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ya write dumb songs about yer job like: When yer payin high bills and still shiverin chills,Or yer house is smellin moldyAnd yer kids are coughin' coldy-Don't call the doctor,Doh-ho-ho-hon't call the…Continue
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Joseph Lamy commented on Elisa Wood's blog post Momentum builds for energy efficiency...but is the wolf at the door?Joseph Lamy commented on Macie Melendez's blog post The Future of Home Performance is Wrapped in Cheese—Q&A with Dave Robinson"My little (670 sq. ft) Boeing box (23 X 29) circa 1942, has four corners and a new roof...and TAA DAA a one head mini-split. This little whispering suitcase (12,000 BTU/h HANDLES the job. With tight and fuzzy all over it, the box is retrieved from…"
Joseph Lamy replied to George Kopf's discussion ASHRAE 62.2.2010 and the $20 app"R.J. karg,
Please accept my apology for such inane and unfounded accusations based on nothing. I hope nobody ever treats ME this way!
From what little I know, I actually know even less than i thought I knew! dang i hate this life lesson .…"
Joseph Lamy replied to George Kopf's discussion ASHRAE 62.2.2010 and the $20 app"Good piece of writing, George. If we could somehow add up the man-hours and then magically multiply that number times the stress factor, we could have a better value than the $19.95 times X chunk for whoever devised this RACKET!
Nope, not…"
Joseph Lamy commented on Chris Laumer-Giddens's blog post Installing Ducted Mini-Splits and ERV in Modern High Performance Home"Ducted ductless do deliver. Quiet, comfy and carbon-free.
Some of that mastic was wasted! It is particularly tasty with spicy peanut sauce, or even a dash of taco sauce is good too. It looks likje 2 or 3 meals just sitting there, waiting to stick to…"
Joseph Lamy commented on Tom Delconte's blog post Revolutionary Heat Pump Design Good for 10,000 years, here in five!"Well Dang! I just got my mini-split installed. and here they're coming out with one so adaptable that mine is gonna get obsolesced! Yahoo!
And these splits have been in Euro and Asian homes for a few decades now and finally beginning to make a…"
Joseph Lamy replied to Noah Glatfelter's discussion If you had 30 seconds to tell a homeowner what your company does, how would it go?"Over there, in her chair, at home, she's wondering when those Winter winds are gonna come and blow all of the warmth out of her bones.
We splay the rainbows, you and I. We splay the rainbows in her eyes. We spread the colors of the reignbows…"
Joseph Lamy replied to Noah Glatfelter's discussion If you had 30 seconds to tell a homeowner what your company does, how would it go?"Home performance contractors discover opportunities to improve housing stock. We leave it safer and more comfortable, healthier and easier on the resources. The added value resides in its durability, sustainability and long-term minimalist impact…"
Joseph Lamy replied to Noah Glatfelter's discussion If you had 30 seconds to tell a homeowner what your company does, how would it go?"Noah, I think we are in this thing together now so much that we need partners like we need lungs. And those who are interested in what we offer need inclusion so folks come to us. The best worms are KNOWLEDGEABLE real estate agents and brokers…"
Joseph Lamy replied to Noah Glatfelter's discussion How Do You Market Your Energy Auditing Co?"Hoah, Noah, my names Joah, little borther of Noah from the olde Testament.. :) I too am a BA from BPI, but like Bud poll, I go back a bit in the energy efficiency business - 1979 to be exact. this is one fine hunk of hand-me-downs, a passing on of…"
Joseph Lamy replied to George Kopf's discussion ASHRAE 62.2.2010 and the $20 app"Excellent comments here, and liberatng rants as well. Indoor air quality is not just for homes; IAQ is a requiremnt for satisfied minds also.
Unless and until we actually move towards the protocol and considerations which Dale herman here…"
Joseph Lamy commented on Roch Naleway's blog post Bundling of Products & Services - How to Survive and Grow A Home Performance Business in 2013 and Beyond?"Bob, we're doing both - consulting and general contracting. We find the work doing audits, bid on them as a general contractor and then do some work in-house and some with sub-contractors. We are BUSY and so are our subbies. Oil has caused pain…"
Joseph Lamy commented on Roch Naleway's blog post Bundling of Products & Services - How to Survive and Grow A Home Performance Business in 2013 and Beyond?"The successes come from happy clients telling their neighbors, co-workers, family and friends about how good you were to them, how you took the time to do everything right, and how comfy their place is. 'Kinda happy' is NOT good enough.…"
Joseph Lamy commented on Roch Naleway's blog post Bundling of Products & Services - How to Survive and Grow A Home Performance Business in 2013 and Beyond?"Mini-split heat pumps are so much better than anything out there that any home performance contractor who does NOT address the potential is NOT leading their clients towards much benefit. Ducts are wasteful, leaky, dangerous and, well, kinda dumb…"
Joseph Lamy replied to George Kopf's discussion Heat loss from ducts"Ed, I assumed that the supply leak was also outside the CAZ and blowing air out, so it was responsible for a depressurization (more bad CAZ) as a result. I also assume that the HVAC contractor could not find it, but had other more important things…"
Joseph Lamy replied to George Kopf's discussion Heat loss from ducts"Delta T times U-value times surface area means (oil-fired furnace supply air) 130 - say 50 (outside) = 80 degrees times say a 6" round metal duct = 1.58 ' (circumference) times say a 30 foot run suspended in a crawl space equals 3792…"
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Fresh fallen leaves stuck on furnace filter
What does it mean if the furnace filter collects lots of lint just like what the dryer makes???...Perhaps the dryer is venting inside and the filter is askew and leaks in the return air or filter gap are pulling it into the furnace. Check 'em.
What does it mean if the filter has three-dozen oak leaves pressed onto it?? Today I found an unusually high bill and a handful of foliage fallen from the neighboring trees. In the attic I found a donut of leaves under the vent where the screen…
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Waxing Nostalgic
The candle has been around the cave and the realm of weatherization and energy efficiency for some time now, but here’s an app which few have ever conceptualized.
In the early days of weatherization, before the thermagraph, even before the blower door, the trusty candle provided us several enlightening concepts. It would flicker when breezes brushed against its flame as a clear indicator of infiltration. Before the fancy schmancy digital manometers, a few old timers would…
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