Ventilation Guides
What Are Sones? Fan Noise Rating Explained
A sone is the unit manufacturers use to rate how loud a fan sounds, and it appears on the packaging or spec sheet of nearly every bathroom exhaust fan and inline...
What Are Sones? Fan Noise Rating Explained
A sone is the unit manufacturers use to rate how loud a fan sounds, and it appears on the packaging or spec sheet of nearly every bathroom exhaust fan and inline...
How to Wire a Line-Voltage Thermostat
A line-voltage thermostat switches the full power feeding an electric heater, 120 or 240 volts flowing straight through the device, instead of the harmless 24 volt signal a furnace thermostat...
How to Wire a Line-Voltage Thermostat
A line-voltage thermostat switches the full power feeding an electric heater, 120 or 240 volts flowing straight through the device, instead of the harmless 24 volt signal a furnace thermostat...
Garage Exhaust & Ventilation Guide
A garage collects things you don't want to breathe: vehicle exhaust and carbon monoxide, gasoline and paint and solvent fumes, moisture that breeds mold and rust, and summer heat. Good...
Garage Exhaust & Ventilation Guide
A garage collects things you don't want to breathe: vehicle exhaust and carbon monoxide, gasoline and paint and solvent fumes, moisture that breeds mold and rust, and summer heat. Good...
ERV vs HRV: Which Ventilation System?
An ERV and an HRV do the same essential job, continuously swapping stale indoor air for fresh outdoor air while recovering most of the energy that would otherwise escape, and...
ERV vs HRV: Which Ventilation System?
An ERV and an HRV do the same essential job, continuously swapping stale indoor air for fresh outdoor air while recovering most of the energy that would otherwise escape, and...
Roof & Gutter De-Icing Cable Guide
Roof and gutter de-icing cable, also called heat cable or heat trace, prevents the ice dams and hanging icicles that damage roofs and injure people every winter. But it works...
Roof & Gutter De-Icing Cable Guide
Roof and gutter de-icing cable, also called heat cable or heat trace, prevents the ice dams and hanging icicles that damage roofs and injure people every winter. But it works...
Baseboard vs Wall Heaters Compared
Electric baseboard and wall heaters both warm a single room without ductwork, which makes them popular for additions, older homes, and any space a central system can't reach. But they...
Baseboard vs Wall Heaters Compared
Electric baseboard and wall heaters both warm a single room without ductwork, which makes them popular for additions, older homes, and any space a central system can't reach. But they...