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bagofbricks

in Heating 11 years and 1 month 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 11 years and 2 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 11 years and 1 month ago

bushwiccan

in Heating 11 years and 2 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 11 years and 2 months ago

stuyheights

in Heating 11 years and 2 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 11 years and 2 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 11 years and 2 months ago

brw12

in Heating 11 years and 2 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 11 years and 2 months ago

fkeels1973

in Heating 11 years and 2 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 11 years and 2 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 11 years and 2 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 11 years and 2 months ago

eman134

in Heating 11 years and 2 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 11 years and 2 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 11 years and 2 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 11 years and 3 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 11 years and 3 months ago

ooutside

in Heating 11 years and 3 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 and 4 months 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 and 4 months ago

ldbetta

in Heating 11 years and 4 months 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 5 months 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 5 months ago

britinbkln

in Heating 11 years and 5 months 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 7 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 7 months ago

newinhh

in Heating 11 years and 7 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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