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2009 IECC Certificate Labels
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I'm looking to find a Good template to make up some labels to comply with this: 401.3 Certificate. A permanent certificate shall be posted on orin the electrical distribution panel. The certificate…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jim Peck Mar 31, 2011.
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Jim Peck replied to Kyle Brown's discussion Exporting from Wrightsoft to REScheck in the group Wrightsoft - Manual J / Manual DJim Peck replied to George Kopf's discussion ASHRAE 62.2.2010 and the $20 app""It takes a whole village to raise a child""
Jim Peck replied to Nick Helmholdt's discussion Backdraft Detectors - Are they reliable?"Does not appear to have Code Compliant pitch on that Venting, does it?"
Jim Peck replied to Paul Raymer's discussion Looking for a cure for a warping hardwood floor not caused by a leak"Let me know if you'd like a second set of eyes
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Jim Peck replied to Eric Kjelshus's discussion Enforcement_Policy_Furnace"So the Enforced Standard will be?"
Eric Kjelshus commented on Jim Peck's blog post Natural Draft Orphaned Hot Water Heater"Add more Heat - Make the flame larger - Heat up the flue- Make the flue pipe 1/4" per ft and make as short hoz and to flue gas code nor more than 6' Hor. Make as high as can and add flue liner if needed. Brick flue can…"
Ed Minch commented on Jim Peck's blog post Natural Draft Orphaned Hot Water Heater"Sean
Thanks, but I understand the theory - we do over 800 retrofits a year under several states' programs and work under different intensities of requirements and QA. My question remains:
How do we know we have an actual problem?"
Sean Lintow Sr commented on Jim Peck's blog post Natural Draft Orphaned Hot Water Heater"Ed, just because an appliance backdrafts does not mean you will have any issues with CO as that is created only with the incomplete burning of the fuel. However if all the gasses vent out, an incomplete burn or CO issue is mainly mute from that…"
Ed Minch commented on Jim Peck's blog post Natural Draft Orphaned Hot Water Heater"Has anyone done any research on what happens in the real world? Are people getting CO sickness at certain CAZ pressures? We are not picking up any bodies and I am wondering of all of this is necessary. It seems the only CO…"
Jim Peck commented on Jim Peck's blog post Natural Draft Orphaned Hot Water Heater"Sean, I totally agree with you.
Our challenge is to make it Safe, Economical, and get it Funded. (Yes, Program work)
Chimney Liners have a local installed cost of $800-1200
Even then, good draft is not a guaranteed result.
Alas, we have yet to get…"
"Often, fixing the venting can do a world of good, at very low cost. Next step, a chimney liner will get a marginal unit to deliver a good solid draft and reliable venting. It's amazing how much better the draft is when the air volume of the…"
Tom Mallard commented on Jim Peck's blog post Natural Draft Orphaned Hot Water Heater"An aside on solar-thermal, consider that solar-thermal to pay back needs to supply more heating needs and to do that systems likely need to use thermal-fluids, these stay fluid from -30F to 550F so allow the system to store ~550F in the…"
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Natural Draft Orphaned Hot Water Heater
We keep running into these.
Natural Draft Orphaned Hot Water Heaters that will not pass Draft.
Any thoughts on economical solutions?
These are typically in a pre-Weatherized house.
Posted on January 30, 2013 at 6:44am — 12 Comments
Efficiency in Action, Does it Get Any Better Than This?
Owner Tony Malkin worked with experts from organizations ranging from Johnson Controls to Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) to develop a retrofit that would save 38 percent of the building's energy and $4.4 million each year. Oh -- and add about 250 jobs as well.
The building's retrofit was a grand experiment, really. RMI describes Malkin as saying, "We knew that by retrofitting the Empire State Building, we would catch the world's attention. Through this project, we set out to prove or…
ContinuePosted on July 11, 2012 at 10:30am — 2 Comments
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- At 4:50pm on April 14, 2011,
David Meiland said… Jim, sorry I did not see your message regarding the WSU code document until today. My suggestion is to contact Gary Nordeen at WSU directly and see if he can help you. He's a good guy and I'm sure he will do whatever he can. 360-956-2000.
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