Mark ManikelMay 1, 20212 minGetting your chill onIn the cooling season the cold dense air needs a little more help to flow. So we turn the furnace up to high speed to get that air to flow.
Mark ManikelJun 6, 20202 minHeat Recovery VentilatorA Heat recovery ventilator has a few jobs to do and does a good job at it as long as its being maintained and is set up properly. So what...
Mark ManikelMay 23, 20202 minSavings Down the Drainit was able to heat the incoming water by about 7 degrees and that is pretty good considering this one was hooked up backwards.
Mark ManikelMay 1, 20201 minAir Conditioning basicsmake sure the unit is powered for 24hrs before you use it for the first time. This will allow time for the oil to warm up before use.
Mark ManikelJan 23, 20202 minAttic RainWhat is attic rain? When humidity gets trapped or there is just too much inside the attic, it will build up as frost on the roof sheeting, a
Mark ManikelApr 10, 20192 minWhat's in the attic stays in the attic.Vermiculite insulation was a popular material in the 1950's and continued with the energy crisis into the late 1970’s. In Canada, it was one
Mark ManikelMar 20, 20192 minWarm Weather and Wet BasementsOur basement floor is shiny: it’s covered in water It’s that dreaded first step onto the basement floor when you get that squishy feeling...
Mark ManikelNov 8, 20161 minA wireless what?? light switch??It's amazing what Technology can do for us now. I was inspecting a house and my client was very disappointed with the location of the...