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    Mortgage Refinance Appraisal

    I hear ya....don't think I can beat the market, but I think with an index fund I can track the market and beat inflation (over the long term). My...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 19, 2013 at 12:47 PM in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  2. woodgeek
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    Mortgage Refinance Appraisal

    Looking at a 15 or 30 year refi now...I am currently at 3.375% 2 years in on a 15. This has been great for building much needed equity, but the big...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 19, 2013 at 11:45 AM in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Vapor Barrier Insulation Question

    This is not quite right SP. Any water coming form the interior side can go right back into the space (cuz the drywall is permeable), so...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 19, 2013 at 11:05 AM in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Vapor Barrier Insulation Question

    Poly vapor barriers are not necessary or recommended in Pennsylvania, too humid in the summer. Kraft paper is pretty harmless, because it is always...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 19, 2013 at 11:02 AM in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    small invertor gen and subpanel?

    I thought the standard was to power both hots tied together by the interlock? That way all 120V circuits are live and all 240V circuits are dead as...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 18, 2013 at 9:47 AM in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Mortgage Refinance Appraisal

    One philosophy was that if you invested the cost difference b/w the 15 and the 30 in a low cost index fund, the compounded returns in the fund would...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 18, 2013 at 9:21 AM in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    WOW........

    Going to school in Chicago, I always went home for the summer. My first summer there, I flew back in June and 5 of the first 7 days were over 100....
    Post by: woodgeek, May 17, 2013 at 7:06 PM in forum: The Inglenook
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    Generator......oh the choices

    I live in a great neighborhood, and I locked up my HarborFright genny! :eek: ;lol
    Post by: woodgeek, May 17, 2013 at 6:26 AM in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    heat pump water heater deal

    I'm pretty sanguine about using these HPWH for space heating. :( In a closed system, the 'stolen' BTUs delivered to the space would just be...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 17, 2013 at 6:17 AM in forum: The Green Room
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    WOW........

    You need to move to Iowa..... http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2407 The temp increased by 77° in 56 hours! They...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 16, 2013 at 10:23 PM in forum: The Inglenook
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    heat pump water heater deal

    You're correct. Recovery can be slow....to make the most of it, you need a big tank (compared to your max usage in a say 6 hour period), and you...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 16, 2013 at 7:41 PM in forum: The Green Room
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    Mortgage Refinance Appraisal

    Or go into a 30, which is less than the inflation rate (after taxes) and invest the difference in a low load index fund! Cha-ching.
    Post by: woodgeek, May 16, 2013 at 6:15 PM in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    heat pump water heater deal

    Myself, with a family of 4, my elec usage went down after I had the HPWH installed...lower dehumidifier and AC costs. Usual estimate is $200/yr...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 16, 2013 at 8:34 AM in forum: The Green Room
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    heat pump water heater deal

    Gary gave a great explanation, but I thought I'd expand on the heat stealing... There have been several large studies of the heat stealing issue by...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 16, 2013 at 6:29 AM in forum: The Green Room
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    Artificial thermal mass

    Could have two collectors...one low temp stored in the space, one higher temp dumped to the paraffin store.
    Post by: woodgeek, May 13, 2013 at 10:41 AM in forum: The Green Room
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    Artificial thermal mass

    I hear ya now. And I second Gary's question. Moving and transferring heat with hotter air is always easiest, below 10°F difference, hard to do much.
    Post by: woodgeek, May 12, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Artificial thermal mass

    Still confused. I figured you were going to pump heat into the paraffin during the day (when it is warm outside) and then transfer the heat with...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 12, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Generator......oh the choices

    I would get a big (cheap) 220V mother for the well, and a $100 Harbor Freight genny for 'standby' use. While the HF is only rated 800W, I ran all my...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 12, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Artificial thermal mass

    Off the top o my head, if the day/night temp swing outside is 20°F, your COP difference might be at most 0.2, i.e. 2.2 versus 2.4, so might save 10%...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 12, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Fiberglass Waste Disposal with Pyrolysis

    I'm dubious about this whole idea, but the material is (IIRC) 20% glue and 80% glass by weight. The binders' formulation varies, and has often had...
    Post by: woodgeek, May 11, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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