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Update old hot water system or convert to forced air?

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  • icesailor
    icesailor Member Posts: 7,265
    edited January 2015
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    Interesting tool from Klein Tools that could be handy for some of us.

    They have a thumb drive that fits USB ports that has every article in every issue from 1986 to 2014. To be available in February.

    http://www.toolsofthetrade.net/accessories/klein-drill-tap-tool-kit_o.aspx?utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=jump&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JLCNL_012915&day=2015-01-29&he=1738dd7dcb15b7639fe26f3e91f85a3fee6d261e

    I was going to post this and say something more. HH.com locked up and so did ,y machine. My bad short term memory caused me to forget what I was saying.

    I've worked in old houses going back to the 1700's. There isn't a lot I haven't seen when it comes to old New England houses.

    Even tapered rake boards, narrower at the top to make it appear that the roof was higher than it actually was.

    Its all related because it is a big package.
  • SWEI
    SWEI Member Posts: 7,356
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    Jamie Hall said:

    Double pane windows were at one time sealed with a vacuum or, sometime, nitrogen. The seals usually leak over time.

    Argon was (and still is) a popular filling as well. Eventually, they all leak. It's even worse at altitude, since 99.9% of the IGU's are filled at low elevation. Distance between panes and the quality of the seals is what makes the real difference in IGU's. Thermally broken frames are the other half of the performance equation. Good windows do not come cheap, but then neither does the labor required to remove and replace them properly.
    icesailor

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