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    Off-season mothballing a tank-type water heater

    So I currently run a dehumidifier in my basement during the summer. Encapsulation is poor and will never be perfect due to the age of the house and inaccessible areas, so the energy consumption from dehumidification is significant. I also have a fairly new tank-type gas water heater located in...
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    Wood Framing Between Tank and Foam Insulation?

    Hi All, I've been lurking around for a while, and am working on installing a wood/pellet boiler system in an outbuilding. It's all coming along quite well, and I'll post an install thread once I get it up and running. I've converted a propane tank and have insulated between the tank and the...
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    Septic Tank, Bathroom

    There is a terribly noxious odor that fills my house coming from the bathroom , around the toilet. But the smell only last from about 8:45am to 10 am and only after its been very cold the following night. the smell isn't constant it comes and goes, but gets stronger when it comes back and them...
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    Question about filling 500 gal propane tank

    The propane truck comes by 2-3 times a year and fills my 500 gal tank. It is interesting that it always takes a multiple of 25 gallons. Sometimes 75, sometimes 125, and other times 150 gallons. Today it was 100. In the 6 or 7 times it has been filled, it always comes out to a multiple of 25. Is...