August 25, 2009
Common Sense Guide to Biomass Stoves
NOTE: For more information about tax credits for energy-efficient remodeling, check out HGTVPro's Green Rewards from Uncle Sam Included in the new stimulus package is a nice 30% tax credit for "Biomass" stoves with efficiency ratings of at least at...Continue reading "Common Sense Guide to Biomass Stoves"
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August 10, 2009
Common Sense Guide to Wind Power
New tax credits to homeowners for "energy efficient products" have generated a lot interest for many unconventional products that are now available to contractors for installation in residential homes. One such product is, a personal wind generator. Over the years...Continue reading "Common Sense Guide to Wind Power"
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July 23, 2009
Common Sense Guide to Geothermal Heat
No matter what area of the country you live in you may have noticed that "Geothermal Heating and Cooling" systems have started to draw some attention in the building industry. Some say the reason for this is the current tax...Continue reading "Common Sense Guide to Geothermal Heat"
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July 20, 2009
Remodeling Is Where You'll Find the "Real" Green
Recently, HGTVPro.com contacted me to do a five part mini-segment series on home building information that they can share with their viewers. Working with me to produce these segments is my old friend and media personality in his own right,...Continue reading "Remodeling Is Where You'll Find the "Real" Green"
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July 1, 2009
Why Is a Bathroom Fan So Important?
Q: Hello Ed, my husband and I are really big fans of your plumbing column and we are in the process of remodeling our present bathroom. We want to do things right, and we remember you writing an article about...Continue reading "Why Is a Bathroom Fan So Important?"
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June 16, 2009
Strange Shower Noise
Q: Hello, Ed. I thought I'd ask a not-too-common question. In our home we are having an issue in the kitchen when the dishwasher cycles on and off. It sounds like pipes rattling inside the walls. The strange part is...Continue reading "Strange Shower Noise"
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June 12, 2009
Plumber Ed's "Hot List" of Water-Saving Fixtures
For years I've been promoting the importance of every home saving water. I believe the urgent issue right now is not building new cars that can save more gas -- it's updating our present homes to save more water!...Continue reading "Plumber Ed's "Hot List" of Water-Saving Fixtures"
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May 26, 2009
Generating Interest
Q: Hello, Ed. This past winter was tough. Like many areas of the Northeast we were hit with a bad ice storm this season and were among the unfortunate people that lost power for over a week! Once we got...Continue reading "Generating Interest"
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May 21, 2009
A Toilet Eruption
Q: Ed, your column is great! We enjoy reading it every week and now we have a problem. Our home is only about four years old and every time you flush the toilet it seems to erupt in an upward...Continue reading "A Toilet Eruption"
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May 1, 2009
Conserving at the Commercial Level
Q: Dear Ed the Plumber, I read your recent article on conserving water in a home. Over the years I have read similar articles telling homeowners to conserve water by installing water saving shower heads, high efficiency toilets, etc. But,...Continue reading "Conserving at the Commercial Level"
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