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Ron, (a.k.a. Sewer Ratz)
I'm located near the Quad Cities, about 30 minutes from Moline.
Thanks.
As a side note, we have been touring homes these past two weekends as the Quad Cities Home Builders Association hosts their Spring tour of homes.
I'm not seeing a lot of innovation when it comes to alternative energy. I guess new home buyers are not ready for the unconventional. They will spend a ton of money on custom ceramic bathrooms with multiple body shower heads, but not one dime for insulation around the hot water piping, go figure???
95% of the homes had conventional HVAC systems and low budget or middle of the road water heaters. Not a single water heater that I saw used dielectric unions and only a few had expansion tanks. I didn't see a single radiant heat system save for electric mats under a very few bathroom floor tiles. Nor did I see any solar panels. Only one house used a light tube to bring in natural light to an otherwise windowless bathroom.
I'm located near the Quad Cities, about 30 minutes from Moline.
Thanks.
As a side note, we have been touring homes these past two weekends as the Quad Cities Home Builders Association hosts their Spring tour of homes.
I'm not seeing a lot of innovation when it comes to alternative energy. I guess new home buyers are not ready for the unconventional. They will spend a ton of money on custom ceramic bathrooms with multiple body shower heads, but not one dime for insulation around the hot water piping, go figure???
95% of the homes had conventional HVAC systems and low budget or middle of the road water heaters. Not a single water heater that I saw used dielectric unions and only a few had expansion tanks. I didn't see a single radiant heat system save for electric mats under a very few bathroom floor tiles. Nor did I see any solar panels. Only one house used a light tube to bring in natural light to an otherwise windowless bathroom.
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