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1 Expert Question View - Our house, completely pine clad, built on specs based on R-2000 construction standards, but not certified, is 17 years old. The motors in the air exchanger started making a lot - Relevance: 1005 Our house, completely pine clad, built on specs based on R-2000 construction standards, but not certified, is 17 years old. The motors in the air exchanger started making a lot of noise in below freezing weather almost two years ago. Because the unit is so old, new motors were not available. We worked on the existing motors and they lasted almost a year before the noise started again. Several different air exchanger companies quoted prices and solutions for the motors and the steam in the bathrooms, (there are no fans and the vents don't seem to do much, since the mirrors still fog up). One sales rep said it's not only the quality of the air exchanger you purchase, but also the experience of the installer that matters. 'If the air exchanger is not properly balanced, it won't work properly,' he said. Should we take the advice of another dealer who wanted to run a vent to the master and second floor bathrooms, with an on/off fan option? We bought this house five years ago and the previous owners said they rarely used the air exchanger, which explains moisture damage in the bathrooms. If the HRV wasn?t used much, it is surprising that the motors deteriorated. I realize it may be difficult to solve our problem without seeing the set-up in our basement, but do you have any suggestions? http://homesandcottages.com/AskanExpert/tabid/135/ExpertQuestionId/28/Default.aspx - 11/26/2003 12:00:00 AM
2 Resource & Links Introduction - Relevance: 1001 Looking for more information on windows and skylights, doors, roofing, bathrooms, kitchens, siding... http://homesandcottages.com/TheMagazine/ResourcesLinks/tabid/85/Default.aspx - 7/30/2007 9:36:44 AM
3 Product Review View - Safe Shutters - Relevance: 1001 Constructed from durable Polyresin 3 vinyl, Eclipse interior shutters are a low-maintenance window covering. They are non-porous, so they will not mould or mildew - making them ideal for kitchens and bathrooms. Because there are no dangling cords, the product is child and pet safe. They have one of the highest R-values on the market, the company says. A 25-year warranty protects against chipping, fading, warping or cracking. www.vinylbiltshutters.ca http://homesandcottages.com/ProductReviews/tabid/137/ProductReviewId/220/Default.aspx - 2/14/2008 4:04:00 PM
4 Expert Question View - We are planning to restore all the original wood floors except for the laundry and bathrooms in our century home. We will lay ceramic tile in the new dining room addition, attac - Relevance: 1001 We are planning to restore all the original wood floors except for the laundry and bathrooms in our century home. We will lay ceramic tile in the new dining room addition, attached to the kitchen. The kitchen floor which has a 1-2" slope to the back hall and the pantry is also adjacent to the back hall. Our plan was to carry the 8"x8"ceramic tile from the new dining room, over the sloped floor part of the kitchen, in the pantry and out to the back hall. The rest of the kitchen would remain hardwood. We are concerned that the tiles will crack where the dining room and kitchen meet and where the wood floor and the tile meet in the kitchen. Is this likely? We have two options: leave the kitchen, pantry and back halls hardwood and call the slope 'character', or cover the entire kitchen floor, pantry and back hall with a floating wood laminate floor and keep ceramic tiles in the dining room. http://homesandcottages.com/AskanExpert/tabid/135/ExpertQuestionId/5/Default.aspx - 2/14/2003 12:00:00 AM

1 Expert Question View - Our house, completely pine clad, built on specs based on R-2000 construction standards, but not certified, is 17 years old. The motors in the air exchanger started making a lot - Relevance: 1005
Our house, completely pine clad, built on specs based on R-2000 construction standards, but not certified, is 17 years old. The motors in the air exchanger started making a lot of noise in below freezing weather almost two years ago. Because the unit is so old, new motors were not available. We worked on the existing motors and they lasted almost a year before the noise started again. Several different air exchanger companies quoted prices and solutions for the motors and the steam in the bathrooms, (there are no fans and the vents don't seem to do much, since the mirrors still fog up). One sales rep said it's not only the quality of the air exchanger you purchase, but also the experience of the installer that matters. 'If the air exchanger is not properly balanced, it won't work properly,' he said. Should we take the advice of another dealer who wanted to run a vent to the master and second floor bathrooms, with an on/off fan option? We bought this house five years ago and the previous owners said they rarely used the air exchanger, which explains moisture damage in the bathrooms. If the HRV wasn?t used much, it is surprising that the motors deteriorated. I realize it may be difficult to solve our problem without seeing the set-up in our basement, but do you have any suggestions?
http://homesandcottages.com/AskanExpert/tabid/135/ExpertQuestionId/28/Default.aspx - 11/26/2003 12:00:00 AM

2 Resource & Links Introduction - Relevance: 1001
Looking for more information on windows and skylights, doors, roofing, bathrooms, kitchens, siding...
http://homesandcottages.com/TheMagazine/ResourcesLinks/tabid/85/Default.aspx - 7/30/2007 9:36:44 AM

3 Product Review View - Safe Shutters - Relevance: 1001
Constructed from durable Polyresin 3 vinyl, Eclipse interior shutters are a low-maintenance window covering. They are non-porous, so they will not mould or mildew - making them ideal for kitchens and bathrooms. Because there are no dangling cords, the product is child and pet safe. They have one of the highest R-values on the market, the company says. A 25-year warranty protects against chipping, fading, warping or cracking.
www.vinylbiltshutters.ca

http://homesandcottages.com/ProductReviews/tabid/137/ProductReviewId/220/Default.aspx - 2/14/2008 4:04:00 PM

4 Expert Question View - We are planning to restore all the original wood floors except for the laundry and bathrooms in our century home. We will lay ceramic tile in the new dining room addition, attac - Relevance: 1001
We are planning to restore all the original wood floors except for the laundry and bathrooms in our century home. We will lay ceramic tile in the new dining room addition, attached to the kitchen. The kitchen floor which has a 1-2" slope to the back hall and the pantry is also adjacent to the back hall. Our plan was to carry the 8"x8"ceramic tile from the new dining room, over the sloped floor part of the kitchen, in the pantry and out to the back hall. The rest of the kitchen would remain hardwood. We are concerned that the tiles will crack where the dining room and kitchen meet and where the wood floor and the tile meet in the kitchen. Is this likely? We have two options: leave the kitchen, pantry and back halls hardwood and call the slope 'character', or cover the entire kitchen floor, pantry and back hall with a floating wood laminate floor and keep ceramic tiles in the dining room.
http://homesandcottages.com/AskanExpert/tabid/135/ExpertQuestionId/5/Default.aspx - 2/14/2003 12:00:00 AM

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