plumbing Archives - Energy Vanguard https://www.energyvanguard.com/tag/plumbing/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:56:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 An Improved System for Even Faster Hot Water https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/an-improved-system-for-even-faster-hot-water/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/an-improved-system-for-even-faster-hot-water/#view_comments Thu, 10 Oct 2024 22:04:56 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=9235 I missed an opportunity.  You may recall the retrofit I did in 2022 to get faster hot water at three of my fixtures.  It made a huge improvement, but it could have been even better.  But before I go there,…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/concrete-steel-and-demolition-in-my-basement/feed/ 6 Making a Roof Less Likely to Leak https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/making-a-roof-less-likely-to-leak/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/making-a-roof-less-likely-to-leak/#view_comments Thu, 16 May 2024 19:00:37 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=9039 I got the shingles replaced on my roof this week.  I’ve needed it for a while but held off for a couple of years.  Why?  Because there were a couple of things I needed to do at the bottom of…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/making-a-roof-less-likely-to-leak/feed/ 39 The One Reason NOT to Do It Yourself https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-one-reason-not-to-do-it-yourself/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-one-reason-not-to-do-it-yourself/#view_comments Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:26:08 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=8917 I’ve taken on a whole lot of do-it-yourself (DIY) projects over the years.  I built furniture (end table, bookcase, coffee table…) in high school and college.  Thanks to owning a couple of old Volkswagens (’61 Beetle and ’65 bus), I’ve…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/basement-renovation-in-a-1961-home/feed/ 9 A Weekend Plumbing Adventure https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/a-weekend-plumbing-adventure/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/a-weekend-plumbing-adventure/#view_comments Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:29:25 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=7619 Did you know that some plumbers stuff a wad of white bread (sans crust) into a pipe before they solder it?  That’s one of the things I learned during my weekend plumbing adventure.  More about that later, though.  The purpose…

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