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Moisture on Our Windows, Inside the House
Do you have electric or forced air heat? My husband purchased the house we live in ... it was switching the furnace to a gas one instead of oil-burning. ...
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- Yes--I have experienced exactly the same thing. It was the top floor of an apartment building in Seattle (Ballard) that had two culprits: 1. electric heat and 2. alum...
- Are the windows aluminum or vinyl? With vinyl windows you shouldn't have this problem. Good luck!
- Hi E., If you have a crawl space, check if there are any plumbing leaks in your crawlspace. We had this happen and the first sign of it was major condensation on th...
Saving Money
We upgraded and purchased a more efficient ac/heating/furnace system (about $15000) and then my hubby put in about $2000 worth og insulation in the attic. ...
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- when you cook, cook enough for at least two meal, then freeze. Less oven time AND you will love the nights you don't have to cook........just defrost!
- i wash everything in cold water & hang dry as much as i can. if you can use a crockpot or electric skillet as much as possible, they use way less energy than an oven o...
- My huband just got some kind of special plug or adaptor for the tv's and computer that saves lots of electricity. its called a power safer/saver and he got it at at Fr...
Wood Burning Heaters - Safe, Effective ???
Of course, anything that we can do to heat the house and be more..." ... Your talking about a wood furnace right? With a blower system? ...
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- We had one growing up and my parents still have it in their basement. I don't think it helps so much with heating the rest of the house as it helped with heating the b...
- We had one when we lived in VA and about $500 worth of wood lasted us 3yrs... and it's gets a lot colder there in the winter than it does here! I did have to vacuum a...
- We've had a wood burning stove in our living room since we moved in about 17 years ago, but it has a flue (sp) similar to a regular fireplace so as to release any smok...
2 1/2 Month Old with Bronchiolitis
When he was 4 years old we only had a wood-burning stove for heat and he got .... our furnace filter and anything that can get a germ on it we washed, ...
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- Hi M.- I am a pediatric chiropractor in Kansas, and a "survivor" of bronchiolitis at 4 months old. I wish my parents had known then what we know now... Of cours...
- My daughter had that at 5months she is now 6 months. Syring her nose. And when she coughs my peditrician also recommended turning her over and patting her on the back ...
- I know it sounds horrible, but take the blue syringe they gave you in the hospital and suck it out that way. My daughter is 2 and they just had me do it to her. It sou...
Suggestions for Investments in My Home
Buy extra furnace filters and change regularly for cleaner air and ... if it needs new windows and insulation, the heating bills may be over the top, ...
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- A tool box with tools. Hammer, both kinds of screwdrivers (different sizes), scraper, nails, screws, electric screw gun, masking tape, duct tape, black permanent mar...
- We're getting new windows and I was referred (by a window contractor) to Window World (seller of the $199 window). If you purchase the windows that are their upgrade ...
- Congrats on the house!! I actually second everything Lisa said. Some good basic tools, extra furnace filters, etc. I would "splurge" maybe on an electrostatic fur...
2 1/2 Yr Old Wont Sleep with Blankets
I have a 3 yrs granddau with the same problem and the furnace is turned off at night. .... I live in CO also, and I just keep the heat above 70 so it is ...
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- Are you wanting to put him in a toddler bed? My son is the same way about sitting up, etc. (we have a video camera in his room). I plan on keeping him in a crib until ...
- just put him in warm pjs and let him go..they have toddler beds with sides on them now. they are rowdy sleepers.
- My son is almost 2 1/2 he does the same thing. I just make sure he is dressed real warm. He sleeps in a toddler bed and in the morning i find him in different positi...
Keeping 9 Month Old Warm at Night- Sleep Sack?
... last night (my hubby only just now turned on the furnace but last night it ... This way you wouldn't have to turn up the heat for the rest of the house. ...
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- There are sleep sacks that have long sleeves, I can not remember where I found them (Target, Walmart, Babies R Us). I used them till she was 9 months (but then it was ...
- The sleep sack may or may not work for your son. Mine did fine with his until about 6-7 months old. Then it just made him mad because it confined his movement. They do...
- Dear J., My son is all over the place when he sleeps as well & has never used a blanket. We purchased an oil filled radiant heater that we placed across from his crib...
Awful Smell
Now, the smell comes out the vents when the furnace turns on (but not every .... the heat/ac then it has to be somewhere around the air intakes or exhust. ...
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- Something similar happened to us and thank God we caught it in time. It was electricity burning. Every time we used a certain outlet this would happen. We finally n...
- I forwarded your email to my husband for his thoughts. He wrote: Would check to see if the plumbing is properly vented (I think you did that) The HVAC running ...
- sometimes shower drains allow sewer gas to swell up into your house when they are not used and dry out. a/c can grow mold while not being used.
Ideas for a Congested 19 Month Old
If you just turned on your furnace, did you put in a new filter? Could she be reacting to turning on the heat? Put a bed pillow or a couple of beach towels ...
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- I've done a number of different things in the past. Vick's vapor rub on the chest works somewhat. You can get it in a lotion. Vick's shower tablets can do well too....
- W., Since they took the baby cough and cold medicine off the market, I've been trying the "natural medicines". I've found both a cough medicine and a congestion medi...
- I hate to even suggest it, but I have a 28 month and 17 month old and the doc told me to give them Children's Benadryl (1 tsp for 2 year old; a bit less for 17 month o...
Tankless Water Heaters
Same goes for the gas lines, because these tankless heaters only "heat as you ... line should not be shared with another gas fired appliance (furnace etc. ...
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- I can't recall the details, but tankless water heaters work best depending on which source you are using (gas or electric....sorry I just can't remember which is bette...
- Hello We have an electric tankless water heater and love it. My gas bills went down by 75% when we installed it. I recommed the higher capacity ones that allow you ...
- We have a Rinnai and I love it. It was already in place when we moved in and only serves the master bath (that part of the house was added on). What I have read onli...
