LETTERS: March/April 1993
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Gas Heat Pumps Not So Hot, Well Dressed Weatherizer, PG&E Lighting Program Drawbacks, Turn On, Tune In Savings, Environmental Directory, CORRECTION [continue reading]
LETTERS: May/June 1993
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Don't Make Fridges Like They Used To, More Dirt on Coil Cleaning, Whole-House Fans and Oil-Fired Furnaces, Performance Contracting Full of Bull? , [continue reading]
LETTERS: July/August 1993
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Insulation Damage, Fridge Replacement--One Drawback [continue reading]
Pulling Utilities Together: Water-Energy Partnerships
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Install high-efficiency showerheads and faucets in the average U.S. house, and the water meter will report about 6,000 gallons of water saved in one year. Not bad. But the savings continue. If the house has an electric water heater, the electric meter will show about 600 kilowatt-hours savings; if it's a gas heater, the savings will be 30 therms. [continue reading]
LETTERS: September/October 1993
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Hookups--Alternative to Backdrafting, Insulating Knob and Tube [continue reading]
Ballistic Water Heater
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The cost of heating water went through the roof for one man recently when his hot water heater exploded and rocketed through the roof of his home. [continue reading]
DISCOVERING DUCTS AN INTRODUCTION
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Ducts are quickly gaining a reputation as one of the hottest (and coolest) sources of residential energy loss. Studies show that duct leaks typically raise a home's heating and cooling costs by 20%-30%. [continue reading]
Leak Detectors: Experts Explain the Techniques
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This article is an effort to bring together the ideas of several innovators who have invented methods of diagnosing duct leakage. [continue reading]
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