Mechanical

Articles about your heating, air conditioning, ventilation, plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems throughout your home.

Benefits of an ERV System (Energy Recovery Ventilator)

Benefits of ERV Systems (Energy Recovery Ventilator) If you're building a new home or doing a major renovations it's very…

2 years ago

Nuisance Tripping of AFCI (Arc Fault) Circuit Breakers

Arc Fault (AFCI) Circuit Breakers Tripping Often An arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) or arc-fault detection device (AFDD) is circuit breaker…

3 years ago

How To Replace Taco 0014-F1 Circulator Pump Cartridge

Replacing Taco 0014-F1 Cartridge I like to try and fix things myself when they are easy and straight forward. Typically…

5 years ago

PVC Flue Gas Venting Pipe

System 1738 - Engineered PVC Flue Gas Pipe Years ago we started installing gas boilers that allowed venting through PVC…

5 years ago

FloLogic Smart Leak Control Review

FloLogic - Water Leak Detection Every year the insurance industry pays out more than $10 billion in claims due to…

5 years ago

Grid-Tied PV Solar Systems

Grid-Tied Photovoltaic Solar Systems With the continued increase in electric costs and improved solar panel technology, residential solar systems are…

7 years ago

Nest Pro – The Smart Trade

Nest Pro The Smart Trade Every day new technology is changing the world of construction and benefiting end users. Smart…

7 years ago

Installing an Air Switch

Installing an Air Switch Sometimes when building or remodeling a kitchen, a switch for turning on a garbage disposal may…

8 years ago

Surge Protection for Valuable Circuits

Adding Surge Protection To Computer and Entertainment Circuits We live in an electronic gadget age that sees most of us…

9 years ago

AFCI Breaker | How to add one to your panel

AFCI Breaker | How to add one to your panel An Arc Fault Circuit Interrupt (AFCI) Breaker is a circuit…

10 years ago