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My 1960s home has two chimneys where the previous owner seemed to re-stucco both chimneys for appearance right before we bought the house. On the furnace chimney, the stucco has fallen off. I had a few chimney companies come out for estimates and they are recommending to install a new...

I would like to buy a portable humidifier but I am unsure where to place it. I am hoping to buy one that can do the whole job. If I place it on the 1st floor, will it spread to the 2nd floor easily? Or if I place it on the 2nd floor will it spread better to the 1st floor. Or should I just...

My entire house has non-ic recessed cans and I just replaced all the trims with air-tite trims for all recessed lights that has an attic above. This is to hopefully prevent any air leakage going in or out through those fixtures. Should I replace those trims with air-tite trims that have...

I have humidity readings all over the house and they all range from 20% - 28%. I've weatherstipped all my windows and installed air-tite trims on all my recesssed lightings to hopesully increase humidity but still it is in the low 20s during this cold season. Would a whole house humidifiers...

I have a 50 gal electric water heater and my temp on my water heater is set to 130 deg and it seems that there is enough hot water for no more than 3 showers. Once the 4th person takes a shower, you have no hot water left. Should I increase the temp or it wont matter?

All my wall supply registers are using return air grills. The one with no adjustable air deflection. If I want to replace these registers with those adjustable ones, how do I know what size to buy. The registers I have now are bigger than the wall hole where air is coming out. Do these...

I have two single pane bay windows: one in the living room measuring 5' x 4' and one "triangular" window in our cathedral master bedroom high on the wall measuring 10' wide x 4' high. I have used those clear window films with a blow dryer to add some protection and it has helped. However, I...

All the recessed lighting in my house (1st and 2nd Floor) are Halo Non-IC Light Fixtures. Since you have to keep insulation around 5" away from these fixtures, I feel drafts through these lights? Is there a cover that I can attach that would block any outside air from coming in and inside air...

I have a forced air system and I had guests sleep over this past weekend and when they shut the bedroom doors on the 2nd floor at night, their bedrooms got really cold. The reason is because there are no cold air returns in the bedrooms. My cold return is on the low side on the 1st floor and...

After constant manipulation with my watts pressure reducer, my water pressure is at 80 - 90psi which my family can barely handle. This is the reading I notice every morning before anyone wakes up. I understand that normal water pressure is about 60 - 70 psi but when I had my water pressure...

The water pressure in my home is about 80 - 90 psi. I have an expansion tank connected to my electric water heater and I have a watts pressure reducer after the water meter. When I open a faucet, the water runs normally for about 5 seconds and then you notice the water pressure change and...

I understand that having high water pressure results in higher water bills, banging pipes and appliance breakdowns. However, there is a huge difference in comfort when using faucets and showers at 120psi as oppose to 50psi especially when multiple showers, faucets or toilets are in use at the...

It all started when my T&P valve started leaking so I replaced our expansion tank with a Wellsaver expansion tank from Lowes left it pre-charged at 25psi. Result - still leaking but less Then, I replaced the T&P with a new one. Result - still leaking but a lot less Then, I realized that...