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Cooling an old house
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Cooling an old house
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I agree with Susan: back then your entry way was a way of showing your status. Today it might be your facebook profile pic!
We have a beautiful front hallway and it was the sight of all our junk in it that got me thinking about what the original oc…
We've spoken with several HVAC folks and they've given us a lot to think about. One guy suggested that we put central a/c on our second floor: put the machine in an old dumbwaiter, sacrifice six inches of ceiling in the hallway and put vents into th…
No, there is nothing you can do with a hot water radiator system for cooling. My house had radiator heat and the family that owned it in the 1980's had an air handler and central air unit installed. If you want to cool a house with a radiator system…
You both mention hot water radiators system (or lack thereof) in your posts? Is there something you can do with a hot water radiator system that involves...cooling???
I'm not sure what a quad system is. I cooled my house with seven window air units for many years, and the price to run the things was sky high. I had central air installed along with new furnaces in September, 2009. I did not have the luxury of hot…
We are trying to cool our brick, 1886 house. We currently have hot water radiators- no vents of any kind. We are not interested in cooling the whole house, just key rooms. To that end, we have picked out a quad zone system whereby there is one un…
first pass - written when I'm supposed to be doing income tax...
the leaves of the trees and other debris have filled your window wells over the years. Clean them out to the bottom, about 8" below the sill of the original window. Dig lower if you c…
Our 1886 home has a brownstone foundation and brick walls. There are many basement windows, each with an interior window that swings up inside and there are storms (Or screens with security bars) that fit on the outside that have hinges also at the…
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