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  1. dabiz7

    DIY baseboard hot water heat design help for a single room

    I downloaded Don Sleeth's HVAC-Calc Residential 4.0 and ran it for just my one room. It was saying I need 17K + BTU to heat this room per its baseboard heat calculator. That seems like a lot to me. Comments ????
  2. dabiz7

    DIY baseboard hot water heat design help for a single room

    I am really trying to see yur point about the mini-split. The AC advantage is really not applicable, the wife just opens all the windows and she prefers this. I am thinking that the price differential would be greater, I think the baseboards, plumbing and pump can be done a lot cheaper here. I...
  3. dabiz7

    DIY baseboard hot water heat design help for a single room

    Thank you for the info on heat loss calc. I would like to run this past everyone again, as I really think this is my best option, as opposed to radiant floor, electric baseboard, or a 'mini-split' I want to use an Electro EMB-S-2 mini-boiler...
  4. dabiz7

    DIY baseboard hot water heat design help for a single room

    Location: sw Ohio Sunroom, 22' x 16' Windows: Seven (7) Polaris Thermaweld double hung, double pane, low-e glass, 36" x 52" Doors; One (1) steel full lite, 36 x 80, one (1) double patio steel full lite (72 x 80 Floor: Slab, engineered wood floating floor Walls: 3 sides, normal 2 x 4...
  5. dabiz7

    Hot water baseboard questions

    Well, bought a house that has a finished, three-season room, about 20x26, two exterior doors, seven windows, western exposure here in sw Ohio...floor will be laminate or wood. The wife says, "Make it usable for winter-time", I know this means it has to make 70F min for her to use the space. I...
  6. dabiz7

    converting air compressor 220v motor to 110?

    thanks to everyone with the replies and advice. After looking at the motor on the compressor and calling around, I think that replacing the motor is just not the best option here. Soooo, looks like I will be focusing on how to get 220 from my full panel in the basement up into the garage. I am...
  7. dabiz7

    converting air compressor 220v motor to 110?

    thanks for all the great replies ! If the motor could be converted to 110v, is that something I (average DIY) could do? And if it could be done, would the normal 110 circuit to the garage (15 or 20 amp breaker) be sufficient to run the compressor intermittently (homeowner/hobby) use?
  8. dabiz7

    converting air compressor 220v motor to 110?

    Just moved to a new place...moved my fairly large Sears upright 60 gal air compressor to the new garage and just noticed that there is no 220 in the garage, only 110 outlets. Checked my panel for the house and it is slam full, no extra slots for a 220 breaker and an additional line to the...
  9. dabiz7

    well tank recommendations

    Thinking about replacing my old well tank. Which seems to be better, bladder type or diaphragm type?
  10. dabiz7

    Sealaing material around a dryer duct

    Going to move my dryer duct outlet over a few inches, it passes thru the interior wall and thru the brick exterior to a standard dryer vent/flange. Was thinking about sealing up the gap around the 4" metal dryer duct with some kind of uretahne spray foam in a can. I see that Dow makes the Great...
  11. dabiz7

    Suggestions as to what this equipment is ???

    Wife and I are getting closer to closing on house with this system in the mechanical closet. I did not get a chance to get any info off of the control heads, but was wondering if you experts might be able to decipher what I am looking at here. House was built in mid-90's, good strong well...
  12. dabiz7

    Connecting a portable generator to home main panel

    Have started looking into the possibility of having a portable generator available to run a few circuits in the house in case of power outage. I understand the need for the manual transfer switch, but I am a little unclear about how it all operates. A few questions: 1) Doesn't the transfer...
  13. dabiz7

    Use concrete floor paint on foundation?

    I have a brick ranch on a slab foundation with 2 rows of concrete blocks exposed all around the house at the base of the walls. Am trying to decide on an easy, inexpensive way to treat these concrete blocks so it does not look so ugly. I was thinking about concrete floor paint, like they use in...
  14. dabiz7

    Bath exhaust fan venting

    The geniuses that built my house connected the exhaust fans in both of my bathrooms to the cold air return tubes in my attic space. Is it ok to do that? Does not seem right to me. I would like to install new fans and when I do, would like to create a manifold with 4" duct and connect both...
  15. dabiz7

    Routing pressure relief valve line

    I am wondering about the best method to route the drain line attached to the temp&press relief valve in my water heater. My current heater is in the middle of the house, in a laundry closet that has no floor drain. house is on a slab. Current water heater has a 3/4 copper tube soldered to the...
  16. dabiz7

    odd size drip pans

    I have a strange location for my water heater that requires a maximum size drip pan of 21 inches square or 21 inches diameter. That's all I got. Anyone know if there is something that size out there? online? thanks
  17. dabiz7

    bending pex around corner in 2x4 wall

    OK, I would like to run some pex inside an interior 2x4 stud wall, I need to turn two corners. I wonder, can 1/2" pex be safely snaked around the corner inside the drywall (assuming the holes in the studs are sufficient size) without kinking it? Do I need to use the metal bend supports for 1/2"...
  18. dabiz7

    transporting a new water heater

    noob question....why does the box on a new water heater say NOT to lay the heater on its side? is it constructed in such a way inside the tank that something could get broken if it was laid over? As long as your careful with it, I can't imagine why it wold hurt to lay it down in the back of...
  19. dabiz7

    stainless tiles for backsplash

    I was kind of planning on just butting the tiles up together and not using any kind of grout. just clean it with some glass cleaner or kitchen cleaner that is safe for your appliances.
  20. dabiz7

    stainless tiles for backsplash

    Was wondering if anyone has any experience, good or bad, with the stainless steel tiles I have been seeing. Have been overhauling the kitchen, was going to go with a custom cut size single piece of stainless for bascksplash behind the cooktop, but when i look at the pictures on the Web, I think...
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