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HEAT RECOVERY VENTILATOR: Install Your Own and Save $$$
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Before you get started be sure to check out the heat recovery ventilator Q&A section at the end of this article...Continue Reading
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HOME ENERGY: Don’t Get Fooled By Convincing Nonsense
Updated on July 8th, 2021
In the 1990s, I visited a man who was eager to show me a wonderful home heating system he'd installed in his house and...Continue Reading
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Is a Tankless Water Heater for You?
Updated on July 8th, 2021
VIDEO BELOW: Tankless water heaters are a popular item these days and they offer real advantages – they save energy...Continue Reading
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OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE: DETAILED VIDEO TOUR
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Click below to watch a video tour of the outdoor wood furnace I installed at his own place for wood heat back in 2011...Continue Reading
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Should Cool Air be Coming from a Heat Recovery Ventilator
Updated on February 15th, 2021
Marlyse reads my column in the Ottawa Citizen, and she’s concerned about the cool air coming in from her newly...Continue Reading
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Cast Iron Rads – An Old Idea That Still Makes Sense
Updated on November 22nd, 2015
Steve reintroduces us to cast iron rads, explains little known benefits of using this type of heating, and demonstrates...Continue Reading
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Bradley Burner Pellet Grate
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Heating with wood pellets offers one of the most economical ways to keep your home warm in the winter, but until...Continue Reading
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Heating Well With Wood
Updated on October 29th, 2014
Cold weather is one of the reasons I love Canada, and heating with wood is one of the reasons I love cold weather The...Continue Reading
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Deciphering Duct Pipe Installation
Updated on October 29th, 2014
If you’re looking to install insulated flex pipe for your heat recovery ventilation unit (HRV), you should read...Continue Reading
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Rad Rads
Updated on October 29th, 2014
If you’re like most Canadians, you probably don’t realize that beautiful, antique cast iron radiators are an...Continue Reading
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Cast Iron Radiators
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Simple, beautiful, practical heat Good ideas always rise to the top, even if people do forget about them for a while...Continue Reading
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Outdoor Boilers Provide Clean, Green Wood Heat
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Green, sustainable, inexpensive space heating and domestic hot water is what I wanted for my house and workshop, and it...Continue Reading