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bagofbricks

in Heating 10 years and 8 months ago

When are you turning your heat on?

Or maybe a better question might be.. Have you turned your heat on yet?

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stuyheights

in Heating 10 years and 9 months ago

Joist Trak, Heatlink, or homemade "sandwich" style radiant heating?

We have a narrow brownstone we purchased which doesn’t have any heat at all and all of the walls, subfloors and joist are exposed. We…

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Updated 10 years and 9 months ago

bushwiccan

in Heating 10 years and 10 months ago

Radiator resource recommendation needed

Greetings Brownstoners, Looking for a couple of hot water radiators to replace in our Bushwick brownstone. Nothing at Build It Green worked, unfortunately, and the…

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Updated 10 years and 9 months ago

stuyheights

in Heating 10 years and 9 months ago

Joist Trak, Heatlink, or homemade "sandwich" style radiant heating?

We have a narrow brownstone we purchased which doesn’t have any heat at all and all of the walls, subfloors and joist are exposed. We…

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fkeels1973

in Heating 10 years and 10 months ago

steam radiators under the floor?

Question for all the steam experts out there. Do they make a certain type of steam radiator for under the floor (between the joists) in…

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Updated 10 years and 10 months ago

brw12

in Heating 10 years and 10 months ago

Air quality in room above furnace, water heater

We have an 1899 brownstone in Bed-Stuy, and sleep in a bedroom right over the boiler and hot water heater. Building has radiator steam heat.…

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Updated 10 years and 10 months ago

fkeels1973

in Heating 10 years and 10 months ago

steam radiators under the floor?

Question for all the steam experts out there. Do they make a certain type of steam radiator for under the floor (between the joists) in…

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brw12

in Heating 10 years and 10 months ago

Air quality in room above furnace, water heater

We have an 1899 brownstone in Bed-Stuy, and sleep in a bedroom right over the boiler and hot water heater. Building has radiator steam heat.…

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eman134

in Heating 10 years and 10 months ago

Oil to gas conversion just in time for the heating season

Finally finishing up a 580,000 BTU oil to gas conversion in manhattan…not too shoddy if I say so myself

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Updated 10 years and 10 months ago

eman134

in Heating 10 years and 10 months ago

Oil to gas conversion just in time for the heating season

Finally finishing up a 580,000 BTU oil to gas conversion in manhattan…not too shoddy if I say so myself

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petp

in Heating 10 years and 10 months ago

Heating oil price lock, any good?

Was wondering if any people have done a price lock on their heating oil in the past. My current oil company is offering that for…

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bushwiccan

in Heating 10 years and 10 months ago

Radiator resource recommendation needed

Greetings Brownstoners, Looking for a couple of hot water radiators to replace in our Bushwick brownstone. Nothing at Build It Green worked, unfortunately, and the…

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ooutside

in Heating 10 years and 11 months ago

Help with oil smell in basement!

We just closed on a rowhouse in park slope this week and all of a sudden there is strong oil smell in the garden level…

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Updated 10 years and 11 months ago

ooutside

in Heating 10 years and 11 months ago

Help with oil smell in basement!

We just closed on a rowhouse in park slope this week and all of a sudden there is strong oil smell in the garden level…

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ldbetta

in Heating 11 years ago

Convert Oil Boiler to Natural Gas System or Dual Fuel System? Who to call?

I live in a self managed 8-unit co-op building in upper Manhattan. This is a five floor walk-up building with two small commercials small spaces…

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Updated 11 years ago

ldbetta

in Heating 11 years ago

Convert Oil Boiler to Natural Gas System or Dual Fuel System? Who to call?

I live in a self managed 8-unit co-op building in upper Manhattan. This is a five floor walk-up building with two small commercials small spaces…

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britinbkln

in Heating 11 years and 1 month ago

Switch forced air to hot water heating?

I just had a bid accepted on a 4-story brownstone in Bed Stuy with an old forced air heating system with ducts about 6″ x…

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Updated 11 years and 1 month ago

britinbkln

in Heating 11 years and 1 month ago

Switch forced air to hot water heating?

I just had a bid accepted on a 4-story brownstone in Bed Stuy with an old forced air heating system with ducts about 6″ x…

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newinhh

in Heating 11 years and 3 months ago

Radiant Heat

We are installing hydronic radiant heat in a brownstone and my plumber and I have a disagreement. Everywhere I looked online, they recommend to have…

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Updated 11 years and 3 months ago

newinhh

in Heating 11 years and 3 months ago

Radiant Heat

We are installing hydronic radiant heat in a brownstone and my plumber and I have a disagreement. Everywhere I looked online, they recommend to have…

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