhere else.
in the open' spaces, people sense the heat from IR, but,
almost impossible to measure...

sadly,
-- circuit breakers have mechanical linkage which can corrode & not actuate to trip a breaker;
-- many breakers are repeately reset, & may not have the protection needed;
-- -- blown fuses...

the $20 unit 500/1000 watt heaters from W-M have no exposed elements
-- have fan & tilt.
why spend 2- 4 times the $$ ?
my bdrm =13x12 -- one kept temp at 57-59 even when 14F for few hours.
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