Comments on: Are You Breathing Dead Possum? — Crawl Spaces, HVAC, & IAQ

By: Matt Dahlhausen

Matt Dahlhausen — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:41:29 +0000

I'm glad the auditors at E3
I'm glad the auditors at E3 innovate were able to quickly narrow down the possumbilties as to what might be causing that smell. Otherwise, they would have left the homeowner hanging.

By: Danny Gough

Danny Gough — Sun, 12 May 2013 07:38:14 +0000

I've always been fearful of
I've always been fearful of "fetid" crawl space air. Thank goodness someone's ocular acuity discovered this problem.

By: Bill Smith

Bill Smith — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:59:14 +0000

First, nice job by E3
First, nice job by E3 Innovate. I'm seeing more and more of these well done jobs. Kudos to all who get this right.

As to your new old possum saying, it's true that one of the benefits of encapsulating a crawl space is that bad stuff does show up. Never underestimate the benefit of being able to see a problem.

Oh, and far be it from me to gossip, but has Mr. Poole undergone a species change? It's so hard to keep track these days...

By: M. Johnson

M. Johnson — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:23:33 +0000

A disconnected duct like you
A disconnected duct like you show, I would hesitate to call that even Building Science. It is just terrible lack of integrity on someone's part. When I look back on the number of times I paid for something, I was told the job was completed, and later learned it was not done, I tend to think the answers to many problems lie in simple craftsmanship.

Like Pirsig's "Quality" in "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", you already have an intuitive understanding of what it is.

By: Allison Bailes

Allison Bailes — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:07:29 +0000

J. Possum P.
J. Possum P.: Yeah, animals do crawl into ductwork and air handlers and die there. If you follow the HVAC hacks page on Facebook, you'll see photos of that kind of stuff. Snakes, frogs, possums... You name it. Even squirrels! Sometimes they get crushed by the fan. Sometimes electrocuted. Critters and HVAC don't go together well!