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  1. Sixlashes

    Anyone Had Experience With GFX?

    I ended my plumbing career before these gravity film (heat) exchangers came on the scene, so I have not ever installed one: http://www.gfxtechnology.com/VGFX.html But it interests me because I have a high gallon-per-minute shower in the master bath and a wife that doesn't draw the parallel...
  2. Sixlashes

    Resin Ceiling Registers

    Does anyone have any experience with the resin HVAC ceiling registers? I need several 5-way (2-way -- 90 degrees apart) corner registers for 50 - 60 cfm. The aluminum registers are extremely expensive. Are these worth using? I am looking at the AirTec units.
  3. Sixlashes

    Rotten Egg Smell In City Water

    My father-in-law has a vacation house that is subject to frrezing. He drains (blows out with air) the hot and cold water lines when it is left vacant. There is now a very noticable sulphur smell in both hot and cold water, especially in the hot wat. He has flushed that quite a bit, but the...
  4. Sixlashes

    FVIR Water Heater?

    I am planning to install an A.O. Smith Vertex 100 direct-vent water heater or the Vertex power-vent gas water heater. I have looked at their web site to determine if they will have problems related to the FVIR debacle. I cannot tell if they use this technology. The direct vent doesn't seem...
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    PEX - Yea or Nay?

    Another thread brought this issue up and I am looking for an experienced opinion. I am planning to use PEX to plumb my home utilizing a manifold for an all-home-run installation. I heard there was a problem with brass fittings. I was planning to use the crimp on rings with brass transition...
  6. Sixlashes

    Clothes Dryer Makeup Air - A Better Way?

    I am building an extremely tight ICF house in NW Florida. I have not had the blower door test performed yet, but I know I will well be under .1 ACH infiltration. I used ICF wall construction, icynene foam insulation, and high attention to detail. I also am installing a 180 cfm energy recovery...
  7. Sixlashes

    Shallow Well Power Consumption - GWHP

    Submersible Pump Power Consumption - GWHP I have gone through numerous previous posts and cannot find the answer to this. Please forgive me if I overlooked it. QUESTION: How much power will a 1/3 hp or a 1/2 hp submerged well pump running at 70% capacity use? I cannot apply the figures I get...
  8. Sixlashes

    Open-Loop Heat Pump - Power Efficiency

    I have gone through numerous previous posts and cannot find the answer to this. Please forgive me if I overlooked it. QUESTION: How much power will a 1/3 hp or a 1/2 hp submerged well pump running at 70% capacity use? I cannot apply the figures I get from Grundfos/Franklin Motors/F&W for...
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