Tag Archive | "furnace"
The Mystery of the Heat Pump, Solved!
Here’s a website of heat pump reviews, detailing everything you always wanted to know about heat pumps (but were afraid to ask!). Seriously, I have learned, over the course of owning this drafty 1855 house for over decade, that it really, really pays to know how your heating system works. We spend a fortune on [...]
Continue reading...The Furnace Cold Air Return Vents
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
About this time every year, my blog gets a lot of traffic from people searching for “can I cover my cold air return vents?” Answer: no. I want to address this issue again. If you have a forced air furnace, realize that there is an exchange of air going on with it– cold air to [...]
Continue reading...Change Your Furnace Filters Regularly
Monday, October 12, 2009
We had our first big freeze last night. The house is pretty cold this morning, but I am stubbornly being a miserly scrooge frugal by refusing to turn on the furnace yet. Truth is, I’m late this year in getting ready for winter! My furnace needs a tune up and new filters yet, and I [...]
Continue reading...Furnace Blowing Cold Air?
Monday, January 5, 2009
A while ago, I posted about the function of cold air return vents for a forced-air furnace. I have written quite a number of posts about this issue, actually– I became interested in this topic when I decided to re-do some of my old furnace ducting myself, last year. You can read about that here [...]
Continue reading...About Cold Air Return Vents
Sunday, November 30, 2008
About this time every year, my blog gets a lot of traffic from people searching for “can I cover my cold air return vents?” Answer: no. I want to address this issue again. If you have a forced air furnace, realize that there is an exchange of air going on with it– cold air to [...]
Continue reading...I’m Rebecca
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger. You can check out my other blogs here.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
You can read more about us here, read up on the history of the home, and read about what we've renovated so far. Thanks for visiting!
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