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Pat,

Check out the WaterFurnace Synergy3 which does exactly what you are thinking. I have two of them in my house, and they work quite well. I have Hydronic heating and forced-air cooling. Where I...

We have a combination of wood floors and slate. The wood floors on hydronic heating really isn't that big of a deal.

Our floors are 'floating'. The wood flooring is not actually attached to the...

My hydronic system uses PEX tubing embedded in lightweight concrete. The concrete forms a good sized thermal mass, which if you are doing a new installation, is 100% the way to do it. You have to...

Gary,

Good catch on the septic system. The neighbors missed it on theirs, and that was a rather smelly mistake!

Even though they are a bit noisy, the Generac systems are a pretty good deal...

I did quite a bit of research on standby generators for my house. There are several things to consider.

1) Fuel type: The three big choices are Gasoline, Diesel, and LP/NG. Gasoline and Diesel...

I updated my profile, thanks for pointing that out.

I live in the foothills of the cascade mountains near Seattle. We have about 20 acres of mostly 100' douglas fir trees and beaver ponds. The avg...

I have a very large geothermal installation. Actually, the official term is 'ground source heat pump'. The basis of operation is just like a standard heat pump. Rather than blowing air through a...

(I had posted this on TBN, but apparently we are moving over here)

I just finished building a new house, and it was cost + 10%. I highly recommend doing it this way on two conditions:

1) The...